Silly Bride Chapter 367


    Chapter 367


    “Why did this happen?” Lisanne was devastated to see her good friend in that state. “I’m fine, and so is


    my colleague. We’re not feeling any difort so far.”Winnie nodded. “That’s good to hear. Maybe it’s


    because you were wearing masks at that time, so you didn’t inhale the gas directly. I wonder if those


    students are fine. The ssroom was sealed off at that time, and they might have inhaled some of the


    gases before the SWAT officers took that thing away.”Lisanne found her throat tightening as she looked


    at Winnie, who was separated from her by a wall. “You’re still thinking of the kids at a time like this…


    But don’t worry. They’ll be given a checkup and will be under observation. If anything happens, we’ll


    notice it immediately.”“All right.” Winnie smiled at the ss wall. “You should do the same. You have to


    undergo scheduled checkups too.”When Lisanne saw that Winnie was smiling in the wrong direction,


    she broke down.She put down the phone and started sobbing miserably.“Don’t be like this, Lisanne,”


    Winnie said, sounding cheerful. “I’ll get better. Trust me.”Right then, Winnie heard someone opening


    the door anding in.She said to Lisanne, “The doctor must be here. I’ll hear what they have to


    say.”“Okay.” Not wanting to get in the way of Winnie’s treatment, Lisanne immediately put down the


    phone.This time, the ophthalmologists were not the only ones there; Josiah hade as well.On his


    way there, he had heard from the other doctors that Winnie had lost her sight.He desperately wished


    that it was just a joke or a misunderstanding.Yet, when he finally stood in front of her, he realized she


    did not notice that he was there as well, and his heart sank.Back then, he had guessed that something


    might go wrong, and he was hoping that the two of them woulde back. Little did he expect to be


    greeted by the sight before him.The doctors gave Winnie her diagnosis. Their preliminary belief was


    that her condition might be blindness caused by temporary ischemia of the central retinal artery, but


    they could not rule out that it could be retinopathy caused by inhtion of radioactive gas, or that the


    optic nerve had been damaged instead.As for more details, they would need Winnie to head to the


    hospital for a thorough checkup. At the same time, they needed a specialist on her case.However,


    Winnie was currently under quarantine, and they had to wait until everyone was there for the


    specialist’s diagnosis.Hence, Winnie postponed her schedule by a day.Xavier wanted to make


    arrangements for everything immediately, for he was terrified that she would miss the golden


    hour.However, Winnie understood the condition mutation theories that the doctors had told her earlier,


    so she knew that nothing would worsen overnight. In fact, it was likely that her loss of vision was


    connected to her mental state.Winnie somewhat knew what was going on. Even though she appeared


    composed, she was feeling terrible inwardly.What she needed most at that moment was rest.She


    needed to give her body time to recover, and she needed to mentally prepare herself.At her insistence,


    the doctors left.The second the door closed, she frowned.Thinking that she was feeling unwell, Xavier


    quickly asked her what was wrong.Her frown deepened. “I remember hearing five peopleing in,


    but why did only four leave?”“Oh, my god.” The eyes of Josiah, who was standing at the end of the bed


    the entire time, reddened when he heard her say that. “Are you a god or a monster? How did you even


    hear how many people came in?” Winnie followed the source of Josiah’s voice and turned toward him.


    “Oh, it’s you, Dr. Houghton. Why did you onlye now? Are you really my friend?”“Hey, hey, hey.


    Why don’t you ask your husband who was the one who delivered food to him when he was outside? It


    was me! I only got to rest when the sun went down, all right? How mean of you.”Winnie chuckled. “I


    was just joking. You didn’t need to take me seriously.”Josiah could only stare at Winnie’s face for a


    while in silence.Suddenly, he walked over to switch off all the lights in the room.Even though Winnie


    could not see anything, she could hear that Josiah had done something.Xavier knitted his brows in


    silence and tightened his grip on Winnie’s hand.If she’s blind, then I’m going to find out what the world


    is now like for her too.Josiah’s choking voice traveled into their ears through the darkness. “I told you to


    come back at that time. I was begging you to do it. My sixth sense has always been urate, but you


    just refused to listen to me! You make me so mad!”“That’s because there was something serious going


    on. If you were in our position, you wouldn’t have chickened out either. Now that things have turned out


    this way, let’s not talk about the what-ifs anymore. I want to rest well tonight so that my test tomorrow


    turns out better.”“You’re so unfazed by this.”“It’s called being positive and having a healthy


    mindset.”“Are you… afraid?”Am I afraid? Winnie held Xavier’s hand tighter and shook her head. “I’m


    not. You saw it too. I’ve got a good hearing. Moreover, the medical field is advanced nowadays. Even if


    I’m permanently blind, I have trust in bionic eyes and such. I have my husband and good friends like


    you all. As long as I’m alive, I doubt there’s anything I fear. Nothing can crush me.”Josiah sighed, his


    chest still feeling tight. “You’re an optimistic one, aren’t you? You’re impressive.”Yet, Xavier could only


    feel his heart ache to hear those words from her.The three of themter chatted for a while longer


    before Winnie finally kicked them out of the room.Xavier, especially, even wanted to stay overnight in


    the quarantine room, and Winnie had to spend much of her breath before convincing him otherwise.It


    was only when Winnie was the only one left in the room—when she opened her eyes to see nothing


    but darkness—did she let the tears silently roll down her cheeks.Nevertheless, she did not regret it.She


    still believed that she had made the right choice.The next day, Winnie went to the hospital for a


    thorough checkup.Their general conclusion was that it was retinopathy, and the specialist’s


    rmendation was to undergoser surgery. However, the results of the surgery depended on the


    individual, and its sess was not guaranteed.Winnie was still optimistic about the matter. Once the


    surgery date was set, she returned to the quarantine room to continue her quarantine.During her stay


    there, Rufus and Beatrice both came to visit her. Even Nate came over.The teacher from the school


    came to visit her as well.However, the teacher came with bad news. Apparently, two of the children


    were starting to have nosebleeds even though they were usually healthy and previously had no signs


    of nosebleeds. As of her visit, checkups and treatments had already been arranged for the


    children.What was even worse news was that Lisanne’s and her colleague’s physical conditions were


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