Silly Bride Chapter 254


    Chapter 254


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    Because of how quickly the sun rose in the tropics, the sky was starting to get brighter at about five in


    the morning.As Christopher was severely wounded, Winnie had him sit between her and Riley to keep


    him from falling off the motorcycle.When the first rays of the morning sun poured into the dense forest,


    Winnie turned around and eximed excitedly, “The sun is up, Christopher! Now that it’s easier to see


    where we’re going, I can go a little faster! It won’t be long before we reach the rendezvous point! We


    can all go home soon! Just hang in there a little bit longer, okay?”This time, however, she did not get a


    response from Christopher.Feeling a little worried, Winnie turned around and called out to him again,


    “Christopher? Hey, Christopher! Are you okay? Say something! Stop scaring me! This isn’t funny!”The


    main road was just up ahead, but Winnie decided to pull over to check on Christopher anyway.Riley


    had the first aid kit in his hand when they fled the scene earlier, but they didn’t have time to treat


    Christopher’s wounds as they were too busy making their escape in the dark.With the sun up in the sky


    and no threats in the area, Winnie was finally able to tend to Christopher’s wounds. With Riley’s help,


    she carried Christopher off the motorcycle and gave his body a quick examination.Although there were


    no gunshot wounds, Winnie noticed a stab wound on his abdomen and identified it as the cause of his


    excessive blood loss.Fortunately, Winnie was able to stop the bleeding with the supplies from the first


    aid kit. Nheless, she still needed to get Christopher to a hospital for a blood transfusion or he could


    go into shock.Winnie then quickly packed the things back into the first aid kit and told Riley, “We need


    to get him to a hospital as soon as possible! Come on, let’s help him onto the motorcycle!”“Right! I’ll


    take his left side, so you can take his right!” Riley replied, his voice sounding a little muffled by the


    motorcycle helmet.After helping Christopher onto the motorcycle, Winnie kicked it into high gear and


    sped off as quickly as possible.In just a matter of minutes, they made it onto the main road, which was


    a lot wider and smoother than the jungle trail.Winnie was just starting to enjoy the smooth ride when


    the motorcycle ran out of gas all of a sudden.The look on her face was frozen in shock when the


    motorcycle came to aplete halt on the main road.What the… I don’t believe it! Why would this


    motorcycle fail me at such a crucial moment?Still in disbelief, Winnie repeatedly tried to start the


    motorcycle, but to no avail.Her sweat continued flowing down her cheeks and into the cor of her


    shirt.At that very moment, she couldn’t even bring herself to face Christopher.She didn’t want to tell him


    that he could’ve been rushed to a hospital but would end up dying because the motorcycle ran out of


    fuel.Suddenly, Winnie had shbacks of the explosion, the firefight, Christopher sobbing about his


    comrades dying before him, and Xavier asking her to meet him at the rendezvous point.For some


    reason, she subconsciously nced at the navigation device, only to realize that the blip representing


    Xavier’s car had been stationary for a long time.As though her brain had stopped working, all of her


    logic and reason went out the window in an instant.It wasn’t until Riley patted her on the shoulder that


    she snapped out of it.“I’m carrying him out of here! I don’t care how far it is—I need to get him to a


    hospital!” she yelled while preparing to help Christopher off the motorcycle.“But…” Riley was about to


    say something but held his tongue when he saw Winnie’s bloodshot eyes. “I would’ve carried him if it


    weren’t for my wounded leg.”“That won’t be necessary. You should worry more about yourself.” Winnie


    knew about Riley injuring his leg when they went down the sewer, so she wasn’t about to have a man


    with a broken leg help her out.She then grabbed both of Christopher’s arms and ced them over her


    shoulders. However, Christopher was much bigger and taller than her, so she was unable to carry him


    on her back. As such, Winnie had no choice but to wrap one of his arms around her shoulder and drag


    him forward.Because the position he was in put a lot of strain on his torso, the wound on his abdomen


    began to tear, sending a sharp pain through his body.The pain was so intense that it woke him up from


    his unconscious state. “W-Where are we?”Winnie stopped in her tracks and shed him a relieved


    smile. “Oh, thank goodness you’re awake! The motorcycle ran out of fuel. I’m getting you to a hospital


    right now.”“A hospital?” Christopher blinked in confusion as he looked at the seemingly endless stretch


    of road ahead. “Where is the hospital?”“It’s just up ahead! We’re almost there, Christopher! You have to


    hang in there, okay? I know you can do it!” Winnie replied.Christopher’s face had turned deathly pale at


    that point. “You think I’m stupid or something? I know there isn’t a hospital nearby… Stop wasting your


    time trying to save me, or none of us will make it out alive… Just leave me in a nearby forest and go


    with Professor White,” he said with a wry smile.Winnie shot him a fierce re. “No, I won’t leave you!


    We’re getting out of here together! We’vee way too far to give up now! I can’t possibly leave you


    behind after dragging you all the way here!”Christopher shed her a reluctant look as he replied, “You


    have to… Sometimes, you need to discard some dead weight in order to keep on going. Right now, I


    am that dead weight that’s slowing you down. Just leave me, Winnie.”“No! I didn’t risk my life rescuing


    you just so I could leave you behind in the forest! I saved your life, so you have no right to give up as


    long as I’m still trying!” Winnie snapped back at him firmly and tightened her grip on his


    arm.Christopher struggled and tried to break free, but he was too weak to do so.“Hey, you’re hurting my


    wound… I’ll bleed to death if you don’t stop dragging me along like this…” he mumbled with a


    sob.Winnie immediately let go of Christopher and turned around to check his wound.Sure enough, the


    wound had started bleeding again. “Why didn’t you say so sooner? Hold on; I’ll treat your wound right


    away.” Winnie was about to get the first aid kit from Riley when Christopher grabbed her by the


    wrist.“That won’t be necessary. All you have to do is avoid putting any more strain on my wound. Look,


    I really can’t move around right now. Just let me lie down somewhere safe while you go look for a


    vehicle. Who knows, I might still be alive when youe back for me,” he uttered with a pleading look


    in his eyes.Winnie was starting to tear up as well.“Don’t look at me like that! What will you do if I agree


    to that suggestion of yours? What if you end up dying here?” she sobbed.Christopher’s tears were the


    first to fall. “Then remember where you left me and try toe back for my corpseter on. If possible,


    that is.”Winnie shook her head. “We’re almost there, though. Can’t you hang in there just a little while


    longer?”Christopher sniffled and tried his best to force a smile at her. “I’ll try my best to, but I don’t have


    much time left. You need to go right now. Do not waste any more time, you hear? Please, I’m begging


    you.”Winnie opened her mouth, but the words were stuck in her throat. All she could do was stare at


    Christopher as her tears flowed down her cheeks.Christopher shot her one final nce before turning


    around and limping toward the forest.After a brief pause, Winnie ran after him and found him a clean


    and secluded spot to lie down.“I’ll leave this first aid kit with you. Wait here for me, okay? Don’t give up!


    Remember, humans are extremely resilient! There will be hope as long as you have the will to survive!


    I’ll definitelye back for you!” she sobbed out.With tears in his eyes, Christopher smiled and nodded


    at her. “Yeah, I believe you. I always have.”Christopher is right. I need to act fast if I am to get a car and


    come back for him! With that in mind, Winnie said, “Okay, I’ll be on my way now. I’lle back for you


    as soon as I can, so make sure to hang in there!”As she stood up and got ready to leave, Christopher


    called out to her from behind, “Winnie, there’s something I need to tell you.”Winnie turned around


    immediately. “What is it?”Christopher stared at her with his teary eyes glistening in the sunlight. “I…”I


    want to tell her that I like her, but she’s already in a lot of guilt for what happened to me… Telling her


    that I like her will only add to that guilt of hers. A dying man like me mustn’t be so selfish. I should just


    keep my feelings for her to myself.“I want you to stay safe and live a happy life,” he continued after a


    brief moment of hesitation.“All right. We’ll continue this conversation next time, okay?” Winnie replied


    with a nod and ran off as quickly as her legs could carry.Christopher stared at her until she eventually


    disappeared from sight.He then slowly closed his eyes and listened to the sounds of the wildlife around


    him. He could even feel the insects crawling over his exposed skin from time to time.Man, the


    environment here sure is amazing… Why does a beautiful ce like this have to be filled with such


    evil?Christopher let out a sigh as he opened his eyes and stared at the trees and sky above.It’s a


    shame I won’t be making it back alive. What will my family do without me? Sigh… Oh, well… Perhaps


    this is my fate. No, I have something great to look forward to in life! I can’t die just yet! I need to stay


    alive!About ten minutester, a speeding car came to a sudden halt by the side of the main road.Two


    women quickly got out of the car and ran into the forest.Christopher was drifting in and out of


    consciousness when he felt someone tapping him on the shoulder.As his eyelids felt really heavy at the


    time, he wasn’t able to open his eyes fully.Although he couldn’t get a clear look at the two figures in


    front of him, he heard a familiar voice calling out to him, “I’m back, Christopher! Can you hear


    me?”Christopher knew that voice all too well. “Winnie? Is that you? You made it back in time…”Winnie


    breathed a huge sigh of relief when she saw that he was still conscious. “Yes, it’s me! I came back for


    you with a car like I promised, Christopher! There’s still hope for you!”Yulissa got worried when she


    didn’t hear from Winnie and Christopher, so she decided to look for them.Since Riley couldn’t walk very


    fast with a broken leg, Winnie hid him somewhere safe while she went searching for a car.To her


    surprise, she saw Yulissa’s car speeding toward her in the distance and quickly gged her


    down.Winnie then exined the situation to Yulissa after thetter pulled over by the side of the


    road.Yulissa requested to prioritize rescuing her grandpa, but Winnie refused for fear of her pulling a


    fast one and driving off with Riley. Eventually, the two decided to rescue Christopher before going for


    Riley.“There, he’s safe now. How about honoring your end of the deal, Winnie?” Yulissa asked as soon


    as they got into the car.“Don’t worry; you’ll see your grandpa very soon. He’s injured too, so you need


    to get us to a hospital immediately after we pick him up,” Winnie replied solemnly.“Is my grandpa badly


    injured?” Yulissa asked.“Let’s just say he needs to be treated at a hospital.”“All right. Take me to


    him.”“Pull over next to the monument up ahead. I’ll bring him to you.”“Okay.” Yulissa gave Winnie her


    full cooperation out of concern for Riley’s safety. She quickly did as told and parked the car next to the


    monument.Winnie ran into the nearby forest and returned momentster with a wounded Riley.Yulissa


    got all worked up when she saw him. “Grandpa? Is that you? I’m so d you’re all right! How have you


    been throughout all these years? Why are you wearing a helmet? Take it off so I can get a good look at


    you! It has been so many years since Ist saw you, Grandpa! I spent every single day in the Horton


    family thinking about how I would rescue you! You have no idea how long I’ve waited for this


    moment!”“Um…” “Riley” hesitated when he saw how emotional Yulissa was. “I’m sorry. I’m actually


    —”He was halfway through his sentence when Yulissa yanked the helmet off his head.The look on


    Yulissa’s face turned extremely gloomy when she saw the face beneath the helmet.Winnie, too,


    frowned when she saw that the man in front of her wasn’t Riley.“Who are you?” she eximed in


    shock. Wait… Didn’t I bring Professor White with me?