Silly Bride Chapter 215


    Chapter 215


    In the face of a disaster that came so suddenly, those who did not see iting were unable to react at


    all.After all, it came like a bolt of lightning.At that moment, Winnie thought she could escape, but


    everything happened too quickly.She felt the heat of the explosion and was soon caught in the massive


    wave of water that followed after the explosion. The scene of her turning around and making a run for it


    seemed so still that it resembled a picture.Just as Winnie felt as if she was going to be swallowed


    whole, everything Xavier had said to her just a couple of minutes ago began running through her mind


    in that split second.I believe in you, Winnie. I’m also willing to ce my trust in the police. However, I


    can’t trust Zyon or take any chances. I’m terrified of anything and everything bad that might happen to


    you, so please promise me you won’t put yourself in such a dangerous position again.Back then,


    Winnie had promised him she would not rush into dangerous situations anymore, but she did not mean


    it at all. As a matter of fact, she had only made the promise to cate Xavier.Winnie believed in herself


    regardless if people thought of her as arrogant or proud. But s, a single person’s capability was


    nowhere near adequate in the face of a massive disaster.The well-trained SWAT officers were all


    thrown into the air by the force of the wave and couldn’t fight back at all.Nheless, Winnie mustered


    all of her strength and ran forward.As time ticked by, the rumbling above her head grew louder and


    louder.The massive piece of steel was about to fall on her, but Winnie only felt one side of her body go


    numb. Just then, her body was propelled by a force, and shended about two meters away,


    completely avoiding the piece of steel.After that, the turbulent wave crashed onto the shore, a loud


    rumble resounding in its wake.Winnie didn’t know what was pressing her onto the ground as the impact


    of the wave made her feel dizzy, and her mind was foggy.Fortunately, the tide went away just as quickly


    as it came.The water level returned to normal soon after, and Winnie was finally able to breathe in


    some fresh air.As she tried to move her body, she felt the weight that was on her back roll off by itself,


    and the rolling motion was followed by a low grunt.It was not until she heard the voice that Winnie


    realized the thing that was on her back was actually a person.Needless to say, she was shell-shocked


    when she turned her face to the side to catch a glimpse of the person who had saved her. The person


    in question was none other than Josiah.Winnie’s limbs were all intact, and she quickly stumbled to her


    knees. “Are you all right?” she asked.Afraid that Josiah would lose consciousness, she kept talking to


    him while examining his body.He had flung his body over hers, and it was his selfless gesture that had


    saved Winnie’s life. He sustained a long and nasty gash over his back. The wound was bleeding


    profusely, and his torn shirt had long been stained scarlet.“Josiah! Josiah!” Winnie furrowed her brows.


    “Can you hear me? Wake up! You can’t die here. Do you hear me?”“Ouch…” Josiah sucked in a breath


    and chastised the woman, “God! My arm hurts. Stop shaking me.”Winnie didn’t realize Josiah had also


    grazed his arm until he said that. After getting a better look at the state of his arm, she realized the


    wound was huge.“Come, I’ll help you up. Let’s go take care of your wounds.” She was prepared to lift


    Josiah up as she spoke.However, the man did not cooperate with her. Instead, he pushed her away


    and broke intoughter.Winnie frowned in confusion. “Did you hit your head, or did some seawater get


    into your brain? Are you tired of living already?”“Of course not! But what about you? Do you not care


    about your husband?”“What do you mean?”Winnie found Josiah’s words to be strange. Despite that,


    she felt her gut instinct guiding her to turn her head to the side and look.Winnie listened to her gut


    instinct and looked to her right, only to see Xavier lying next to her.No wonder! I felt something break


    my fall after I got pushed down. It didn’t hurt as much as I had anticipated. It turns out that the pair of


    arms that grabbed my waist belonged to Xavier!At that moment, a steel bar had pierced through


    Xavier’s arm.The other end of the steel bar was lodged into the ground, and his blood flowed with the


    receding seawater, forming a pink-colored stream underneath his body.This must be painful, but he


    never winced, not even once. If Josiah didn’t remind me, I wouldn’t have noticed that Xavier was right


    by my side all along.“Xavier…”Unknowingly, tears had welled up in Winnie’s eyes. She quickly knelt


    down beside Xavier and examined his wounds, but she couldn’t stop her hands from trembling.Her


    voice was shaking, too. “Does it hurt? Why didn’t you say something?”“It doesn’t hurt.” The seawater


    had drenched Xavier’s hair and face. He sustained a few grazes on his forehead, and the water that


    was caught in the pocket between his brow bone and eye was stained red.He lifted up his good arm


    and gently wiped off the drop of blood on the corner of Winnie’s eye. “Do you me me for not saving


    you in time?”“How could I?” Seeing Xavier in this state, Winnie couldn’t hold back her tears. She heldProperty belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.


    his hand tightly and ced it on her cheek. “Didn’t you save me in the end?”Xavier sighed and


    chuckled lightly. “It wasn’t me. It was Josiah who saved you. My reaction is way slower now. He was


    much faster than me, and he was the one who saved you. By the time I came over, you were already


    safe.”“What about it? You’re here now, and that’s what matter.”“Yeah. I’m sorry, Dumbo.”“No, don’t be


    sorry. This is Zyon’s fault. He was the one who bombed the cargo ship. If it weren’t for him, this


    wouldn’t have happened at all! He’s the one who should be repenting. Where else are you hurt? Tell


    me.”“Here.” The man slowly pulled his hand out of Winnie’s and gently patted himself on the


    chest.When Winnie noticed where he was patting, her face instantly fell.That’s where the heart is!“Let


    me have a look!” She forced her hands from trembling and was about to pry Xavier’s shirt open, but


    Xavier promptly stopped her.“I’m not wounded. It just hurts… I watched with my own two eyes as the


    love of my life fell in front of me, but I couldn’t even react in time to run to her.”“It’s fine!” Winnie stopped


    what she was doing upon hearing Xavier’s words. She knew this was the aftereffect of the venom he


    was injected with, and not only did his reaction be slower, but his stamina also


    deteriorated.“We’ve already found Yulissa. I believe we’ll be able to produce an antidote soon, and


    everything will go back to normal.”Josiah, who was lying near the couple, alsoforted them, “That’s


    right. All three of us are extremely lucky. We survived this ordeal, so what else can’t we survive? An


    antidote is just child’s ypared to this!”Then he smiled and exined to Winnie, “Truth is, he was


    the one who forced me to save you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have sprinted that fast. Oh right, since we’re


    all in such a pathetic state, let’s grab an extra meal tonight.”Winnie was still tearing up, but Josiah’s


    humorous words sessfully made her feel less upset about the situation.Lifting the corners of his lips


    into a smile, Xavier agreed, “Sure. Go ahead and pick whatever you like. It’s on me.”“Nah”—Josiah


    struggled to prop himself up—“I’ll buy you guys a meal. I guarantee you it’ll be fresh!”As he spoke, he


    reached into his shirt and chuckled mischievously.It was then Winnie noticed he had pulled out an


    octopus that was as big as a human brain.The couple was utterly taken aback by the sight of the sea


    creature.“You’ve won, Josiah…” uttered Xavier after he regained his senses.All of a sudden, Winnie


    didn’t feel as if she had just ovee a disaster. She felt as if she was watching aedy show


    instead.Afterposing herself, she wiped the tears from her eyes and said to Xavier, “Wait here. I’ll


    go get the first aid kit to treat your wounds.”“What about me?” asked Josiah. “Am I not one of your


    saviors too?”“Just sit here and apany me, and take good care of your octopus. After all, you’re


    supposed to treat us to a meal. It won’t be fresh if it dies,” Xavier retorted.“Don’t just rely on me to do all


    the work. There’s a fish right next to your hand. Hurry up and catch it!” The men’s banter made Winnie


    chuckle, but she swiftly shot a re at Josiah and then warned Xavier, “Don’t move about, or you might


    exacerbate your wounds! You two wait for me here. I’ll be back soon.”With that, she stood up.But as


    soon as she did that, the cargo ship behind her exploded once more.The second explosion was likely


    caused by the oil tank of the ship instead of a bomb.Nheless, another wave was bound to


    hit.“Quick! Let’s go! We can’t stay here much longer,” said Josiah, his toneced with urgency. He then


    bent forward and pressed Xavier’s wound, applying pressure to it. “Winnie, pull out the steel


    bar!”Winnie had witnessed the power of a wave that resulted from an explosion. She did not want to


    put Xavier in danger for a second time.After grunting in acknowledgment, she mustered her strength


    and pulled the blood-stained bar out of the man’s arm.The wave crashed right after that.When the


    water receded, the three slowly got to their feet from among the ruins.Winnie stood in the middle while


    supporting Xavier and Josiah on her sides.Both men were almost two-meters tall, and needless to say,


    their weight was almost suffocating her.As the three of them staggered forward with much difficulty,


    Josiah chuckled smugly. “Haha, I still have the octopus. It’s destined to be our main course


    tonight.”Upon hearing that, Xavier shot his friend a re. “Is food all you can think of?”“If I were you, I’d


    keep it as a pet,” said Winnie as her gazended on Josiah.“Sure. I’ll listen to you, Ms. Gand.”


    Josiah chuckled before fishing his phone out of his pocket. “Oh, my phone’s still working. Come,e!


    Let’s take a picture together.”“Do we need to?” Winnie asked.“Of course! We survived two


    catastrophes. Isn’t that worth taking a picture formemoration?”“But… you two are still


    bleeding.”“It’s no big deal! Isn’t it just a gash on my back? What are you two afraid of?”Unwilling to be


    bested by Josiah, Xavier chimed in, “Yeah. It’s just a gaping hole in my arm. It didn’t injure my nerves


    or bone; it’s not a big deal at all. Come, let’s take a picture!”“That’s right! Say cheese,


    everybody!”Noticing he was still fiddling with the filters on his phone, Winnie snatched the phone from


    Josiah and said, “It’s much more convenient for me to take the picture since I’m in the middle. Big


    smiles, boys, in celebration of our survival!”Just like that, the memory of the trio and an octopus


    huddled together in the middle of what was left of a ruined dock was burned into a picture.The picture


    went on to be the unchanging wallpaper on Josiah’s phone for many years that


    followed.Meanwhile, Zyon had obtained a hydrofoil.The hydrofoil was a type of high-speed boat that


    could cover a distance of over a hundred kilometers every hour. It was twice as fast as a regr


    merchant ship.A normal boat could hardly catch up if the hydrofoil reached its fastest speed, and only a


    motorboat could potentially match its pace.Even so, there wasn’t an ounce of fear in Zyon, for he had


    already blown the yacht and cargo ship that the police had prepared into smithereens.The force of the


    explosion was so strong that the coast guards who wanted to chase them down in motorboats would’ve


    been blown away.nning to catch me, huh? Don’t even think about it!He cracked open a bottle of


    beer and celebrated with his subordinates and Scarface, who hade to back him up.“Hahaha!


    Thanks for the help, Scar. If it hadn’t been for your timely arrival, I would have had to spend the rest of


    my life locked up in a Chanaean jail. The bombs you brought were truly incredible! Here, allow me to


    toast you as thanks for saving my life.”“You’re too kind, Mr. Fairchild.” Scarface clinked his bottle with


    Zyon’s. “Mr. Horton was the one who made the order for you to be escorted back safely. You should


    thank him instead.”“Of course, of course. I’ll make sure to thank Mr. Horton once we arrive. For now,


    let’s drink!”Zyon clinked his bottle with the rest of his subordinates and drank happily. Meanwhile,


    Jacinta, who was sitting on the deck, looked at him with a hint of disappointment and displeasure in her


    eyes.After a while, she finally switched on her phone, intending to give Winnie a call.Unfortunately, her


    effort was futile as the boat was far away fromnd, and there was no signal out in the ocean.Jacinta’s


    phone didn’t have international roaming either, so it wouldn’t be of use even when they reached


    international waters. At best, her phone was just an rm clock.I can’t keep waiting like this.Left with


    no choice, Jacinta could only call out to her captor, “Zyon,e over here.”If it hadn’t been for


    Jacinta’s help, Zyon’s escape from the Fairchild residence wouldn’t have gone so smoothly. Moreover,


    if it hadn’t been for Jacinta’s money, he would’ve never been able to get in touch with his contact and


    obtain the hydrofoil.Although Zyon was still doubtful of the story Jacinta had told him and wasn’t


    entirely convinced she was his biological grandmother, he still felt rather indebted to the elderly


    ambnce had arrived, and the doctors were attending to Xavier’s and Josiah’s wounds.Just then,


    Winnie’s phone rang, and upon lifting her phone up, she realized it was a call from


    Jacinta.Unfortunately, the call ended after only ringing once. When Winnie tried calling her


    grandmother back, she was greeted by an automated response that told her Jacinta’s phone was out of


    the service area.She then made a quick decision to call the police.“Lieutenant Zielinski, my granny


    called me earlier, but it only rang once. If I enable international roaming on her phone now, will the


    police be able to track her location?”