Silly Bride Chapter 322


    Chapter 322


    The man in the room listened attentively to the soundsing from the room next to his.He didn’t even


    notice Winnie creeping stealthily into the room until she tapped him on the shoulder.He jumped in fright.


    “Who are you? You scared me to death! Didn’t I say I’m waiting for someone and don’t need your


    service right now? Get out, quick!”The man told Winnie off as he’d mistaken her for one of the staff


    members.Winnie looked down at him wordlessly before digging into his shoulder de with her


    fingers.The pain caused the man to realize something was wrong. “You’re not one of the staff, are you?


    Why are you here?”He struggled to free himself but to no avail due to his disadvantaged position of


    sitting on the ground.Winnie bore down on his shoulder and utilized her height to flip him over using her


    knee as a pivot.Her icy gaze remained locked on the man. “That should be my line. What’s your


    motive, and why are you stalking Josiah?”“I’m not! I came here to have a meal. Who the h*ll is Josiah


    anyway? Let me go at once, or I’ll call the cops!” the man retorted.Winnie scoffed. “Is that so? Do you


    think denial will save your skin? Lucky for me, I’ve got a way for you to spit out the truth!”With that, she


    took hold of her phone and snapped several photos of the man’s face.The man took the chance to


    break free from Winnie’s hold and escaped.Winnie did not chase him down as she knew he would not


    tell the truth even if she managed to catch up to him.Based on the equipment he’d been using, she


    surmised that he was a professional at this.Those in his line of work usually kept the information of their


    employers a secret. Thankfully, she’d taken a clear photo of the man’s face.She was extremely curious


    as to why he had been trailing Josiah.Besides, what is Josiah talking about in the other room?Winnie’s


    gaze fell on the listening device before her. She then picked up the earphone and ced it in her


    ears.As she listened in on what was happening next door, her face fell.Her frown only deepened as she


    continued eavesdropping.It was not until the person in the other room departed that she removed the


    earphone.She stared in disbelief at the wall before her as she reyed the conversation she’d just


    heard.The private detective took his leave after handing the important documents to Josiah.Josiah was


    convinced that the Young Lady who’d had a fling with Rufus was probably Jacinta. It was just that they


    were missing one piece of important evidence.The detective stated they’d located an asylum


    possessing the patient records and photos of the Young Lady.Yet just as they were about to visit the


    asylum, it suddenly went up in mes. All its records for the past ten years were thereby destroyed


    overnight.This was too much of a coincidence.Josiah felt that the fire was deliberate arson and wanted


    to call Xavier to tell him about it after the detective left.It was only then that he noticed he’d unknowingly


    silenced his phone and that there were several missed calls.He decided after some contemtion that


    informing Xavier about the detective’s findings could wait until he got home.Hence, he called Winnie


    back on the spot. Her ringtone sounded once the call was connected.Josiah’s eyes widened at that


    moment. The sound originated from the door of the private room.The door was slightly ajar, and he


    could distinctly hear that the ringtone was identical to the one he heard on his phone and that they


    were ringing in unison.He immediately got to his feet and opened the door to the sight of Winnie.Winnie


    hung up as soon as their eyes met.Josiah observed her stern expression and tried toe up with an


    excuse. “Fancy seeing you here. My phone was in silent mode. That’s why I didn’t hear you


    calling.”Winnie stared at him apathetically and didn’t bother with any pleasantries as she backed Josiah


    into the room.The man showed no signs of resistance as he felt a tinge of remorse and guilt.He kept


    walking backward until he was backed up against the wall.“Um… ” Josiah forced a smile at Winnie.


    “Would you like to hear me out? I can exin.”Winnie replied in determination, “That won’t be


    necessary. Where is it?”Since things hade to this, Josiah knew Winnie had heard the whole


    conversation that took ce a few moments ago.He sighed. “Inside my briefcase.”Winnie red at him


    before turning to rummage through his briefcase.She sensed Josiah following behind her, and she


    turned to warn him sternly, “Stand still, do you hear me?”He paused. “Loud and clear.”“I can’t believe


    you don’t have eyes growing behind your head as well,” Josiah muttered below his breath.Winnie


    ignored his jibe and proceeded to remove all the document files from his briefcase.It took her more


    than ten minutes to finish perusing the contents of the documents although she was a fast


    reader.Josiah was in despair as Winnie shut the files. How am I going to exin this to Xavier? Heck, I


    might even get a beating from this fierce woman before me.He adjusted his sses and cleared his


    throat to break the palpable tension in the room. “Am I given leave to speak now?”Winnie’s lethal stare


    swept toward him in the blink of an eye. “Who ordered you to investigate this?”“Can we take things one


    step at a time? How in the world di you appear out of the blue? This can’t be possible. I even opened


    the door once to make sure no one was outside. I didn’t see you.”“Stop trying to distract me. You hope


    to divert my focus from this conversation, aren’t you? Was Xavier the one who asked you to investigate


    this?”“Winnie, there are certain things we simply cannot agree on.”“Fine, I’ll do it myself then.”Winnie


    proceeded to unlock Josiah’s phone upon realizing that he still wouldn’t speak the truth.At that


    instance, Josiah regretted revealing his password to Winnie at Manchernius.She essed his call


    history and saw that he’d been in contact with Xavier before she’d called him.I knew it. Winnie hit the


    call button instantly.The call connected quickly, and Xavier’s voice sounded from the other end. “How’re


    things, Josiah? Have you met the private detective? Has there been any progress with the investigation


    of Jacinta’s identity?”Winnie was overwhelmed with mixed feelings upon hearing Xavier’s curt mention


    of Jacinta’s name.“Xavier, it’s Winnie speaking.”N?velDrama.Org content.