Silly Bride Chapter 371
Chapter 371
“Well? What is it you want to ask me?”The female voice on the other end of the phone enunciated, “It’s
about Winnie Gand. How is she now? Have you finished her off?”
“Well? What is it you want to ask me?”The female voice on the other end of the phone enunciated, “It’s
about Winnie Gand. How is she now? Have you finished her off?”“No.” While answering that
question, David cast a surreptitious nce in Winnie’s direction.At the same time, Winnie had also
perked up her ears upon hearing her name.Then, David continued, “She isn’t dead, but she will be
soon. She inhaled a bottle of radioactive gas and passed out. I don’t think she’ll be able to survive, but
even if she does, the rest of her life will probably be hell.”“Really? If you’re not lying to me, this is truly
great news.” The female voice on the other end of the phone chortled gleefully.At once, a frown marred
David’s countenance. “What do you mean by that? Why would I lie to you?”“Calm down. That was just
a casual remark. Just hide and wait for me to save you.”After saying that, the person hung up right
away.Shrugging, David said to James, “She didn’t reveal her current location at all.”James dipped his
head a fraction in acknowledgment before turning to Winnie. “Do you know of any woman Harold once
had who holds a grudge against you?”“No,” Winnie denied firmly. “He’s been intimate with countless
women, that’s for sure, but then I’ve never heard of him coborating with any of them. Besides, the
female voice on the phone earlier sounded unnatural to me. It’s highly likely that the person used a
voice modtor.”James nodded. “That’s indeed a possibility.”After he said that, he asked Greta, “Did
you record the conversation just now?”“Yeah. I’ll take it back to the team for analysister.”“Okay. Make
it fast.”After James and the others left, Winnie plunged into deep contemtion.Seeing that, Xavier
couldn’t help lifting his hand and caressing her hair. He called out to her softly.Only then did Winnie jolt
out of her thoughts. “What is it?”“What are you thinking about that you’re not even talking to me
anymore?”Chuckling lowly, Winnie groped for his hand. “I’m talking to you now! I’m thinking that the
person must detest me to the core, considering the fact that he was so d after learning about my
current condition. If that voice was a result of a voice modtor, it was most probably a man. Other
than Leandro, I can’t think of anyone else fitting the description of a man who’s in coboration with
Harold and wants me dead.”With his gaze pinned on her eyes in anguish, Xavier replied, “You’re right.
You’ve already told Officer rk and the others about this, so they’ll investigate thoroughly. The only
thing you’ve got to do right now is—”Knowing what the man wanted to say, Winnie cut him off and
completed his utterance. “Adhere to the treatment n. I know! Don’t worry. I don’t want to die. I’ll
value my life, no matter for the sake of myself, you, or those who love and care about me. I’ll cherish it
greatly.”“Okay. I’m d you understand. You’re going to have the surgery tomorrow, so don’t overthink
things today. Be sure to stay positive and rxed. Adequate rest is vital before the procedure. You
can’t strain your eyes. As for the result, you don’t need to worry either. The doctor has said that there
are a lot of cases of such retinopathy. The sess rate of the operation is pretty high,” Xavier rambled,
spouting advice after advice.Although Winnie couldn’t see him right then, she could imagine that he
was undoubtedly frowning and looking exceedingly fretful.Perhaps he wouldn’t be so nervous even if
he were the one undergoing surgery soon.Following that thought, a wealth of warmth suffused her.
Raising her hand, she tentatively reached out for the man’s head. She cradled it and nted a light
kiss on him by approximating the position.While her kiss fell on the face shield used for quarantine
purposes, Xavier abruptly went silent.As he was no longer talking, Winnie immediately dered, “I
wanted to seal your mouth. So, how was it? I got it right, didn’t I? Sure enough, you’re not nagging me
anymore.”“Yeah, you got it right,” Xavier fibbed in a muted voice.In truth, she hadn’t gotten the position
right. Her kiss had almostnded on his forehead.Verily, he felt as though he was on the verge of
suffocating.If possible, I’m willing to exchange everything I have for the sess of her surgery
tomorrow!Every time Xavier visited Winnie, he didn’t want to leave anymore.This time, more than ever,
he remained there, unbudging despite her efforts to get him to leave.Later on, Josiah came over.He
was likewise worried that Winnie would be anxious about the surgery tomorrow. He deliberately made a
trip over to inform her about the things she had to look out for.Conversely, Winnie wasn’t the least bit
perturbed. She merely asked him for a favor to take Xavier away.Josiah reasoned with Xavier for some
time. In the end, he sessfully got thetter to leave with him.It wasn’t until Winnie heard the sound
of the lights flicking off and the door mming shut that she went to the bathroom to wash
up.Unbeknownst to her, Xavier didn’t leave.Instead, he continued watching her from outside the ss
door.Standing beside him, Josiah patted him on the shoulder lightly and asked, “Aren’t you leaving
when you can’t even see her anymore?”However, Xavier’s gaze remained fixated ahead. “Right now,
all she sees is vast darkness regardless of whether it’s day or night. It’s probably the same as the sight
before my eyes presently, huh? How about you beat me up?”“Why?”“Back then, you urged us to go
back, but I turned a deaf ear to you. I said I’d protect her. Yet, I failed to keep my word.”“If so, you
should also beat me up. I should’ve gone after you both at that time!”Both of them were racked with
guilt, especially Xavier.Whirling around, he leaned back against the ss and slowly slid down to the
floor. “She’s going to have the surgery tomorrow. I want to stay and keep herpany here tonight.”In
the darkness, Josiah stared down at his best friend, who was over one point nine meters tall yet curled
himself up into a ball at that moment. He said in a choked voice, “All right. I’lle and pick you both
up tomorrow morning.”After saying that, he walked off. However, he didn’t really leave.Despite leaving
space for his friends, he also wanted to keep thempany. He sat on the bench in the corridor
outside the entire night.Winnie, on the other hand, had a dream when she was sleeping. urately
speaking, it was a nightmare.She dreamed of Harold advancing toward her with a hideous face littered
with scars.As he closed in on her, he yanked off theyer of grotesque skin on his face.While doing
that, he ordered, “Look at me! I’ve had stic surgery. See how I look now. Here, have a look! I
promise you’ll like it for sure!”In the dream, Winnie found the sight of the man ripping off his face
indescribably revolting.However, she knew that she was already blind while Harold was already dead. It
was impossible for her to behold a dead person then, so it was definitely a dream.Loathed to continue
watching the gory scene, she wanted to wake up, but she couldn’t open her eyes no matter how hard
she tried.She kept calling out for Xavier, but even when she had done so at the top of her lungs, no
sound came out of her mouth.She stayed frozen in bed for a long time before finally struggling
awake.Right before she woke up, she unexpectedly glimpsed a transformation in Harold’s face.It really
appeared as though he had undergone stic surgery. s, she had already jolted awake before
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