Silly Bride Chapter 325
Chapter 325
“Then, what are you nning to do?” Xavier asked through the phone.“We have to keep looking into it!”
Winnie said firmly. “Not only should we honor the truth, but we must also be brave enough to ept
it.”Xavier said, “Then, I’ll go back and face everything with you. I know this is not easy for you, but
things will be so much easier to deal with if you leave it to me.”“That’s okay,” Winnie rejected Xavier
outright. “Wilhelm and your matter is equally important, and I hope you can prepare for this bid
properly. As for this matter, I’ll handle this on my own. After all, we still have Josiah for support if I hit a
snag somewhere, don’t we? Unless you don’t trust me and are afraid that I’ll try to cover up for her,
then I can’t say anything to that.”“That’s not what I mean.” Xavier chuckled. “Are you using reverse
psychology on me? You don’t need to, really. I’ll agree to any of your requests if it’s reasonable. Heck,
even if you are covering up for her, I can just call off the investigation. You know, all I want is for you to
be happy.”“Okay.” Winnie’s throat tightened, and her eyes were a little misty. “Thank you, Xavier.”“You
don’t have to thank me, Darling. No wife will keep saying thank you to her husband.”Winnie smiled.
“Okay, I understand, Hubby.”“Say it again.”However, Winnie was not up for it. “Sorry, Xavier. I’m not in
the mood. Maybe next time, all right?”“All right. Whatever makes you happy. Wait for my return, and
promise me, no matter what happens, be it a big or a small incident, you have to tell me. I can’t be by
your side for the moment, but my heart is always with you.”“Okay, I promise.”Just as Winnie stopped
speaking, she heard Wilhelm’s voice in the background.I think Wilhelm’s looking for Xavier.“Oh, you
should get back to work. We’ll talk next time when you’re free,” Winnie said before hanging up. She did
not want to dy Xavier and Wilhelm’s matters any longer.After she put away her phone, she stood up
and looked outside the floor-to-ceiling window, her mind wandering. Then, she photocopied a copy of
the documents before putting the original ones back into Josiah’s bag.No sooner had she zipped up the
bag than Josiah returned.Lifting the paper bag in his hand, Josiah said, “I’ve bought you a chicken
sd. How’s this? It’s light enough for you, right?”“Yes, this is good.” Winnie pushed the briefcase to
Josiah. “You can have this back.”Josiah smiled and jested, “Seems like you’re really not interested in
my bag.”Winnie nced at him before saying, “Thank you for trying to lighten the mood by spouting
nonsense, but I’m really not up for it today. Sorry.”“Okay.” Josiah walked toward Winnie, sat in front of
her, and took the sd from the bag before cing it next to her hand.In the meantime, she took the
forks out of the bag and gave one to Josiah.“Do you want to know why I was able to listen in to your
conversation with the private investigator?” Winnie asked.“Yes.” Josiah lifted his head and nced at
Winnie with a smile. “Honestly, it’s easy talking with you because you know what I want to know without
me saying it.”Winnie ignored him and unlocked her phone.Next, she tapped on the picture gallery and
showed him a photo.Josiah had never seen this person before, so he asked, “Who’s this?” Winnie
exined, “Someone who had been tailing you. Actually, I saw you in the elevator earlier on, but I
figured you might be busy, so I didn’t go over and greet you. However, I realized something was wrong
when I saw someone following you. Naturally, I followed you two, too, and discovered he was
eavesdropping on your conversation with the private investigator. When I confronted him, he kept
denying he was eavesdropping. He’s cunning, all right. Since I couldn’t get any information out of him, I
could only let him go. Fortunately, I took a photo of him. With this photo, I think it’ll be easy to find out
who he is.”“Good!” Josiah nodded. “The photo is clear enough. Send it to me and I’ll have someone
look into it, but…”“But what?”Josiah frowned and said, “Although I have never seen this person before,
there aren’t many people who would stalk me at this period of time.”“Who do you think sent him?”After
pondering for some time, Josiah said, “If I’m not mistaken, it should be Stuart. He probably knew I was
going to meet the private investigator. Moreover, I remember Xavier telling me that Stuart was aware
we were investigating Jacinta’s case. If he really were your granny’s biological son, then he would
definitely be interested to know what we were doing. Nevertheless, your appearance had alerted him.
So, let’s say he is Stuart and Jacinta’s biological son, then his next step would most probably be
informing Jacinta about this. When you return hometer, try to sneak a look at your granny’s phone.
You should look at her call logs or message records for clues.”Winnie nodded. “Okay, I will. Let’s
eat.”Josiah knew this was the cue that Winnie did not want to talk anymore, so he ate his food
quietly.After a silent dinner, the two returned to the residential area.As Winnie reached home, Jacinta
was already lying on the couch, sleeping with the television on.The old woman would always wait for
Winnie in the living room as long as she knew that Winnie would be spending the night at home.NoContent from N?velDr(a)ma.Org.
matter what Winnie said, Jacinta would stubbornly stay up and wait for her.The elderly woman’s
concern for Winnie warmed her heart like the amber-colored light at home.However, that day, as
Winnie stared at Jacinta, who was sleeping soundly on the couch, she felt her heart wrench.Is
someone so warm and gentle as my granny really the one whomitted arson and helped Zyon
escape his crimes?Winnie looked at Jacinta’s phone on the couch and reached out to take it.However,
as soon as she bent over, Jacinta woke up.The older woman sensed a person’s presence and
immediately opened her eyes.“Winnie? When did you return?”Winnie slowly retracted her hand and
smiled faintly at Jacinta. “Just now. I saw you sleeping soundly and was about to cover you with a
nket. Granny, how many times do I have to tell you that you don’t need to wait for me? If you’re tired,
you can go and rest in your room.”Jacinta sat up. “I know, but I’ll get worried if you don’te home
safely. Also, I’m not that tired when I was watching television and waiting for you. I don’t know when I
fell asleep. Well, enough about me. Have you had dinner? Do you want me to make you something to
eat?”“Nah, I’m okay.” Winnie shook her head. “I already had my dinner in the office.”“Then, what about
supper?” Jacinta stood up and was about to go to the kitchen.Smiling kindly, she added, “Actually, I
didn’t know what to have for dinner just now, but I suddenly thought of mashed potatoes, which was
your favorite dish you were younger. So, I went to the supermarket to get some potatoes. I’ve made
extra, so you can have some of them when you get home.”Winnie was at a loss for words as she felt
guilt wash over her.That’s right. We didn’t get to have anything nice when I was young. In the past, just
a bowl of mashed potatoes was considered a luxury. Gravy would make it better, and the mere thought
of it would make me drool all day long. Granny remembers every single thing that I like.