Silly Bride Chapter 272


    Chapter 272


    “Winnie? Winnie!” Even though the second helicopter was about to arrive, Harold’s men were still in hot


    pursuit. At the sight of Winnie tripping, Josiah put Rachel down immediately and rushed to the former’s


    side.His face brimmed with concern as he helped her back to her feet. “Are you all right? Get a grip on


    yourself. Now isn’t the time to lose your concentration.”Throwing Josiah a nce, Winnie fell into a


    momentary silence.In spite of that, she knew it was an inappropriate moment to talk about


    Christopher.Hence, after murmuring that she was fine, she swiftly stood back up.When Josiah saw her


    going toward the door thereafter, he stopped her at once.“What are you doing? You have to think


    rationally. There’s no way Christopher could’ve survived a fall from such heights. If you were to go


    down now and be captured by Harold, only certain death awaits.”“Josiah…” When Winnie knitted her


    brows at him, a calm look had returned to her eyes.“Cut the bull. I know what the priority is. Anyway,


    find something to block the door at once. With so many old and wounded, there’s no way we can board


    the helicopter quickly. Therefore, we must buy ourselves some time, as Harold and his men could


    barge in at any moment.”“All right, all that matters is that you have regained your senses.” The shocked


    expression on Winnie’s face when she saw Christopher fall was seared into Josiah’s


    mind.Nheless, he didn’t say anything else as he began to scan his surroundings.In no time, he


    found a metal box nearby.Observing it, hemented, “That’s it. It should be enough to hold them off


    for a while. The helicopter would be arriving very soon.”A curious look descended upon Winnie’s face.


    “The problem is, how are we going to push the box over? At the moment, only one of my hands can be


    of use. It would be better if we block the door with a club instead.”Josiah swept his gaze around the


    area again. “I can’t find a club anywhere. Leave this with me. You should go and check on Xavier and


    the others.”With that, he went off to push the box alone, but it refused to budge no matter what. In the


    end, he yelled at Yulissa and Nate, who were still arguing.“Stop quarreling and help me over here. At


    the rate you’re going, we’re all going to die!”Nate had already gotten all the answers to his questions.In


    reality, his questions were not new, but Yulissa had been lying to him all this while. Now that she no


    longer had any use for him, she finally came clean.She revealed that she never even liked him, let


    alone loved him. Previously, she simply enjoyed the rush of being pursued by a rich young man, but


    now, he was just a puppet to her.Yulissa’s confession was like a knife that stabbed his broken heart


    with every word she said.At that moment, Nate felt as if all the feelings and sincerity he hadmitted


    over the years had been nothing but a waste.Staring at Yulissa—tears brimming in his eyes—he swung


    his hand to p her.“Yulissa, I have truly been blind this whole time. From today onward, I sever all ties


    with you.”With that, he headed to Josiah’s side.Josiah threw him a nce. “Now that you have woken


    up to the truth, congrattions on getting back on track. Anyway, help me push this box. When we get


    back, I’ll definitely sing your praises in front of Xavier and Winnie.”Nate grunted in acknowledgment


    before pushing the box with all his might.After being pped by the ever-obsequious Nate, Yulissa felt


    utterly humiliated to the extent of wanting to return the favor twofold.However, the sight of Winnie


    heading toward Xavier and Jacinta distracted her from her urge for revenge.She was, after all,


    overwhelmed by her desire to see how the matter would develop and was curious to listen to Jacinta’s


    exnation to Winnie.When Christopher fell from the top of the building just now, he crashed onto the


    top of Winnie and Josiah’s car. Hence, Winnie must have definitely seen it. During the time in the


    basement, both of them seemed to be on very good terms. Therefore, she must be devastated


    over Christopher’s death and her ability to retrieve his corpse.Yulissanguidly leaned against the


    rooftop’s railing as she continued to observe Winnie and Jacinta.As for Jacinta, she hurried toward


    Winnie the moment she saw her.“Winnie!” Jacinta threw herself forward and gave Winnie a hug.


    “Captain Bet is dead. He fell from the top floor.”“Granny…”At that moment, Christopher’sst


    words shed across Winnie’s mind again. When she subconsciously asked who was responsible,


    Christopher replied with Xavier’s name.Even though she didn’t believe it, she was also aware that


    Christopher wouldn’t joke about something like that on the brink of death.Therefore, she had to


    demand answers from Xavier. Not only did she need to clear Xavier’s name, but she also had to rify


    what happened on the rooftop.Despite being wrapped in Jacinta’s arms, her gaze looked over Jacinta’s


    shoulder and fell upon Xavier, who was sitting beneath the railing.When she saw him hang his head in


    silence, Winnie had no idea what had happened to him.She then gently pushed Jacinta aside. “Granny,


    let me go. I need to check on Xavier.”“No, you can’t!” All of a sudden, Jacinta got all worked up and


    screamed at Winnie to stop her. “Stay away from him! He’s too dangerous. Just now, he pushed


    Captain Bet off the building.”Jacinta’s words struck Winnie like lightning.As if by reflex, she


    disputed, “How is that possible? Why would Xavier do something like that? There’s no way he did it. I


    don’t believe you!”“I’m telling the truth, Winnie.” Pulling Winnie’s hand, Jacinta continued, “I saw him


    push Captain Bet down with my own eyes!”Winnie’s faith in Xavier was unwavering. “Impossible,


    unless his illness was acting up. Xavier!”Winnie called out his name thereafter.Amidst her cries, she


    managed to free herself from Jacinta’s grasp to approach Xavier.After failing to stop Winnie, Jacinta—


    eyes glistening as she watched Winnie’s silhouette—hurried after the former.With no response from


    Xavier, Winnie knelt beside him and realized, upon closer examination, that he was unconscious.On


    top of that, blood was flowing out from the back of his head.“What happened? Who did


    this?”Reflexively, Winnie—who had caught a glimpse of Yulissa from the corner of her eye—turned to


    look at the vicious woman.“Was it you? Are you responsible for all of this?”Yulissa maintained a


    nonchnt expression. “What has this got to do with me? It’s unfair to me me for everything just


    because you hold a grudge against me. Your grandmother saw with her own eyes everything that


    happened just now. Thus, you should ask her instead. Besides, even if I told you what happened,


    would you have believed me? If you’re willing to trust me more than your grandmother, I don’t mind


    rting everything that happened to you.”She then gave Jacinta, who was standing behind Winnie, a


    look of amusement.The smiling Yulissa even cocked a brow at thetter. “Lady, why don’t you tell


    Winnie who it was that did this to Xavier?”For a few seconds, Jacinta stared at Yulissa in silence. This


    woman clearly saw what had happened just now. So, why is she refusing to tell the truth?In the end,


    Jacinta decided to tell Winnie.“It was Captain Bet who struck him when both of them were arguing


    on the rooftop. When Xavier yelled that he was going to kill the former, Captain Bet resisted by


    smashing Xavier’s head against the railing.”The revtion stunned Winnie. When she saw Xavier’s


    blood on her hands, the image of Christopher looking at her in teary-eyed despair shed across her


    mind.In spite of that, she took a deep breath and forcefully suppressed the scene that flooded her


    mind. An injury to the back of the head isn’t a small matter. Now that Christopher is… Nothing must


    happen to Xavier.Winnie—enduring the pain—quickly removed the bandage on her right hand andProperty ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    turned toward Jacinta.“Granny, please bandage Xavier with this. I can’t do it as my hand is hurt.”After


    hesitating for a moment, Jacinta took the bandage from Winnie’s hands.As Yulissa wasn’t someone


    she could trust, Winnie had no choice but to hear the truth from Jacinta.“Granny, tell me, was Xavier’s


    illness acting up? Why did it happen? Was it because he was emotionally triggered?”Jacinta—in the


    midst of patching Xavier up—froze before ncing at Yulissa instinctively.Watching Jacinta’s reaction,


    Winnie trailed her gaze in Yulissa’s direction.The moment her eyesnded on thetter, they


    instantaneously ignited with rage. “It’s her fault again, am I right?”At the sight of the infuriated Winnie,


    Yulissa couldn’t help but sh a smug smile at Jacinta.“Tell her. Tell her why Xavier suddenly went


    berserk and who the true culprit is.”Although Jacinta felt that Yulissa was crazy, she first had to secure


    her own safety by ming the incident on thetter.“I-It was Yulissa. She had a syringe that contained


    some medication which she injected into Xavier. Subsequently, she even wanted to push her own


    grandfather down the building, but Xavier sent him off on the helicopter. After that, she showed Xavier


    a video and used you of having an affair with Captain Bet. She even professed that the two of


    you no longer cared for your lives and dignity. Instead, you and Captain Bet had agreed to be


    reunited in the next life.“Infuriated by her words, Xavier just lost it and pushed anyone he saw. After


    shoving Yulissa, he got into a fight with Captain Bet. He kept screaming that he was going to beat


    thetter to death regardless of how I tried to hold him back. In the end, all I could do was watch as he


    threw Captain Bet off the building.”In her silence, Winnie couldn’t believe what she had heard. “His


    illness acted up once in the past, but he wouldn’t…”“Wouldn’t what?” Yulissa gave Winnie a look of


    amusement. “Do you think your grandmother would lie to you? She speaks the truth. Jealousy had


    driven Xavier to kill Christopher, and this is all because of you, Winnie! You are the one responsible for


    Christopher’s death, and it was also you who turned Xavier into a murderer. If you had stayed loyal


    instead of two-time, both these men wouldn’t have fought against each other in your name.”Winnie,


    with a grave look on her face, red at Yulissa. “Yulissa, you sowed discord between the two men,


    sparking a fight to the death on the rooftop. What’s your real goal?”“My real goal?” Yulissa was


    amused. “Haven’t you heard the saying that one’s ego is more important than one’s life? Now that


    Christopher has been killed by Xavier, don’t you even feel an ounce of guilt at all? No matter what, I’m


    sure you must have developed feelings for Christopher. Even if it isn’t romantic, there would at the very


    least be, how shall I put it, the camaraderie betweenrades? The experience of going through life


    and death together far outweighs any romantic rtionship between a man and a woman. You know,


    I’m sure both of you must share such a bond. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have done what you did for each


    other in the basement.“But now that Christopher has died at the hands of Xavier, can you still continue


    your rtionship with Xavier? In my mind, I would expect the image of Christopher’s bloodied body to


    sh across your mind every time you sleep with Xavier. Of course, you can always delude yourself


    that Xavier’s actions were the result of his mental illness. After all, it isn’t a crime when the insane


    murders someone. Even in our country, anyone with mental illness need not be punished by thew, let


    alone in awless ce like this.“However, can the victim’s family ept such a conclusion? As


    Christopher’s good friend andrade who helped himplete his mission, don’t you have to report


    to his superiors and family about what happened when you reach home? What are you going to say


    then? Are you going to tell them that your husband killed Christopher in a fit of jealous rage due to his


    mental illness acting up? Subsequently, are you going to ignore the tears and usations of his family


    members by continuing to stay by Xavier’s side as if nothing had happened?”“Shut up!” Even the


    composed Winnie was on the brink of insanity upon hearing Yulissa’s words, let alone the emotionally


    unstable Xavier.With her eyes closed, Winnie took a deep breath. “Yulissa, it’s time your mouth is shut


    permanently. When you escaped thest time, I swore to myself that I would never let you off the next


    time I see you.”As soon as Winnie finished, she opened her eyes.By then, the bullet from her gun was


    already flying in Yulissa’s direction.The first one pierced her right hand, eliciting an agonized cry.Winnie


    stared daggers at her. “An eye for an eye. Since you broke my right hand, I have crippled yours in


    return.”The next bullet struck Yulissa’s right leg. “This one isn’t for anyone in particr. It’s just to stop


    you from running.”While speaking, Winnie sauntered up to the crawling Yulissa.Having no desire to


    adhere to the Hippocratic oath, she pressed her feet on thetter’s wounded leg and retrieved the


    syringe from Yulissa’s possession.“I’ll pump all of this into your body as revenge for both me and


    Xavier.”“Stop, you crazy woman! Stop!” Despite Yulissa’s attempts to struggle, her efforts were futile,


    as a few seconds was all it took for it to happen.Winnie looked down at Yulissa in a condescending


    manner. “As for Christopher, he must have felt excruciating pain when he fell. Therefore, I think you


    deserve to experience the same pain you inflicted on others.”No sooner had Winnie spoken than she


    lifted Yulissa up.“What are you doing!” Yulissa roared. “You can’t do this to me. If you throw me down,


    there’s no way you’re going to ever get your hands on the ck badge.”Winnie gave Yulissa the side-


    eye. “I’ll just treat it as a sacrifice to your grave.”“No! You can’t! I don’t want to be thrown off from here. I


    don’t!”“It’s toote.” Winnie—wearing an emotionless expression—dragged Yulissa forward. “Why


    didn’t you think of that when you did others harm?”Yulissa could clearly see Winnie’s burning desire to


    see her dead.Also, after being injected with No. 53, Yulissa was pessimistic about her prospects,


    especially when it was the version she had modified. Even if she survived, only agonizing pain awaited


    her.At that moment, she suddenly saw the light. There’s no point in struggling since Grandpa doesn’t


    want me anymore.Upon throwing Winnie a nce, she burst into suddenughter.“Winnie, the moment


    I die, certain truths will be buried with me for eternity. Hence, you’ll never be able to spend the rest of


    your life in peace with Xavier.”All of a sudden, she whipped out a small silver pistol. The reason she


    didn’t pull it out earlier was that there was only one bullet in it.Thinking that Yulissa was trying to kill her,


    Winnie didn’t take Yulissa’s words seriously.Just when Winnie was about to stop Yulissa, thetter


    unexpectedly pointed the gun at her own head.With a loud bang, Yulissa surprised everyone by


    committing suicide. Haha, the truth will be buried together with me.Regardless, it was a worthwhile


    sacrifice for her. Not only did she sessfully turn Christopher into a scapegoat, but she also brought


    an earth-shattering secret to her grave.In reality, someone else, instead of Xavier, pushed Christopher


    down the building.However, there was no way Winnie would ever know, whereas Xavier wouldn’t


    remember what he did in his rage by the time he woke up.