Silly Bride Chapter 273
Chapter 273
As a stter of warm blood covered Winnie, the lifeless Yulissa began slumping down.Unable to
support Yulissa’s dead weight, Winnie had no choice but to allow the former to copse onto the
ground.The sight of the corpse stunned Winnie, for the dead Yulissa wore a strange expression on her
face.Although her eyes were wide open and brimming with indignance, she looked as if she was
gloating instead.Baffled by the sight, Winnie wondered, How can she be so smug even in death?
Meanwhile, Josiah and Nate had blocked the door with the metal box. At the sound of the gunshot,
both of them rushed over to check.Greeted by the sight of Yulissa’s corpse, Nate stood frozen. Even
though he had walked up to her with his eyebrows furrowed intensely, he couldn’t help but stagger
back. Filled with disbelief, he still couldn’t ept the truth that wasid bare in front of him.Staring at
the dead Yulissa’s wide-opened eyes and devious smile, Josiah could instantly feel his hair stand on
end.Brows knitted, he knelt down to close her eyes but failed to wipe the smile off her face.Unable to
bear the sight of her eerie expression, he took off his shirt and covered her face with it.Thereafter, he
looked up at Winnie. “How are you feeling? Is your arm all right?”Upon giving her right hand a stretch,
the immediate pain she felt caused her to grimace. “Not really.”She then raised her head toward the
sky. “The helicopter is about to arrive. Let’s get ready to board.”At the sight of Winnie leaving, Josiah
quickly questioned her, “Where’s your ck badge? Did you ask Yulissa about it?”Winnie frowned at
Yulissa’s body. “Prior to this, she imed to have hidden it in a location that only she knows.”“What are
you going to do now?” Josiah began feeling anxious on Winnie’s behalf. “Obviously, she isn’t talking
anymore.”“I’ll have to forget about it,” Winnie tly replied. “Even if she lives, it would be unlikely for her
to reveal it anyway.”“You have a point.” Josiah nodded.In spite of his words, he frisked Yulissa’s body
but didn’t find anything.As the result didn’te as a surprise, he got to his feet and quickly caught up
with Winnie.Before he had the chance to ask Winnie about what had happened to Christopher, the
helicopter arrived.As its spinning rotors roared out loud, one could only speak by screaming at the top
of one’s voice. Thus, Josiah decided to raise the matter with Winnie only when they were back.The
moment the helicopternded on the rooftop, Winnie and Josiah began to move the others.Despite her
desire to help, Winnie was stopped by Josiah.He—amidst the deafening sound of the rotors—yelled,
“You don’t have to help. Just take care of your arm.”Throwing Josiah’s bleeding leg a nce, Winnie
was filled with concern. “Is your leg all right? Can you bear the pain? Remember not to force
yourself.”While loading Xavier onto his back, the smiling Josiah reassured her, “This is nothing. I’m
really capable, so don’t underestimate me.”With his gentlemanly look, Josiah’s smile gave Winnie a
refreshing feeling.It was the first instance of warmth she had felt ever since watching Christopher fall off
the building.Relishing in the sensation, she reciprocated with a slight curl of her lips.Meanwhile, amidst
the gale unleashed by the helicopter’s rotors, Winnie’s jet-ck hair and sleeves fluttered in the air.
The beauty she exuded blew Josiah away when he caught a glimpse of her.Stunned momentarily by
the sight, he quickly picked up his pace.After loading Xavier into the helicopter, he then piggy-backed
Rachel in.Subsequently, it was Jacinta’s turn and then Winnie’s.However, by the time Winnie was about
to board, there wasn’t enough space left.Initially, they had prepared two helicopters to carry all six of
them.Nevertheless, the first helicopter had left with only Riley, causing them to be two seats
short.“What are we going to do?” Josiah scratched his head before turning to look at Nate—who was
still staring nkly at Yulissa’s body—and shouted, “Let thedder down. We’ll hold onto it. As for the
corpse, we’ll have no choice but to leave it here.”“No.” Lowering his head to throw Yulissa’s body a
nce, Nate suggested abruptly, “You guys should go. That Horton guy doesn’t know who I am. Thus,
even if he barges in, he’ll probably not harm me.”“All right then.” Given their desperate circumstances,
Josiah didn’t want to waste time debating. “Remember to stay safe.”With that, he returned to where
Winnie was.Since Winnie’s arm was incapacitated by her injury, Josiah tied a safety harness around
her waist.When the helicopter finally lowered itsdder, he hugged Winnie tightly before grabbing onto
it.Finally, the helicopter began to lift off gradually. During its ascension, Josiah couldn’t help but look
down at Nate, who was watching them leave.Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of the metal box being
moved. As a grim expression descended upon his face, Josiah yelled, “Nate, take care!”Nate nodded in
response before shifting his attention to Winnie.Gazing at her, he shouted abruptly, “I’m sorry!”As a
slight crease emerged between her brows, Winnie—after a two-second dy—threw her pistol down
for Nate.The sight of the pistol at his feet caught Nate by surprise. However, by the time he picked it up
and looked in Winnie’s direction, the helicopter had flown far toward the horizon.From the moment the
helicopter left the rooftop, Winnie’s eyes were focused down below.Despite that, their distance from the
ground simply made everything look like a blur.Even the massive buildings had be nothing but
ck dots, let alone Christopher’s tiny figure.The more she thought about it, the sadder she became,
causing her to instinctively look in the direction of her home country.All of a sudden, she recalled
Christopher’s words when he requested her to leave him in the forest.He told her that in the event of
his death, she should remember the location of his body and—if she had the opportunity to return—
bring it back home.I might remember where it is now, but will it still be here when I return? What if
Harold takes his body away? Given how psychotic Harold is and the fact that Christopher betrayed him,
how is he going to treat thetter’s corpse?Overwhelmed with sorrow, Winnie didn’t dare let her mind
wander any further. Instead, she couldn’t help looking downward and mumbling, “I’m sorry. I’m sorry!”In
spite of the deafening rumble in the background, Josiah—who was watching her throughout—could
guess from her expression and the movement of her lips that she was reminiscing about Christopher.At
a loss at how he could console her, he hugged her tightly before loosening his grip.Inside a hospital in
Avenport, Chanaea, Xavier gradually opened his eyes to see his bed surrounded by people.Rufus,
Beatrice, and Louis were there, but there was no sign of the one he longed to see the most.His first
reaction was to think that he was dreaming, for all these people would never appear in
Jipsdale.Nevertheless, he could clearly hear Rufus and Beatrice calling out to him, whereas his attempt
at moving triggered a painful sensation when the IV needle inserted in his hand was tugged.The pain in
itself was evidence that it wasn’t a dream. Sitting up abruptly, he asked, “How did Ie back here?
Where’s Winnie? Weren’t we at the rooftop?”“Xavier? Xavier! This is the hospital, not whatever rooftop
you’re talking about.” When he saw the confusion in Xavier’s eyes, Rufus immediately ordered the
butler to get the doctor.In the meantime, he grabbed Xavier’s hand. “Look at us, Xavier. Do you still
recognize us?”“Grandpa!” Xavier closed his eyes and gave his forehead a forceful pinch. “My head
hurts like hell. Where’s Winnie? Did she return with me? I have no recollection of everything that
happened before.”“Stop thinking if it hurts your head,” Rufus quickly suggested. “Don’t worry. Winnie
came back with you, together with Josiah. Everyone is safe.”“Thank God!” Xavier cleared his dry throat.
“I remember being struck by Christopher but nothing after that. Where’s Winnie? I want to see her!”The
only thing Xavier could think of was seeing the woman he loved. Despite Rufus’ reassurance that she
was fine, Xavier’s concerns would only ease when he saw her with his own eyes.Without warning, he
pulled the IV needle out of his hand and got out of bed.Rufus stopped him immediately. “How can you
act so rashly when your condition hasn’t stabilized? Besides, Winnie isn’t here.”“She isn’t here?”
Xavier’s brows furrowed in an instant. “Since her hand was injured, isn’t she receiving treatment here?
Moreover…”Xavier paused briefly. “How can she not be by my side when I’m still in the hospital?
Where did she go? Is she home, or has she gone to care for her grandmother?”“Neither.” Rufus let out
a long sigh. “You have been lying in bed for five whole days. Winnie was indeed by your side when you
first arrived. However, she was soon taken away by some men.”“What men?” The news got Xavier all
worked up. “Who took her? Grandpa, why didn’t you stop them?”In the midst of helping Xavier to sit,
Rufus exined, “They were police officers, and I was there when they escorted her away. When I
wanted to find out what was going on, they just told me that it was ssified. Nheless, Winnie did
tell us not to worry. Thereafter, I sent men to fish for information but heard nothing at all. Now that it has
been five days since, I, too, am beginning to worry.”“The police…” The words spoken by Rufus
triggered a wave of images in Xavier’s mind.Back when they were on the rooftop, Yulissa used
Winnie and Christopher of having an affair. During that time, his mind was already clouded by the
swelling anger within him.Still, Yulissa continued to infuriate him further with her treacherous words.In
the end, he lost control of himself, and he pushed Yulissa to the ground.In spite of that, Yulissa did
nothing to calm his boiling rage, causing him to seemingly walk in Christopher’s direction.However, he
couldn’t remember whether he ended up approaching thetter or not, as his memories went ck
from that moment on.“Argh!” Xavier snarled as he smacked his own head. “D*mn it. I can’t recall
anything. What about Christopher? Where is he? Isn’t he a police officer? Given that he was on a
mission, why couldn’t he report to his superiors by himself? Why did those men need to take Winnie
away?”Staring at his grandson, Rufus didn’t know how to break the news to him.It was then that
Josiah’s voice suddenly rang out at the ward’s entrance. “Xavier, do you really not remember
anything?”“Josiah!” Xavier’s gaze trailed the voice to the door. At the sight of the wheelchair-boundContent from N?velDr(a)ma.Org.
Josiah, he knitted his brows curiously. “What happened to your leg?”“It’s fine.” Giving hisp a pat,
Josiah replied with a smile, “I was shot, and the bullet pierced through my calf, but it’s no big deal. It’ll
fully recover after a few months of recuperation. What about you? How do you feel?”“It doesn’t matter.”
Staring intently at Josiah, he asked, “Do you know where Christopher is? I want to see him.”A
momentary silence descended upon Josiah before he turned to look at Rufus.“Old Mr. Fairchild, why
don’t the few of you wait outside? I need to talk to Xavier in private.”With a frown on his face, Rufus
gave Xavier a look before reminding Josiah, “I’m sure you know his condition better than anyone else.
No matter what, you had better not trigger him.”Josiah nodded in response. “I understand, Old Mr.
Fairchild.”Their exchange elicited a curious expression from Xavier.What are they talking about? What
in the world did I forget? Why are they speaking as if Josiah is going to tell me something terrible?After
Rufus left the ward, Xavier questioned Josiah right away, “What in the world happened? Don’t you dare
hide a single detail from me!”Josiah moved his wheelchair up to Xavier’s bed before considering his
words.“Christopher’s dead.”“What?” Xavier was stunned as Josiah and Rufus’ reaction suddenly made
sense to him. Unable to believe what he heard, he murmured, “Don’t tell me…”He gave Josiah a
confused look. “Don’t tell me that I killed him by mistake?”Xavier cleared his throat again. “How did he
die?”“He fell off the building,” Josiah replied grimly. “At that time, only you, Mdm. Sumner, and Yulissa
were on the rooftop. By the time we arrived, Mdm. Sumner and Yulissa told us that it was you who
pushed Christopher off. We’re well aware that Yulissa can’t be trusted, but Mdm. Sumner corroborated
the story that it was you who did it. Back then, Christopher happened tond right beside Winnie. When
she asked him who was responsible, he only mentioned your name. Xavier, do you really not
remember anything at all?”