Silly Bride Chapter 209


    Chapter 209


    “We’ll talk in detail when we meet. My men discovered Yulissa’s tracks around Jipsdale. Sure enough,


    she’s still alive. I’m in Nate’s hospital room right now. Come over,” Xavier murmured on the


    phone.“Okay, I’lle over right away.”Hanging up the phone, Winnie quickened her pace and went


    back to Nate’s hospital room.As she knew that Xavier was the only person in the hospital room then,


    her guard was lowered. For that reason, someone caught her off guard and hugged her the instant she


    pushed open the room door.She instinctively tensed all over when she suddenly ended up in


    someone’s arms.But soon, she rxed, for she knew the person hugging her at that second was none


    other than Xavier.Lifting her hand, she smacked him on the back. “You’ve got to remember that I’m not


    the average person. If it weren’t for my familiarity with your smell, you would’ve definitely gotten


    pummeled now.”Xavier hugged her, the indulgence in his eyes so overwhelming that it could almost


    drown someone. “Don’t you know that I’m so reckless precisely because of that?”As he spoke, he


    lowered his voice. “Say, Dumbo, how do other married couples deal with it? Why is it that I always feel


    that you’re far away from me? Whenever I can’t see you, the urge to tie you to my side grips me hard.


    Am I sick?”“Yeah, you’re more or less sick, but I’ve got the cure. Are you interested in it?”“Yup! I want


    everything you give me. You’re the only one who can cure me.” Burying his head in the crook of


    Winnie’s neck, Xavier took a deep breath of her natural fragrance.Winnie understood that he was


    whispering sweet nothings to her.To her, however, that remark also carried an underlying meaning.He


    was injected with the venom by Yulissa in his bid to save me, but I’ll definitely cure him of it. Regardless


    of whether it’s the traditional or modern medicine route, I’ll do everything possible!She lifted her hand


    and caressed his head. Subsequently, she asked, “Where’s Yulissa right now? We must capture


    her!”Her tone was firm and resolute when she said that, so Xavier immediately dropped his hold on


    her.He regarded her warily. “Don’t tell me you’re nning to go there in person?”“Yes. I’ll worry if it


    were anyone else.” The expression on Winnie’s face was exceedingly solemn.“But I’ll worry if you go. If


    you insist on going, I’ll go as well.”Winnie went silent for a moment. She couldn’t make a decision right


    then. “How about this? Let’s put this aside for now since it’s not an easy decision to make. We must


    first devise a foolproof n. Tell me thetest news about Yulissa without hiding anything from


    me.”Frowning, Xavier pressed his lips into a thin line as he plunged into a brief silence.Winnie threw


    him a look. “You know me, Xavier. No one can stop me from doing something I want to do. Even if you


    don’t tell me, I can investigate this by myself. It’s just a matter of time. Why make me mad for


    nothing?”Indeed, she’s as obstinate as a mule. Even I, who has great influence in Avenport, can’t sway


    her.“Don’t be mad. I’ll also be in a bad mood if you’re mad. Come and sit down here. I’ll tell you


    everything I know…”“Is that all? In this case, Nate probably didn’t hear anything useful just now. But


    since he’s now aware of the fact that Yulissa is still alive, he won’t possibly stay in the hospital and


    recuperate docilely. He’ll definitely do something. Now that he’s on our opposing side, anything he does


    will be troublesome for us. He’s free to go and do whatever he wants, so we can’t guard against such a


    thing. As such, we must act quickly,” Winnie analyzed after listening to Xavier.“Yes, but we can hire


    people—” “Shh! Someone’s here.”Following Winnie’s warning, Xavier swiftly fell silent.In no time, Nate


    and the others returned.Winnie glimpsed Ynda outside the door. Thus, she said to Xavier, “I’m going


    to seek Ynda out. See youter.”However, Ynda wanted to take off as soon as she spotted


    Winnie.Nheless, Winnie didn’t give her that chance. Striding forward, she grabbed Ynda’s arm


    and stopped her from leaving.Ynda shot her a re. “Why are you everywhere? Hurry up and let go


    of me!”Instead of dropping her hold on the woman, Winnie increased the force of her grip instead.“You


    should be grateful for that. Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been anyone to care for your grandfather.


    Do you know that he suffered a fall at home today in his bid to chase after you? He even broke his leg!”


    Evidently, Ynda didn’t believe her. “Are you insane? I don’t know why you’re stopping me from


    leaving, but I’d advise you to quit while you’re ahead if you’re joking about such a thing just to keep me


    here. No matter what, my grandfather was once your master.”“Follow me to the orthopedic department


    if you don’t believe me and see whether your grandfather is having his leg ced in a cast!”Winnie


    couldn’t be bothered to yak with her anymore. If her grandfather weren’t my master, I wouldn’t even


    care about her!Even now, she was still being patient.Dragging Ynda along, she stalked toward the


    elevator. But the woman kept refusing to cooperate, struggling and even leaving scratch marks on her


    arm with her fingernails.At longst, Winnie snapped. Locking Ynda’s arms behind her back, sheMaterial ? N?velDrama.Org.


    kicked her all the way to the elevator.That caused quite a scene. Seeing that, the few patients’ family


    members in the elevator exited it early although they obviously hadn’t arrived at their desired floors,


    afraid that they would be caught in the crossfire.“Let go of me, Winnie! You’ll regret this!”“You’re the


    one who’ll be regretting it if you don’t go and see your grandfather today!”After saying that, Winnie flung


    Ynda to a corner of the elevator.Then, she flipped through her phone for the video of Sebastian in a


    wheelchair and showed it to her.As Ynda stared at the phone screen, she finally started panicking.


    “My grandfather is really in the hospital? Is he okay?”“Are you asking me this? You’re his family, so you


    should be asking the doctor that question.”While they were talking, they had already arrived at the third


    floor. Winnie lifted her hand and snagged her phone back from Ynda before motioning for thetter


    to go out with her eyes.At once, Ynda headed for the orthopedic department. Winnie, on the other


    hand, sat on the chair in the hospital corridor.She only got to her feet when she saw Ynda wheeling


    Sebastian, who already had a cast on his leg, out.When Sebastian caught sight of Winnie’s back from


    a near distance away, he said to Ynda beside him, “Fortunately, Nini drove me to the hospital this


    time. It was also thanks to her that I found you. Go over and thank her.”Ynda had her arms twisted


    behind her back and had been kicked all the way over earlier, so she was still aching then.Frowning


    deeply, she huffed with a chilly expression, “No way!”“Why not? I owe her a debt of gratitude. I’m old


    and feeble, so you should repay that debt of gratitude on my behalf!”Ynda pursed her lips,


    stubbornly refusing to speak.But still, shemitted that debt of gratitude to memory.Winnie waited for


    Xavier at the parking lot. The two of them went for lunch together before returning to Fairchild


    Corporation.Since Winnie carried an acupuncture kit with her everywhere she went, she performed


    acupuncture on Xavier in his lounge.After inserting the needles, she started calling Jacinta, but the


    latter’s phone remained engaged.It persisted for a whole ten minutes, and that had her finding it rather


    abnormal.A touch worried, she began pacing in the lounge.Her unusual behavior snagged Xavier’s


    attention.Opening his eyes, he queried in concern, “What’s wrong? Did something happen?”A frown


    marred Winnie’s countenance. “I can’t get through to Granny. Her line keeps indicating that it’s busy.


    Such a situation rarely urred in the past. I’m worried that she might have run into trouble or


    something might have happened to her.”Xavier opened his mouth, but he ultimately swallowed the


    words that had already reached the tip of his tongue.In truth, he didn’t think that something had


    happened to Jacinta. Instead, he felt that she was exceedingly suspicious. But to that very moment, he


    still hadn’t had the time to send someone to keep an eye on her.After pondering for a bit, he suggested,


    “How about I have someone go and look in on her at the condominium?”“Sure!” No sooner had Winnie


    nodded than something abruptly urred to her. She instantly changed her tune. “Never mind, forget


    it.”“What’s wrong? Are you not worried anymore?”“No, I suddenly remembered that Josiah has the day


    off in the afternoon. He should be at Aqua Moana now, so I’ll ask him to look in on her. I’ll phone him


    right away.”However, Josiah didn’t answer the phone for a long time.Winnie called him several times,


    but there was no response.This isn’t his style at all. Probably because of his professional ethics, he


    generally keeps his phone turned on twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. That aside, he


    always answers within three rings. But this time, something out of the ordinary happened…