Silly Bride Chapter 205


    Chapter 205


    Before she could make out the identity of the ck figure, Winnie saw the ck muzzle of a gun


    pointing right at her head.However, she reacted swiftly. With one kick, she booted the gun toward the


    distance.As the gun fell, the man’s face was revealed in front of Winnie.Upon seeing that familiar face,


    she couldn’t help but let out a chuckle.“Zyon, everyone in the entire Fairchild residence is looking for


    you. I didn’t expect you toe on your own.”Having her eyes fixed unwaveringly on Zyon, Winnie


    tugged at the ne on her neck surreptitiously.This ne of hers was a customized weapon. It


    wouldn’t be a problem for her to bind a pair of hands with the ne.But it was obvious that Zyon


    came prepared. This time, he not only had a gun but also a knife.After losing his gun, he pointed the


    knife at her.He kept circling around her slowly, trying to find a position that would favor his


    attack.Gritting his teeth, he cursed in a low voice, “You d*mned woman, I didn’t want toy a finger on


    you at first. Who knew that you woulde to me yourself?”At that moment, Zyon was so full of


    himself, but Winnie paid no attention to him.She narrowed her eyes, predicting his next move and the


    possible countermeasures she might take.When Zyon saw that she didn’t speak, he quietly took two


    steps back.He continued to retreat as he uttered, “I had no intention to hurt you, but you’re blocking my


    way now. I have no other choice but to take action. Winnie, get out of my way. If you don’t want to die,


    stop blocking me. As long as I can leave this ce, you’ll be safe.”Winnie tightened her grip on her


    ne, her lips curling faintly.“Don’t you know that you are a wanted criminal who is currently on a


    bounty? If I can catch you, I can go to the police station to collect the bounty, and maybe I can get a


    congrattory banner for being a good citizen. How could I not participate in such an honorable thing?


    It’s unlikely for me to let you go.”“What the f*ck is wrong with you?” Zyon almost chuckled out of great


    anger, poking his knife in Winnie’s direction. “Are you short of tens of thousands? If you really need


    money, I can give you one million, but you have to send me out!”“One million?” A cold smile was


    stered on her face. “Do you think I’m a beggar? I might think about it if you give me ten billion, but I


    will only think about it. Besides, I’m afraid you can’t even afford to pay one hundred now. Am I


    right?”“Shut the f*ck up!” Winnie was right; Zyon really couldn’t fork out a hundred now. And that’s


    because of who? It’s all because of this d*mned woman in front of me now!When that thought crossed


    his mind, Zyon’s facial expression gradually became vicious. “You d*mned woman, if it wasn’t for you, I


    wouldn’t have be what I am today! Go to h*ll!”After shouting those words, he charged straight


    toward Winnie with the knife in his hand.Having anticipated that he would attack in such a manner,


    Winnie grasped his hand that was holding the knife using both of her hands in the blink of an eye.After


    subduing him, she exerted all her strength to jerk Zyon’s wrist to the side violently.With that, his wrist


    was almost sprained, and the knife naturally fell to the ground.Immediately afterward, she kneed him


    hard, causing him to bend over in pain.While she was at that, she pinned him to the ground with her


    knee pressed against his back. She had him taken care of swiftly, but when she was about to tie him


    up, his hand suddenly broke free.The knife was lying right at the side, so it was clear as day that he


    wanted to reach for that weapon.There was no way Winnie would give him the chance to do that, so


    she took the knife first before he did.However, what she didn’t know was that it was just Zyon’s feint.He


    came prepared. Taking advantage of the time when Winnie had one of her hands upied, he abruptly


    grabbed a handful of powder from his pocket and threw it in her eyes.She didn’t expect there was


    powder in his pocket, so she was caught off guard when the powder was flung at her.The moment her


    eyes came into contact with that foreign substance, they burned. She wasn’t sure whether the powder


    was poisonous, so she decided not to open her eyes carelessly.Zyon took that chance to flee.Although


    Winnie couldn’t see at that brief moment, she didn’t stay idle. She slit Zyon’s arm when he was


    scrambling to his feet.Unfortunately, she couldn’t chase after him, so she immediately whipped out her


    phone and dialed Xavier’s number with her eyes barely open.Xavier arrived with his subordinates


    shortly after.When he saw Winnie leaning against a pir with her eyes reddened, his eyes turned


    bloodshot.He clenched his teeth as waves of exasperation surged within him. “Find him! Get him even


    if you have to turn over every stone in the world, dead or alive!”“Xavier!” Winnie couldn’t see Xavier’s


    expression, since she had her eyes closed, but thest three words he had uttered through gritted


    teeth rmed her.His illness had never been cured, and under the influence of drugs, his emotions


    were easily magnified.Once his anger was amplified, things would be riskier, and she didn’t want


    that to happen.Holding onto the railing in the corridor, she stood up and determined Xavier’s position by


    listening to his voice before heading toward him.Xavier was almost taken over by his anger entirely, his


    blood rushing to his head and his ears buzzing. Therefore, he didn’t hear Winnie calling his name just


    now.Now that he saw Winnie staggering toward him, the boiling blood in his body calmed down slightly,


    and his mind went nk for a short moment.Without hesitation, he rushed forward to carry her


    up.Before she knew it, she felt herself getting lifted up in midair.She wrapped her hands around his


    neck and frowned. “Don’t get riled up. It’s not worth it.”Xavier nced at her with his head lowered. “Do


    your eyes still sting? Let me rinse them first. Don’t be scared. I’ll be quick.”When she heard his words,


    her furrowed brow rxed. Even she herself didn’t notice that she was smiling.“I’m not scared. I have


    you with me, don’t I? Icerated Zyon’s arm just now. You should ask them to follow the traces of blood


    to find him, but it’s dark now, so they need to take a little more effort during the search.”“I know. You


    don’t have to worry about these things.” Xavier scrunched up his brows, guilt brimming in his eyes. “I


    should have insisted on letting the security guards follow you just now!”With her eyes closed, Winnie


    stroked the back of his head gently. “Xavier, don’t be like this. It’s not your fault. I was the one who


    insisted on not bringing the security guards. Besides, it’s actually a good thing. If I was under the


    protection of the security guards, Zyon wouldn’t have had the guts to show himself when he saw he


    was outnumbered. If that were the case, we wouldn’t even get to catch a glimpse of him. But because


    I’d gone alone, he couldn’t wait toe out of hiding, and I got to injure him. I believe that as long as


    we follow the bloodstains, we can find some clues.”What Winnie had exined made sense, and


    Xavier understood it well.Despite that, he still couldn’t help but stop in his tracks.Perplexed, Winnie


    asked, “What’s wrong? Have we arrived?”“No!” Xavier’s tone was unusually solemn. He looked at the


    woman in his arms and continued, “I want to tell you I don’t like to trade your safety for Zyon’s


    whereabouts. I will find him unless he’s died somewhere. I hope you won’t have such thoughts in the


    future.”She frowned slightly. “You’re so fierce. I’m not a weak, gentle bird gilded in a golden cage. I


    know what I’m doing, and I also know if what I’m doing is meaningful. But…”But I will no longer be


    upset with Xavier’s tone because I know he genuinely cares about me.“But?” “But in front of you, I’m


    willing to be a fragile, little woman asionally. After all, even a strong woman longs to be


    pampered.”Xavier couldn’t help but hug her closer and press his forehead against hers. “Dumbo, withThis content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    me by your side, you can be fragile all your life.”Zyon ran forward desperately, covering the wound on


    his arm and not knowing where he was going.Suddenly, he bumped into someone.That person was


    covered from head to toe, so he couldn’t see that person’s face. Nevertheless, Zyon could smell that


    person reeked of alcohol.“Who are you? Stop blocking me! Get out of my way!”The person Zyon


    bumped into didn’t move. Instead, that person pointed in a direction.“If you go this way, you’ll


    survive!”Without further ado, Zyon dashed in that direction.“I can’t believe it’s milk powder!” Winnie


    looked in the mirror and wiped her face, feeling amused. “I was actually defeated by Zyon with a


    handful of milk powder. I thought it was a drug!”“That might be his food. The life of a wanted criminal


    must be difficult,” Xavier remarked casually as he raised his hand to tuck her damp hair behind her


    ear.“He’s gone lucky this time then.” Winnie cocked her brow. “Soon enough, he’ll have free meals in


    the prison. Let’s go and see if he’s captured.”The two of them left the bathroom and saw several


    security guards pacing in front of a room.Winnie recognized the room with just one nce. Frowning,


    she looked at Xavier, who was beside her.“Isn’t that Granny’s room? What are they doing here?”“Let’s


    have a look.”When a security guard saw both of them hade, he immediately walked toward the


    duo.“Mr. Xavier, Mrs. Fairchild, we followed the bloodstains and reached here, but the traces of blood


    vanish here as well. We’ve searched all other ces other than Mdm. Sumner’s room.”“Knock and go


    inside then. Where is my granny? Is she not in there?” As Winnie questioned the security guard, she


    strode toward the room.Trailing behind them, the security guard exined, “We’ve knocked on the


    door, but Mdm. Sumner is very vignt. She doesn’t want to open the door for us, and it’s not right for


    us to break in.”Winnie quickened her pace. “That’s normal. I spoke to her when I came over just now. I


    told her to be more careful. Since you’ve searched here and found no one, it seems that he was only


    passing by just now. He must have stopped the bleeding and gone to another ce after that. Check


    the surveince footage and look at it carefully.”The security guard exined, “Okay. The surveince


    cameras are connected to the inte. We’ve asked people in the security room to send the footage


    over, but this building is rarely used. The surveince cameras here are old and don’t have infrared


    light for imaging, so the images captured are pitch ck. We can’t see anything. On the contrary, the


    cameras outside are equipped with infrared light, and the images captured are rtively clear. We saw


    that there was indeed a ck figure running toward here, but we don’t know the situation


    inside.”Hearing what the security guard said, Xavier couldn’t help but furrow his brows. “Check the


    surveince footage of all the infrared cameras. Don’t miss any of it.”“Got it!”Winnie knocked on the


    door to Jacinta’s room.“Granny, it’s me, Winnie. I’m back. It’s safe outside now. You can open the


    door.”“Winnie, is that really you? There were many people outside just now. They came knocking on


    the door, saying that they were here to find someone. I didn’t open the door for them!”Jacinta’s fearful


    voice came from the dark room, and the lights in the room were turned onter.That was a signal that


    meant that Jacinta was safe. Seeing that Jacinta was fine, Winnie heaved a sigh of relief.“Granny, you


    did well. Don’t open the door for strangers, but the people just now don’t mean harm. They’re security


    guards here, and they’re all gone now.”“That’s great. It was quite frightening!” While Jacinta spoke, she


    opened the door from inside.She wore a smile on her face when she saw Winnie, but the moment she


    saw Xavier, her face turned grim.Xavier furrowed his brows, but he didn’t take Jacinta’s displeasure for


    him to heart. Instead, he took the initiative to greet her. “I’m d that you’re fine.”“Hmph!” Jacinta


    snorted coldly. “I might be fine today, but no one can guarantee that I’ll be fine tomorrow. Aren’t your


    family all-powerful and capable? Why can’t you guys catch Zyon? As long as he’s not captured, Winnie


    will never be safe. Do you understand?”Xavier replied in a solemn tone, “I know, but I promise you that


    I’ll definitely catch Zyon and won’t let him harm Winnie.”“Catch him? It’s been such a long time!”Winnie


    didn’t like Jacinta making things difficult for Xavier, so she took the initiative to interrupt her


    grandmother. “Granny, Zyon isn’t the type who will go down easily. We can’t deny the fact that it’s hard


    to catch him.”Winnie continued, “By the way, Granny, did you hear anything before the security guards


    came?”“Huh? Do you mean the fire? I heard it. The fire trucks came, and I saw the mes as well. The


    fire must be very big.”“Yeah, it was big, but the firefighters got it under control. Anyway, I wasn’t asking


    about that. I was asking if you saw Zyon. While I was on my way here just now, I ran into him and


    fought with him. I cut his arm with a knife, and he was bleeding. Then, the security guards followed the


    trail of bloodstains and got here, but the traces of blood disappear. Therefore, we surmise that he may


    have entered this yard. Did you hear anything at that time?”“Hmm.” Jacinta thought for a moment


    before replying, “No, I didn’t. He was a trespasser. He wouldn’t make a loud noise, would he?”Winnie


    nodded. “Maybe he’d already gone somewhere else. It’s gettingte. Why don’t I apany you to


    rest?”After Winnie said that, she turned to Xavier and said, “You should get going too. Call me if there’s


    anything.”It was true that Xavier still had a lot of things to attend to, so he nodded in agreement.Before


    he went out of the room, he heard the conversation between Winnie and Jacinta.“Granny, why is there


    bloodstain on your clothes?”“What?” Jacinta was stunned. “Where is it?”“Here!” Winnie pointed at


    Jacinta’s sleeve, then took a few sniffs. “And there is an alcohol smell in the room. I think ites from


    you. I smelled it before. At that time, the alcohol smell was rtively weak. I thought my sense of smell


    yed a trick on me. Why is it so strong now? Granny, did you drink?”“No!” Jacinta chuckled. “Why


    would I drink on my own?”Xavier, who had walked to the door, turned back.He did detect the alcohol


    smell in the room as well, and it was obviously from Jacinta.Jacinta pped her thigh. “Oh, I remember


    it now! Didn’t I turn on the lights just now? I was afraid to turn on the lights when those people were


    knocking on the door, and I identally bumped into a rack in the room. That’s the rack. Who knew


    there was a wine bottle on top? The room was dark, so I couldn’t see. Even though the bottle is not


    entirely shattered, the top of the bottle is broken. I must have cut my hand when I was groping around,


    and that exins the blood on my sleeve and the alcohol smell on me.”Winnie looked in the direction


    where Jacinta was pointing and saw that there was indeed a wine bottle with a broken top and a


    circr liquid stain on the carpet.“Where is your wound? Let me clean it for you.”“It’s alright!” Jacinta


    hurriedly covered her sleeve. “It’s just a small wound. It’s not bleeding now. There is no need to clean


    it.”Meanwhile, Xavier received a message on his phone that said that the elerant for the fire was


    found.Initially, he thought that the elerant would be something like gasoline, but the photo he


    received was a photo of a few empty wine bottles.The wine bottles… Xavier narrowed his eyes and


    turned toward the wine bottle on the rack.