Silly Bride Chapter 236
Chapter 236
When Xavier saw the car speeding toward them, he reflexively tried to pull Winnie behind him. Due to
the venom’s aftereffect, however, his reaction speed was no longer as fast as it used to be.In the past,
his body would always react faster than his brain when it came to protecting her.That wasn’t the case
any longer. His movements couldn’t catch up with his brain anymore.asionally during the middle of
the night, Xavier would worry that one day, even his mind would slow down too.As those thoughts
crossed his mind, Winnie had already rapidly pulled him backward.That act of hers made him feel
ashamed. It also intensified his desire to find Yulissa and the cure for his condition as soon as
possible.Xavier desperately wanted to return to tip-top shape quickly for the sake of his loved one.After
all, he couldn’t hide behind his wife’s back and be protected by her forever.Meanwhile, Winnie didn’t
notice Xavier’s emotions at all because her focus was set wholly on the iing car.After the vehicle
stopped, the car window was promptly lowered before a familiar face appeared in front of her.It was
Greta. Mason was the driver.Winnie furrowed her eyebrows slightly and wanted to speak up, but she
was interrupted by Greta’s apology.A concerned expression was set on Greta’s face. “Neither of you
got hit, right? I’m so sorry, Ms. Gand. This car’s brake isn’t in good condition, and the horn’s not
working well. You two were also walking too fast, so much so that I almost crashed into you two.
Thankfully, Mason moved quickly and stepped on the brakes even when there was still a huge distance
between us and you two.”“We’re fine, luckily.” Winnie frowned after listening to Greta’s exnation.
“However, as great as your driving skill is, you shouldn’t be showing it off like this. It’s time for you two
to buy a new car!”“Definitely!” Greta chuckled. “Now that the people you wanted to save have been
rescued, this means we’ve sessfullypleted the first mission you gave us, Ms. Gand. Since
we’ve already received the remaining payment, it’s only a matter of time before we buy a new
car.”“Mhm.” Just as Winnie was about to ask them why they suddenly showed up and if it was because
they had news to share, Xavier, who was standing behind her, spoke first.Turning to her, he asked,
“First mission? Isn’t rescuing Granny the only mission? What else did you ask them to do? You never
mentioned this before.”Winnie’s mouth dropped open. While she agreed that neither of them should
hide or lie about anything to the other, she couldn’t fulfill that promise when it came to the mission
Wilhem gave her.She wasn’t authorized to disclose the mission to others without permission because it
wasn’t just a random,mon matter.Even if Xavier knew nothing about it, he still wasn’tpletely
safe at their current location.Should he learn the truth, he would be in grave danger. The more he
knew, the more perilous his situation would be.That was why Winnie betrayed her conscience and
chose to lie. “I thought you were able to guess it by yourself. There’s another reason we’re here, and
that’s to find Yulissa. With their additional help, our search will go much more smoothly, don’t you
think?”The reason she provided was sound and valid, so Xavier had no reason to suspect it was an
excuse and believed her wholeheartedly.He also exined, “I’m sorry. I wasn’t intentionally suspecting
you earlier. I was just worried that you were making yet another dangerous decision by yourself behind
my back.”With a smile, Winnie assured, “There’s no way I’d do that.”“Mhm. That’s great.”It was then
Greta realized she might’ve identally spilled the beans and exposed Winnie in front of Xavier.After
all, the mission they received wasn’t to find Yulissa.Thus, she believed she should do something at that
moment to redeem her image in her boss’ mind, like changing the topic.When Greta’s train of thought
ended there, she suddenly cleared her throat. “Oh yeah, Ms. Gand. Seeing that you were in such a
hurry earlier, do you two have something urgent that you need to attend to? Do you need our help with
it?”ncing at Greta, Winnie answered, “Your words reminded me that we still need to go to the
hospital. This is my keycard. You two should head inside first and wait for me there.”“Okay!” With a
bright smile, Greta grabbed the keycard. “We’ll go and park our car first. See you in a bit!”“Yeah,”
Winnie replied before holding Xavier’s hand again and continuing their journey toward the
hospital.However, after they took a few steps forward, Winnie suddenly nced back.Greta’s eyes met
with Winnie’s in that instant because the former’s line of sight still hadn’t moved away from thetter.A
very serious expression was visible on Winnie’s face when she looked at Greta. Silently, Winnie
gestured for Greta to zip her mouth.Greta subconsciously nodded and waited for Winnie to vanish from
her sightpletely before letting out a sigh of relief.Then she turned to Mason. “Oh my god. You
know, I’m pretty toughpared to a normal woman, but I didn’t expect to be stunned by a look from
her. She’s really incredible!”Mason frowned. “You’re talking a bit too much today. No, actually, you
always be quite chatty when ites to Ms. Gand. You aren’t nning to befriend her, are
you? We’re mercenaries, Greta. The only thing we care about is money, not people. Once we ept a
mission from our employer, we will have to execute it, even if it means we have to kill her.”“I know that!”
Her eyebrows furrowed intensely. “I just think she’s different from our previous employers.”As she
spoke, she stretched her hand and pushed up the sun visor inside the car.Mason promptly shot a
nce at her. “What are you doing? Does the sunlight not bother you?”“Nope!” Greta narrowed her
eyes. “I like the sun. I hope it can illuminate this entire dark, dirty ce!”Before Xavier and Winnie
arrived at the ward, they could already see the bodyguard guarding the room at a distance.When the
bodyguard saw them, he immediately trotted toward them.He halted his movements two steps away
from the couple and informed sternly, “I’m sorry, Mr. Fairchild, Mrs. Fairchild. I couldn’tplete the
task I was given. Additionally, because of my mistake, Mdm. Sumner was injured. Please punish me! I
don’t mind if you both want to scold or hit me!”Winnie furrowed her eyebrows slightly. Just from a
nce, she could see the scratch marks on both sides of the bodyguard’s face. Scabs had already
formed on those wounds. It was pretty obvious that those marks were caused by fingernails.Truth be
told, she did want to reprimand the bodyguard, but she was an understanding person.There was no
way a muscr young man couldn’t keep an elderly under control. However, if one were to do that, the
elderly would undoubtedly suffer some form of injury. If a man like that improperly exerted his strength,
then the elderly in question might even get killed.The bodyguard must’ve been unwilling to restrict
Jacinta by force, which then allowed her to escape and identally fall down the stairs. When Winnie
thought about that, she took in a deep breath and asked, “How did you get the scratches on your
face?”“Eh?” The bodyguard was dumbstruck for a moment because he didn’t expect that to be the first
thing out of her mouth.The scratches were caused by Jacinta, but he believed he mustn’tin
about the old woman in front of Winnie, so he lied, “I identally got them when I ran and brushed
against the wall. These are all just minor scrapes. It’s not anything serious.”Of course, Winnie knew he
was lying, but the fact that he didn’t shift the me made a good impression on her. He’s a loyal
man.However, she still feltpelled to reprimand him. “I’ll deduct your bonus since you were unable
toplete the very important mission we entrusted you with. Be more careful next time, all right? If
something like this happens again, you should know how to handle it.”“I’ll bear that in mind, Mrs.
Fairchild! Thank you!” the bodyguard replied.“Mhm.” Winnie then noticed Xavier had been staring at
her from the corner of her eye.Turning to him, she asked, “What’s the matter? Does it upset you that I
was lecturing your people?”“Why would I be upset?” His eyes were filled with affection. I feel like she’s
constantly emitting an alluring charm that’s just so d*mn attractive to me.Xavier chose not to reveal his
actual thoughts and furrowed his eyebrows. “You shouldn’t be making distinctions like that. I already
belong to you, so why wouldn’t my people and assets be yours too?”“Oh yeah, I almost forgot about
that. Ignore what I said, then.”He smiled quietly before turning to the bodyguard. “What did the doctor
say?”“Her fib was fractured, and she has a mild concussion. Her leg has already been put in a cast
and hung up,” the bodyguard answered. There were also some scrapes on the old woman’s arm and
face, but those were minor injuries. It would take only a few days before they healed.Jacinta was an
elderly woman, so getting a fracture wasn’t some minor issue. That was why the doctor suggested she
rest on the bed and not leave it for the time being. However, that would mean she couldn’t return to her
home country until she recovered.“Then she’ll have to recuperate here first,” Xavier uttered after
listening to the bodyguard’s report. “You’ll be in charge of Mdm. Sumner’s safety from now on. Protect
her well. If an ident like this happens again, you’re fired.”“I understand! I’ll definitely protect Mdm.
Sumner well!” the bodyguard promised.While Winnie didn’t express any opinion about Jacinta’s injury,
she was quite infuriated.Xavier could tell she was unhappy, so he patted her head and spoke gently to
her as though he was coaxing a child. “She should be fine as long as it’s not an internal injury. I bet she
can leave the bed after a week.”She massaged between her brows and let out a long sigh. “There’s
nothing else we can do about it by this point. Let’s go in and visit her.”As they stepped into the room,
Jacinta began shouting before the two of them could even make a sound. “Why are you here again?
Didn’t I tell you not toe in here willy-nilly? I don’t want to see you at all! I want you to go back to
whoever hired you!”Winnie immediately frowned when she heard that.It was obvious Jacinta thought
she and Xavier were bodyguards.Winnie’s impression of Jacinta was that she was a kindly old woman,
yet the words thetter was saying now sounded pretty mean.“Xavier and I are here to visit you,
Granny. Are you doing well?” The instant Winnie’s voice traveled into the old woman’s ears, JacintaProperty ? N?velDrama.Org.
turned around and stared in the direction of the entrance.When she saw Winnie, her eyes immediately
reddened.Winnie thought Jacinta was feeling aggrieved, so she speedily strode toward the bed,
squatted down next to it, and asked worryingly, “Are you feeling pain somewhere, Granny? Let me
know if you are. I’ll call the doctor!”However, Jacinta pushed the younger woman’s hand aside. “Get
away from me! Don’t touch me. I didn’t expect you to lie or fail to fulfill your promise to me, Winnie.
However, that’s nothingpared to the fact that you used drugs to knock me out! I can’t believe you
did that to me and then handed me over to a stranger!”The more she spoke, the more emotional she
became, so much so that her eyes began filling with tears.“When you were a child, your father didn’t
love you, and your mother died an early death. Not only that, you became mentally disabled. I was the
one who raised you to adulthood. How could you do this to me? Just because I have my own thoughts
and am unwilling to listen to you, you drugged me and demanded I do what you want. What happens
when you don’t like listening to me talk anymore? When you resent me for being noisy, annoying, and
disobedient? Will you poison me then?”“That’s not what I’m trying to do, Granny. I didn’t drug you
because you weren’t listening to me. I only did so because this ce isn’t safe.”“I don’t care if it’s safe!
If this ce truly isn’t safe, then how do other people survive here? Do you know what I thought the
moment I fell down the stairs? I thought maybe I should’ve just died then and there! That way, my
dearest granddaughter wouldn’t need to bother drugging me!”Winnie felt awful as she watched Jacinta
cry.She kneeled before Jacinta’s bed as her eyes reddened. “I’m sorry, Granny. I know I shouldn’t have
drugged you. It’s my fault. I was wrong. It doesn’t make me feel good for breaking your heart. You’re
free to scold me and hit me however you like!”“Hit you? Why would I do that? Do you think I won’t feel
terrible if I hit you?” After wiping her tears away, Jacinta turned her back to Winnie.Winnie took in a
deep breath. “Then I’ll hit myself.”Just as she raised her hand, Xavier stopped her. “Don’t hurt yourself,
Winnie.”He couldn’t bear her harming herself.Even though Winnie was a prideful woman who had
never bowed her head to anyone before, she was doing exactly that in front of Jacinta at the moment.
She was kneeling on the ground and humbly asking for Jacinta’s forgiveness.Xavier couldn’t help but
wonder if someone like Jacinta deserved it.In truth, he even suspected that Jacinta might’ve
intentionally injured herself. There must be a reason she’s trying so hard to stay here. I must get to the
bottom of this!He sessfully stopped Winnie from hitting herself while Jacinta made it clear she forbid
Winnie from doing so as well.Despite that, she was still angry at Winnie and refused to talk to her.Thus,
Winnie let Xavier leave the room first.After Xavier was outside of the room, he contacted someone in
his home country.He still believed Zyon wouldn’t make a im like that for no reason before dying. In
fact, there was a part of him that thought it could very well be true. Otherwise, Jacinta, someone who
had never used a gun before, wouldn’t have gotten so agitated that she shot at Zyon.Thus, Xavier
ryed another order through a text message: Look into Zyon’s background again. For example, find
out if it’s possible that the hospital he was born in mistook him for someone else or if my aunt
committed adultery with someone.