Silly Bride Chapter 219
Chapter 219
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Winnie gave a terse reply, speaking less than three sentences throughout the conversation.Xavier and
Josiah only heard her uttering “yes” and “okay,” in a foreignnguage.Although they did not know the
content of the discussion during that phone call, both of them noticed her facial expression had turned
more solemn than before.Xavier was worried about her. “What’s the matter? Did something
happen?”Winnie gazed at him and slightly furrowed her brows.Although they promised to trust and not
lie to one another, she had yet to be able to confide in him entirely.She scratched her forehead and
said, “It’s nothing. I’m just feeling a little anxious because we are about to cross the border.”“Don’t
worry.” Xavier lifted his hand to rearrange Winnie’s stray hair strands and smiled faintly at her. “Even if
the sky copses, the taller people will be there to hold it up, and you will always have my support no
matter what.”“Don’t forget about me!” Josiah made a gesture ofparing their heights and chirped at
Winnie, “See? I’m taller than you too.”She nced at them and nodded. “Let’s go.”Soon, they entered
a small vige in northern Manchernius.Winnie followed the coordinates provided to her by Lucas and
arrived at a local inn.As that vige was near the border of Chanaea, most locals there were fluent in
Chanaea. Hence,munication was not an issue there.Winnie talked to the inn’s owner and
confirmed the booking of the room Lucas had ced in advance. Josiah saw that only one room was
reserved, so he secured the room next to Winnie’s.Subsequently, the party moved to the second
floor.They chatted while walking upstairs.Xavier asked Winnie in an undertone, “Where is the person
your friend helped you to find? When will we meet up with them?”She looked down at her wristwatch.
“Soon. They should be here looking for me in approximately half an hour.”“Half an hour, you say?
That’s perfect. I shall go in and take a shower first.” Josiah tugged at the front of his shirt and could not
help but grumble, “This ce is too hot. I really cannot stand the temperature here. You two can take a
stroll here. I want to go back to the room first.”With that, he jogged ahead.A few momentster, Winnie
and Xavier heard the sound of Josiah unlocking the door.However, in lesser than three seconds after
he pushed the door open and entered the room, Josiah was seen to be gradually stepping back out
with his hands raised.Winnie and Xavier exchanged nces and knitted their brows
instantaneously.The few mercenaries who were dressed like locals beside them swiftly ced their
hands around the back of their waists. All of them seemed ready to spring into action at any
moment.Winnie also immediately retrieved a small silver handgun from her boot shaft and hid it in her
pocket.Sensing her intention to move forward, Xavier grabbed her arm at once and pulled her to one
side. “You should stay back for now. Let them check out what’s going on first.”Winnie frowned. “But
Josiah is there. I’m a woman, so I’ll appear more approachable. I will check out the circumstances first,
and if things turn south, we’ll let the mercenaries handle the situation. We should minimize being
caught up in a conflict with others at a ce like this.”She spoke adamantly, and with that, she pushed
Xavier’s hand aside and strode forward.Upon arriving at the doorway, she saw someone pointing a gun
at Josiah’s head while thetter was so nervous he did not dare to make a sound.However, after
seeing the gunman’s face, she swiftly let out a sigh of relief.Winnie had seen a picture of that man
before. He was the team leader of the mercenaries Lucas had helped her find.“Hello, I suppose you are
Mason, and I believe you should be familiar with my face.”“Yes. I’ve seen a photo of you. You’re my
boss, Ms. Gand.” said the man, Mason, while sizing up Winnie.“That’s right.” Winnie understood how
a smile could go a long way, so she pointed at Josiah while shing a grin. “This is a friend of mine who
is apanying me this time. He booked the room next to mine, so please put away your gun.”That
man named Mason Manfield immediately lowered his weapon. Seemingly to exin, he said, “I
received news that you’ll being alone, and when I arrive, this room next to yours was still
unupied.”“That’s right. That was the previous arrangement, but I changed my mind and brought
along a few morepanions prior to my departure. Where is the rest of your team? Should I book
another room for you all?”Mason had a decisive manner of speech. “That’s not needed. I’ve already
received the deposit. My team’s current mission is to safeguard and assist you. You don’t have to
bother yourself with anything else except to transfer the remaining payment to us after the job is done,”
he said while keeping his gun.At the same time, he also summoned his other teammate inside the
room over.“You can memorize our faces for the time being. My other teammates are staying upstairs.
We’ll get acquainted when we departter.”Winnie smiled politely. “You’re a straightforward person, Mr.
Mason. Tentatively, we should meet up half an hourter, but since we’re already here, let’s have a
discussion.”Mason was an efficient and taciturn man. He nodded and uttered curtly, “Follow me, Ms.
Gand.”“Okay,” Winnie answered before turning around to call Xavier over.Right after she entered the
room, she saw removed a ck handbag from underneath the bed.He ced the bag on the table and
said to Winnie, “Mr. Marsh told me to give this to you. Please take a look.”“Okay,” she responded and
proceeded to pull open the zip.Inside the bag were two custom-made phones, a few guns, and a
sufficient amount of magazines. All the items avable were as Lucas had described.She nodded and
said, “Cool, everything is here. I’ll discuss the n with youter.”“All right. I’ve saved my contact
details in the two phones, and my men will be protecting you in secret.”He left with his teammate after
saying that.Josiah hastily shut the door after they left.Winnie took out the phones from inside the bag.
“These phonese with two systems, one is basic and the other with encrypted mode. The encrypted
mode allows us to use the device without being easily detected by ordinary people. However, my friend
only prepared two devices. One of the phones is for standby purposes, but there are three of us.”“You
guys can use the phone. I don’t need it. I’ll use my own phone.” Josiah fathomed Winnie’s concern, so
he quickly expressed his stance.“Okay.” After all, that wasn’t the time for them to be indecisive, so
Winnie handed the other device to Xavier at once and taught him the method and password to ess
the encrypted interface of the phone.She began distributing the guns after both of them inserted their
SIM cards into the phones.Xavier and Josiah fell silent when they saw how skilled Winnie was in
assembling, aiming, and pulling the trigger of the guns.Noticing their unusual behavior, she could not
help but turn her head around to nce at them.“Why are you two looking at me like that? Is it that
weird for me to be good with guns? Don’t forget that I stayed in Yartran for a long time, and it is legal
for people there to possess firearms.”Josiah adjusted his sses. “Anyway, it’s because your
movements are too smooth.”She smiled. “I shall take that as apliment, then. By the way, are you
two good at shooting?” “I guess I’m all right. I’ve never lost in ying shooting games,” Josiah
replied.Winnie rolled her eyes at him. “Do you have the time to y games when you’re so busy all the
time?”Josiah fiddled with the gun in his hand. “There is always time as long as you are determined to
do something.”Xavier scoffed. “Don’t take his words seriously. If not because he had to take over the
family’s hospital, perhaps he would’ve be an Olympics gold medalist in shooting.”“Amazing!” She
turned around and gave Josiah a thumbs-up. Then, she asked Xavier, “What about you? How’s your
shooting skill?”Josiah uttered non-exaggeratedly, “Him! Let’s put it this way. I learned shooting from
him.”“Really?” A surprised look shed across Winnie’s eyes when she reshifted her gaze onto
Xavier.Xavier gave a more humble response than Josiah. “But I’ve only practiced in the shooting range.
I don’t have any real-life gunfight experience.”“Real-life scenarios are indeed different from practice. In
real life, there will be a lot of uncertainties, so a person’s state of mind will be highly tested during these
circumstances. Nevertheless, one will get used to it after experiencing it a few times,” Winnie
borated nonchntly while wearing a smile.Xavier’s gaze darkened as he took in her casual
demeanor.At that instant, he had countless things on his mind that he wanted to say to her, but he
didn’t know where to start.Staring at Winnie, Xavier suddenly grasped her hand and dragged her out of
the room.“What are you doing?” She knitted her brows but didn’t resist as she feared she might injure
the wound on his arm.Hastily, Winnie merely kept her gun and followed him back to her room next
door.As soon as they entered the room, he pushed her onto the bed before she could ce the card
into the cardholder and switch on the lights.“What are you doing—” Before she could finish the rest of
her sentence, Winnie felt Xavier’s lips pressed against hers.Then, the sensation of a domineering kiss
overwhelmed her instantly.He caressed her body with hisrge hands, prompting them to sumb to
fiery desires.Winnie was someone who had a clear understanding of her yearnings, and she would
never conceal her wants at any time.Disregarding the injury on his arm, she ripped apart his shirt
without hesitation.The button of his shirt fell to the timber floor with a dull thud. At that moment, Winnie
even temporarily lost her rationale.In the end, if it wasn’t because of the smell of blood from Xavier’s
wound wafting into her nose, she might have chosen to see their intimate activity to the end.Panting
heavily, she rolled over on the bed and said, “Let’s stop. You’re crazy. You know you’re injured, yet you
seduced me.”“I’m sorry, Winnie.” Xavier turned on the bed and pulled her into his embrace. He buried
his face in the curve of her neck and took deep breaths. His voice sounded deep and hoarse as he
added, “Actually, I can still continue.”“Forget it.” She closed her eyes and recollected herself. “I don’t
want this to turn into a bloodbath.”Xavier chuckled. “Bloodbath? What ridiculous description is
this?”“This is all your fault for suddenly getting turned on!”“Yes. This is all my fault.” He held her tighter.
“I was out of my mind at that moment. Do you know why?”“Why?” Winnie slowly rolled over andy in
his arms.“When I listened to you described your real-life battle experiences so casually and how good
you were at handling guns, I suddenly realized how little I know about you. I don’t know anything about
the things you’ve been through in the past. You didn’t even know of my existence when you went
through tough times and were terrified. If I can turn back time, I’ll go back in time to when you were little
and stay by your side as you grow up.”Winnie fell silent and was stunned. She did not expect he would
tell her such a romantic speech at that time.Sensing the guilt and affection brimming in his eyes, she
was genuinely touched by his sincerity.“You’re so silly.” She poked his aquiline nose while beaming at
him. “Do you like me that much?”Xavier gulped and uttered hoarsely, “Yes.”Then, he pressed her
against his chest, took a deep breath, and spoke with all seriousness.“After the initial phase of our
rtionship, where everything was new and exciting, you’ve been integrated into my life and are now
an inextricable part of my body and soul. I love you more than anything else in this world.”She was
running out of breath as he hugged her tightly, but she did not struggle or put up any form of
resistance.Instead, Winnie merely listened to her heart.“I love you too, Xavier.”He kissed the top of her
head. “Okay. I know your feeling towards me is not as intense as mine, but that’s alright as long as you
love me.”“Who said that? Who are you to say my feelings are not as strong as yours?”He chuckled.
“Dummy. I can give up my life for you at any time without hesitation. This has already be part of
my instinct, driving me to take action before my mind can give me a signal on what to do. Are you able
to do the same?”She opened her mouth to retort, but no words came to her for a few seconds. “I’ll
never let you face any danger on your own, but I’ve yet to aplish the reflective action you
mentioned. Give me some time, okay?”Xavier grinned without saying a word. He simply leaned forward
and repeatedly kissed the girl in his arms, showering her with so much love she could drown in his
affection.At three o’clock in the afternoon, Winnie woke Xavier up from his deep slumber.Five minutes
later, Mason, the team leader of Winnie’s mercenaries, the leader of Xavier’s hired soldiers, and Josiah
were all gathered inside her room.She ced a map on the table and pointed at a location in the
middle of the map.“I received a piece of reliable information earlier saying that my granny and Jacinta
are still alive. However, they and Zyon were brought to a ce called Lightspring. They are most likely
heading to the Horton residence. The person in charge of the Horton residence is Harold Horton. He’s
one of the three most powerful figures in this area. It will not be easy for us to rescue them from the
Horton residence unscathed. Captain Manfield, you and your men are more familiar with Lightspring,
so do you have any constructive suggestions?”Mason thought for a few moments before saying,
“Harold is not an influential veteran figure before. Initially, the medication production and logistics were
handled by the other two tycoons here, but since Harold’s arrival, the situation had evolved into a
tripartite situation. A neer like him can expand his business to arge scale mainly because he
controls vast amounts of firearms, which means he has absolute power. Therefore, it is a little far-
fetched for us to dream of rescuing those people directly from his territory. I think what we should do
now is to confirm whether the people we are looking for are truly at the Horton residence or not. I don’t
want all of us to lose our lives simply because we rely on a piece of fake information. Only after
confirming the location of our target can we formte a strategy to rescue them.”Winnie nodded.
“You’re more familiar with this area, so I’ll follow your lead. Let’s depart as soon as possible. We’ll
gather an hourter. Is that all right?”“No problem. We can depart at any time. I’ll go and inform my
teammates.”She bobbed her head in response and opened the door to see Mason out.After Mason left,
Winnie immediately asked Xavier, “Where is Yulissa now? I think we should take action separately.”