Silly Bride Chapter 233


    Chapter 233


    Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g


    The car behind fired a few shots at them and ceased firing, seemingly not nning to continue with the


    pursuit. Winnie and the others inside the vehicle could finally rx a little because of that.Upon


    lowering her guard, she shifted her focus from the scenes outside the window to the happenings inside


    the car.She noticed that Jacinta wasn’t doing well after scanning the interior of the car.“Granny, Granny,


    are you all right?” Winnie called out to Jacinta gently. “Are you feeling distress because of what


    happened just now?”Jacinta appeared to be in a daze, as she did not respond even after a few


    seconds.Winnie couldn’t help but frown at that sight.However, just as she was about to reach out and


    caress Jacinta, thetter suddenly sat upright with an exaggerated movement. Jacinta seemed to be


    acting slightly unusual.She bored her eyes into Xavier, pointed at his nose, and shouted, “It’s you! You


    killed Zyon! You’re the murderer!”Xavier had been absorbed in his own thoughts, but when Jacinta


    began scolding him, he immediately furrowed his brows in response.He had wanted to tell her that she


    fired the shot first, but he suppressed his resentment and grievances when he thought of Winnie


    because he didn’t want Winnie to be caught in a tight spot between having to side with him or


    Jacinta.He simply grunted in agreement and uttered in a rtively tender voice, “That’s right, Granny. I


    eliminated Zyon. This has nothing to do with you, so you don’t have to feel burdened. We’ll be safe


    soon. Once we return to Avenport, you can forget everything that happened here and lead a normal life


    as before.”Xavier maintained a well-mannered attitude when heforted Jacinta. He also expressed


    Winnie’s thoughts in the final part of his speech. Even Winnie did not expect him to be so


    considerate.The only reason that prompted him to be so thoughtful was that he treated the people who


    were significant to Winnie the way he would treat her.Winnie understood his rationale, so she remained


    silent and grasped his hand because she knew that a tacit response meant more than a million words


    at instances like that.Xavier knew her intention. He was d that she could understand his gesture


    through his simple few sentences, and he enjoyed the mutual affection they had for one another.When


    he looked at her, he could not help but curl his lips into a contented smile.Regardless of how filthy,


    chaotic, and dangerous the ce was, to be able to sense the other party’s appreciation and sentiment


    as they held each other’s gaze was already considered a blessing to them.Unfortunately, Jacinta was


    not a fan of watching their intimate interaction. She hated Xavier and utterly loathed his guts.Jacinta


    was aware that she had been unreasonable when she had pointed at Xavier and used him of being


    a murderer.At that moment, she did not mind behaving unreasonably again. She yanked Winnie’s arm


    away from him and ensured Winnie was entirely focused on her.Throughout the journey, whenever


    Winnie showed the inclination to chat with Xavier, Jacinta would immediately find an excuse to attract


    Winnie’s attention.Jacinta did not try to hide her deliberate interruptions, so everyone in the car could


    grasp her intention, not to mention Xavier and Winnie.Winnie had no choice but to endure for two


    reasons: First, she suspected that Jacinta was emotionally unstable after thetter shot someone to


    death. Second, she did not feel it was appropriate for her to reason with Jacinta in front of everyone


    else in the vehicle, as that would cause thetter to feel embarrassed.Winnie could only rein in her


    temper throughout the ride.Ultimately, she decided to shut her eyes and get some rest to avoid looking


    at anyone.Jacinta stopped stirring a ruckus as long as Winnie did not pay Xavier any


    attention.Suddenly, pin-drop silence filled the air in the car.The absence of soundsted until their


    vehicle was forced toe to a halt.Mason, who was driving the car, mmed his foot against the


    brake pedal at once. “Ms. Gand, someone is blocking the road ahead. All of you get down. The rest


    of you prepare yourselves.”“Understood!” Mason’s subordinates replied simultaneously.Winnie had


    opened her eyes the moment Mason hit the brakes. She craned her neck a little to peek ahead. When


    she did that, the car blocking the road in front of them suddenly honked.The next moment, a man


    wearing a face mask and baseball cap poked his head out of the car window.Winnie narrowed her eyes


    and swiftly recognized that person.“Don’t worry. He’s one of us,” she announced to everyone inside the


    car, then whispered something next to Xavier’s ear.Xavier knitted his brows after listening to her, but he


    still opened the car door for her chivalrously.Seeing that Winnie and Xavier were about to get out of the


    car together, Jacinta quickly grabbed Winnie’s arm and uttered anxiously, “Where are you going,


    Winnie?”Winnie hurriedly consoled her, “I’m going down to take a look. It’ll be fine. That person is one


    of us. I’ll be right back. There won’t be any danger.”“Okay.” Only then did Jacinta let go of Winnie’s arm.


    “Be careful, then.”Winnie nodded. “I will.”With that, she hopped out of the car with Xavier trailing closely


    behind her.However, instead of moving forward, he stood beside the car and waited for her while


    helping her keep an eye on the surroundings.Winnie strode toward the car in front of her.Before she


    even reached the vehicle, the door to the passenger seat was pushed open by someone inside the car,


    hinting at her to be their guest.Quickly, she got into the car.“Captain Bet, what are you doing here


    at this hour? Isn’t it risky for you to do this?” Winnie asked Christopher, who was sitting in the driver’s


    seat.Even though he was wearing a face mask at that moment, she could still sense the faint hint of a


    smile dancing in his eyes.“It is a little inconvenient for me. That’s why I’m dressed like this. Although


    Zyon was not a significant figure, Harold will not let you all off the hook so easily after you killed so


    many of their members. I’m here to escort you all. All of you must leave Lightspring at once.”“Yes,


    you’re absolutely right. We should indeed leave this ce after pulling off the rescue mission, but


    Rachel is very sick. We need to send her to a hospital now. Otherwise, I’m not sure how long she can


    survive.”“All right,” Christopher assented. “I’ll bring you all to the hospital now. You two follow my car


    while those mercenaries you hired should go on their separate way so as to not attract attention with


    ourrge numbers. I received news about Zyon’s fate earlier. Thank you for helping me to eliminate this


    huge trouble. Otherwise, the years of hard work by the organization would have gone down the


    drain.”“I’m d that your effort is not wasted.” At the mention of Zyon, Winnie recalled Jacinta’s


    frightened appearance earlier. She frowned slightly and changed the topic of their conversation. “I’ll go


    and call them over. You should move your car. You’ve really scared us just now.”Christopher chuckled.


    “Do you get scared so easily? I doubt that.”Winnie grinned at him in silence and got out of the


    car.Rachel was swiftly transferred to Christopher’s car. After Winnie informed Mason of a few important


    matters, she got into Christopher’s car too.Christopher drove the car at high speed the entire way.


    Before long, they arrived in a different city, and the vehicle eventually stopped in front of a hospital.The


    hospital seemed to be rtively huge, but therger the hospital they visited, the more worried Winnie


    felt. “Isn’t this hospital too conspicuous? Will Harold’s men track us down here?” Christopher replied


    confidently, “They won’t. This is General Kane’s territory. This ce is different from the shambolic


    Lightspring. Harold wouldn’t dare to pursue you all the way here.”“Okay. I can rest assured if you say


    that,” Winnie said while supporting Rachel. “You should hurry up and leave. We can handle the


    rest.”Christopher grunted. Then he pondered briefly before saying to Xavier, “Keep her safe.”Xavier


    was momentarily stunned. With a frown, he said, “I know that without needing you to remind me.”That


    should have marked the end of the conversation, but Jacinta suddenly leaned forward and suggested,


    “Captain Bet, can you stay here to protect Winnie? This ce is too dangerous. I can only feel at


    ease if you’re here to keep her safe.”Xavier was rendered speechless, and his expression darkened at


    once.A frown marred Winnie’s forehead as well as she said, “Granny, what are you saying? I don’t


    need Captain Bet’s protection. Besides, he has other important matters to attend to. I’ll go back


    with all of you right after I bring Rachel to see the doctor.”With that, Winnie gestured to Xavier for him to


    handle Rachel while she went to help Jacinta get out of the car.After that, all of them entered the


    hospital. Rachel’s condition was severe, so she was admitted straight to the intensive care


    unit.Winnie’s head ached because of the turns of events. Under such circumstances, Rachel would not


    be fit to be transferred out or travel long distances. The only thing they could do at that moment was to


    remain in the local hospital for Rachel to receive medical treatment.They had no choice but to wait for


    her condition to improve and for her to be transferred back to the regr ward before they could


    arrange for Rachel to return to the country.Seeing that Winnie was worried about Rachel, Xavier could


    not help but step forward tofort her, “She will get better. Worsee to worst, we’ll stay here for a


    few more days and send Granny back to the country first.”“Yeah. There isn’t a better way for now.”


    Winnie pinched the space between her brows. “Actually, I’m also a little concerned about Granny’s


    condition. She’s been acting weird on our way here.”“Indeed.” Xavier had noticed Jacinta’s unusual


    behavior too.Something about her felt off the moment she suddenly fired a shot at Zyon. Judging by


    her demeanor at that time, I think her killing intent was not motivated by anger or hatred. It seemed


    more likely to me that she was trying to shut Zyon up. After all, dead men tell no tale. Does that


    mean…Xavier ruminated briefly before asking Winnie, “What do you think of the things Zyon mentioned


    before his death?”“What thing?” Winnie looked up at him. “Are you referring to Zyon iming himself to


    be Granny’s grandson?” She furrowed her brows. “That’s impossible. I’ve checked his chest, but there


    wasn’t any birthmark as described by Granny.”“Then could it be that Granny remembered wrongly?


    After all, this is a matter from so many years ago. Besides, based on the current situation, it seems that


    Granny can be very emotional under certain circumstances, so there could be a possibility for her to


    misremember an important matter or be confused.”“No way…” The frown on Winnie’s face deepened.


    “Is there still any doubt about Zyon being your Uncle Stuart’s trueborn son?”“If you put it that way…”


    Xavier paused for a few seconds. “Indeed, there isn’t any doubt. Zyon is definitely my Uncle Stuart’s


    biological son.”“Okay. Now is not the time to discuss this issue. Since we’re at a hospital, I should just


    let a doctor examine Granny’s condition and prescribe her some anxiolytics.”Xavier found a hotel


    nearby the hospital.Winnie and Jacinta stayed in the same room, while Xavier upied a separate


    room by himself.At night, after taking her medicine, Jacinta went to lie on the bed.Winnie waited for


    Jacinta to fall asleep before going to the next room to find Xavier because she had to discuss matters


    rted to their return to the country with him.Unexpectedly, the electricity supply in the room was


    disrupted halfway through their conversation.Xavier opened the window and looked out. He realized


    theirs was not the only room affected by the ckout. Apparently, the whole hotel and the buildings


    opposite the hotel experienced a power failure. The only facility that remained lit was the nearby


    hospital.Winnie immediately called the front desk to enquire about the situation.Only then was she


    informed that power outage was verymon in that area, and if they needed illumination, they could


    light the candles avable in each room.The receptionist was telling the truth because right after Winnie


    entered the room, she noticed candles and lighters ced in every prominent corner of the room.She


    had been under the assumption that the candles were to set the mood inside the room. Little did she


    expect they were allocated for lighting purposes.After hanging up the call, she took out her phone to


    switch on the torchlight function of her device.However, her phone was damaged during the day when


    the car exploded. The device could still be used formunication purposes, but the shlight function


    was impaired.At that sight, Xavier ced a hand on her shoulder and said, “Sit here. Let me handle


    it.”Soon, all the candles inside the room were lit, and the room was bright again.Meanwhile, Jacinta,


    inside the room next door, had also lighted the candles.She had drifted off after taking her medicine,


    but her nightmare had haunted her slumber.She dreamed of Zyon, covered in blood, seeking her out to


    im her life. She ran for her life, but no matter how hard she tried to escape, she could not move an


    inch forward as she continued to run in ce.By the time she woke up with a jolt, her body was


    drenched in sweat.The pitch-ck surroundings following the ckout instilled fear in her heart,


    prompting her to get off the bed and stumbled in the dark to illuminate the candles.Staring at


    the flickering candlelight, she involuntarily took a walk down the memoryne.Back then, Jacinta was


    still living in a small mountain vige very far away from Avenport.She was young and at the peak of


    her beauty. Her appearance was the most outstanding among all the women from that region, causing


    her to garner a widespread reputation among themunities.Her admirers and suitors constantly


    flocked to her house to ask for her hand in marriage. Initially, there was a boy she fancied, but her


    materialistic parents disdained him because he was poor.Jacinta’s parents knew her beauty was an


    asset, so they were determined to marry her to a wealthy family.Coincidentally, a private ne crashed


    in the mountainous area at that time.To the members of the Sumner family then, owning a private ne


    was equivalent to sitting on top of vast amounts of fortune.The person who piloted the private aircraft


    was none other than Rufus.Back then, he was still a young, handsome man. He was dressed in


    expensive clothes and wearing extravagant essories.Jacinta’s parents knew he came from an


    affluent family at first nce, so they brought him home and took great care of him. In the end, they


    even forced Rufus to marry Jacinta.However, Rufus refused. He confessed he already had a family


    back home and told Jacinta’s parents he would be willing topensate them with arge amount of


    money.Her father and mother were tempted to ept the offer, but they had grander ambitions. They


    considered how loaded Rufus must be to offer them the handsome amount of cash. If Jacinta became


    his wife and had his children, the Sumner family could live afortable life for generations in the


    future.As such, Jacinta’s parents used an underhanded method to drug Rufus and let him sleep with


    their daughter.After that, Jacinta became pregnant and gave birth to a healthy baby boy ten months


    later.