Silly Bride Chapter 275
Chapter 275
As Winnie had taken a long time before making the decision to depart, she did not falter as she walked
out of the room, and herck of hesitation nearly crushed Xavier.Xavier looked at Winnie’s retreating
figure, and his heart clenched.He tried to say something, but the pain in his chest was so great that he
could not make a sound.He stumbled backward and knocked into the fruit tter on the bedside
table.The sound of the tter and the fruits falling made Winnie turn around.Her eyes were still red
when she looked at Xavier.Seeing that he was fine, she said, “Be careful. I’ll get someone to clean this
up. Xavier, you have to cooperate with the doctor and Professor White for your treatment.”Xavier felt
much better after the pain subsided, and he finally found his voice again.“You”—he stared at Winnie
with furrowed brows, his dark eyes glistening—“don’t want me anymore. Is that it?”“Why would you
think that?” Winnie curled her lips to form a faint smile. “Didn’t I say I’m going to Yartran to deal with
some family matters? I’m only leaving for a short while. Take care of yourself. I’ll be back soon.”Right
as Winnie said that, Xavier asked, “How soon is soon?”Winnie paused for a few seconds before
answering, “It’s been a while since I went back. It might take a few days or it might take a few months.
It wholly depends on the situation back at home. Anyway, I’ll try to be back as quickly as possible.”“I’ll
wait for you, then,” Xavier said softly as he looked at her. “I believe everything you say. If you say
you’reing back as quickly as you can, then I’ll wait for you.”Winnie gazed at Xavier silently. She
could see the worry and fear in his eyes as if he was afraid that she would never return.But how was
that possible?Winnie gave Xavier a smile. “Don’t overthink it. I still love you, Xavier. I wille
back.”Winnie’s abrupt deration of love washed away the anxiety in Xavier’s heart.He looked into her
eyes and said, “I love you too, Winnie. I’ll wait for you toe back no matter how long you
take.”Winnie parted her lips, but she did not know what to say to him.His words reminded her of the
way she had told him to wait for her to return and send him to the hospital back in the forest.Back then,
he was about to give up, but to calm her down, he still promised to wait until she returned.Later on, she
did return with Yulissa’s car, but what happened after that was something he did not wish for.Winnie
wanted to hug Xavier one more time, but the thought of Christopher stopped her from doing
that.Instead, she smiled at him and said, “Okay. I’ll be on my way now, then.”With that, she averted her
gaze from Xavier.When she stepped out of the ward, she was startled by the person sitting
outside.However, upon realizing that the person was none other than Josiah, she let out a sigh of
relief.They took one look at each other, and she asked, “You were outside the entire time?”“Yeah,”
Josiah said with a slight frown. “I was worried that the two of you would get into a fight, so I stuck
around for a little longer. Since you’re both all right, I’ll make a move first.”With that, Josiah wheeled
himself toward the other end of the corridor.“Wait!” Winnie hastily caught up to Josiah. “Where are you
going? I’ll take you there.”Josiah was still angry with Winnie after the argument, but amusement took
over that anger when Winnie suddenly came over and offered to push his wheelchair.“Forget it. Why
don’t you look at what state you’re in right now? You’re partially incapacitated too, you know? Take a
look at your hand. How are you going to bring me around?”By then, the anger in Josiah had fully
dissipated as a touch ofughterced his voice.Winnie chuckled. “The pot’s calling the kettle ck.
Look at your leg. You’re in a wheelchair, but you’re saying that I’m partially incapacitated?”“All right.”
Josiah lifted his head to nce at her. “Let’s stop taking jabs at each other.”“Okay, let’s not,” Winnie
agreed beforeing to a stop in front of Josiah.Josiah looked up at her. “What’s the matter?”Winnie
pressed her lips tightly together before uttering sincerely, “I was too harsh with my words back at the
ward. I hope you won’t take it to heart. We’re friends, and I know that I have a deeply wed character.
I hope you’ll forgive me for my mistakes.”Truth be told, Josiah had already forgotten about it after the
laugh earlier.“You don’t need to apologize to me, Winnie. If I look at this from a different angle, I’d be
happy if you were to stand up for me when someone says something bad about me.”Winnie nodded.
“Let’s go, then. Where do you want to go?”Josiah hummed in agreement before wheeling himself
toward the elevator. “I’ll be going to the office. What about you?”Winnie replied without missing a beat,
“I’ll be leaving the hospital.”Josiah froze. “No, wait. Are you really going back to Yartran? I heard a little
when I was outside, but I didn’t hear everything.”“Oh.” Winnie’s forehead creased. “Yes. I have
something to settle, so I have to take a trip back. By the way, do you have your phone with you?”“I do.
Do you need to use it?”“No, it’s fine. It’ll be the same if it’s you who contacts Louis. Get him to clean up
the ward.”“All right.” Josiah then fished out his phone and typed a message to Louis.As he tappedProperty ? of N?velDrama.Org.
away on the screen, he asked Winnie, “When will youe back?”This time, Winnie gave a vague
answer. “I’m not sure yet. We’ll see after I go back.”Josiah inclined his head. “Maybe you can’t see him
the way you used to before everything happened, but Winnie, remember this: no matter what
happened, he didn’t mean it.”“I know.”“It’s good that you’re going back for a while too. Time is the best
medicine for everything; it’ll wash away all the pain.”Right as Josiah said that, Louis responded.Josiah
waved his phone in front of Winnie. “Remember to call us when you’re there. I know you’re feeling
terrible right now, but Xavier’s feeling bad too.”“I know, so I’ll be counting on you to watch over
Xavier.”Josiah nced at Winnie. “Do I need you to remind me that?”While they were chatting, the
elevator doors opened, and the two of them went in.Winnie helped Josiah press the floor button he was
heading to.However, Josiah reached out to undo it. “Let me send you to the first floor.”Winnie made no
move to reject him. There was already a car waiting for her downstairs.“By the way,” Josiah started
upon contemtion, “have the police found Christopher?” What Josiah actually meant was
Christopher’s body, but he did not wish to mention that so directly to Winnie.Winnie shook her head.
“I’ve asked them about it, and they said they couldn’t find him.”“Then…” Josiah trailed off.Winnie
lowered her gaze. “Just say whatever that’s on your mind. It’s not your style to keep things in.”“All
right.” A deep line appeared between Josiah’s brows. “Then be honest with me. Is it true that you’re
going back to Yartran?”“Of course it’s true.” Winnie gave Josiah a confounded look. “Where else did
you think I was going?”Josiah studied the expression on Winnie’s face and asked, “Are you really not
nning to head to Yeringham to look for Christopher?”Winnie tensed up for a moment before letting
out a chuckle.She raised her arm, which was still in a cast, and said, “Do I look like superwoman to
you? If I go over now, Harold’s going to beat me until I turn to mush. It’s true that I thought about that
before because I promised Christopher to bring his body back to his home country. I want to fulfill my
promise to him, but I know now’s not the time. I may not be able to bring back all of him, but even if it
means bringing some of his ashes or a bone of his home, I’ll still do it when the opportunity
comes.”Just then, the elevator doors opened with a ding.Winnie stepped out before turning back to
Josiah. “You don’t need to send me all the way out. Rest well and recover, and visit my granny if you
have the time.”Josiah nodded. He only closed the elevator doors once Winnie was gone from his line of
sight.Right as Winnie got into the car, the driver passed her a phone.“Ms. Gand, I’ve already gotten
the reissued phone number per your request.”Winnie hummed in acknowledgment before taking the
phone.Without missing a beat, she called Mason.However, unable to get through to him, she called
Lucas instead, for Lucas was the one who had made the arrangements for the mercenary team Mason
was leading.Lucas told her that he had already sent the final payment to the team, but by then, Mason
was no longer the one contacting him.It was only then Winnie recalled seeing Mason lying in a pool of
blood by the time she and Josiah rushed up to the rooftop.She guessed that he must have been
grievously injured at that time, but she had been so preupied that she did not check on him. I
wonder if he’s dead or alive now.Winnie asked for another person’s contact from Lucas.After making
another call, Winnie finally found out that Mason was not dead and that he was currently undergoing
treatment in a hospital.Winnie even asked where Greta was, as she recalled seeing no sign of Greta
around on the rooftop that day.The other person told her that Greta had been missing since that day.
They were unable to contact her via calls, and they could not find her at her usual haunts. She did not
even show up when Mason was hospitalized.Although Winnie found it strange, it was not something
she was going to dwell on. All she did was ask the mercenary team to help her look for Christopher’s
body.After that, Winnie returned to her condominium, where she washed up and packed some of her
documents before going to the airport.On her way to the airport, she abruptly received a call from
Nathaniel.“My dear Winnie, it’s me, Nathaniel. Are you back?”“Yes,” Winnie replied, sounding tired. “I
just came back, and you called me almost right away. Is something the matter?”Upon hearing Winnie’s
aloof tone, Nathaniel sighed.“My dear Winnie, am I not allowed to call you if there’s nothing going on?
Do you have another number? I tried contacting you the other day, but I was unable to get through to
you. The people in thepany said that you went on a business trip. If not for one of my business
partners telling me that he spotted you in the hospital, I wouldn’t have known that you were back. I
heard that you hurt your hand. Are you fine? Do you want me to visit you?”“It’s fine.” Winnie could hear
a voice announcing the dy of flights from the other end of the line, so she asked him, “Are you at the
airport right now? The domestic one or the international one?”“Yes, I’m at the international airport right
now. But as close business partners, I think I should cancel my ticket and visit you instead.”“No, it’s
fine. I’m about to go to the international airport too. If you can make it, let’s meet at the airport. What
time is your flight?”“I just transferred from the domestic airport to the international airport. I didn’t go
back to the condominium, so I’m early. My ne only takes off four hourster.”“Are you going back to
Yartran as well? What a coincidence. I’m going back there too. Let’s meet in a while.”After agreeing to
meet Nathaniel, Winnie ended the call.Not long after, the two of them met at the VIP lounge at the
airport.A frown instantly appeared on Nathaniel’s face the moment he saw Winnie’s injured arm.“Oh my
god, Winnie, what happened to your arm? It looks bad.”Just as Winnie was about to reply to him, her
phone rang. It was a call from Wilhelm, who was in Yartran.Seeing that, Nathaniel helped Winnie to the
couch at the side gentlemanly.He said considerately, “Just pick up your call and ignore me.”As he
spoke, he even took out a pair of earphones and stuck them in his ears.Winnie nodded at him and
epted the call. “Good morning, Wilhelm.”Only after saying that did she realize she had spoken in
Chanaean, so she hastily swappednguages. “I’ll be taking a ne back in four hours’ time straight to
your ce. Remember to make lunch for me too.”However, Wilhelm replied in Chanaean, “Okay. You
can keep speaking in Chanaean. I quite like listening to you speak Chanaean.”“Okay. I’d like to have a
mushroom soup that you make.”“Sure, but Winnie, but Eduard the chef makes the best mushroom
soup. Are you sure you’re not going back to the manor? Everyone at home misses you. It’s been a long
time since we have seen each other.”Winnie massaged her aching temples and muttered, “No. I’m
nning to meet you first. Once I’ve gotten enough rest, I’ll meet the others. You have to keep my trip
back a secret for now.”“Don’t worry. I’ll definitely keep my mouth shut. If the others find out about your
return, they’ll be in a rush to pick you up. When that happens, you’ll forget about me.”“Okay. I’m fine
with just having you pick me up.” Wilhelm was not exaggerating. Her younger siblings might actually
bring flowers to wee her at the entrance, and that was a dramatic scene she wanted to avoid.“Well
then,” Wilhelm continued, “how many of you areing back? Didn’t you tell me that you have
someone you love the other time? Are you nning to introduce him to us?”“It’s… a little inconvenient
for him for now, so he isn’t with me.”