Silly Bride Chapter 373
Chapter 373
“Okay.”If my words can’t reassure her, I hope the police will be able to give her a more definitive
answer.
“Okay.”If my words can’t reassure her, I hope the police will be able to give her a more definitive
answer.Xavier took out his phone and called James as Winnie wanted.In no time, the call was
connected. Without bothering with pleasantries, Winnie cut straight to the chase.“Officer rk, I
suspect that the person killed at the school in the mountains that day might possibly be Harold’s
substitute. Do you have a way of proving that the dead body currently in your possession is indeed
Harold Horton?”“Why would you suspect that? Did you unearth some new evidence?” James evidently
attached great importance to her im.Winnie frowned. “I know it’s exceedingly hasty of me to draw
such a conclusion, but one’s intuition is incredibly urate at times. I have such a suspicion because I
had a dreamst night.”She then proceeded to narrate the entire dream to the police officer.James was
silent for two seconds before he replied, “Although the dream can’t be used as evidence, we’ll still
investigate in this direction. We got a photo of Harold from the man’s subordinate. Mr. Fairchild met
Harold previously, so I’ll send the photo over right away. I’d like Mr. Fairchild to help confirm whether
the person in the photo is Harold. Then we can use facial reconstruction to see whether the deceased’s
countenance matches the photo.”Winnie gave a firm nod of agreement. “Sure. I think that’s a great
idea.”“In that case, please send the photo over, Officer rk,” Xavier interjected.“Okay, I’ve already
sent it over. Do have a look.” James’ voice had just rung out when Xavier received a photo on his
phone.Xavier tapped on the picture and scrutinized it for some time. Subsequently, he said to James
on the phone with his eyes pinned on Winnie, “Yes, it’s Harold.”“Got it. I’ll make the arrangements and
notify you when the results are out,” James promised.“Wait, Officer rk!” Afraid that the man would
hang up, Winnie hastily asked, “Captain Gibson used the phone I handed the police to contact Harold’s
aplice, yes? How are things going now? Has the person been arrested?”James’ tone changed as
he said, “Don’t mention it. That person yed us for a fool. Later, he phoned again and said he was
going to the chemical nt. However, he didn’t make an appearance at all. I suspect he’d long since
seen through us and was deliberately toying with us.”“It’s a pity that he got off, then.”After the call
ended, Winnie was sent to the hospital.Before she set out, Lisanne phoned and encouraged her,
saying, “Go and have your surgery with peace of mind, Winnie. My fever has abated, and the red lines
on my body haven’t worsened for the time being. When you have regained your sight after the surgery,
perhaps I might even be able to go to the hospital to visit you.”Simrly, the other staff in the quarantine
room wished her luck.Xavier was beyond worried inwardly, but he stillforted Winnie. “The surgery
is bound to be sessful since we’ve received blessings from so many people.”Shortly after, Josiah
took Winnie and Xavier to the hospital.While they waited for the surgery tomence, Winnie’s brows
remained knitted together perpetually.Xavier was also apprehensive to the point that he became
taciturn.Feeling that the atmosphere there was too tense, Josiah took the initiative to tell a few jokes he
found on the inte on the spot. Unfortunately, even he himself didn’t find them funny.Naturally,
Winnie understood his kind intentions.She lifted her hand and nudged him, teasing, “Stop it, Dr.
Houghton. I was initially nonchnt, but I’ve now gotten nervous after hearing your jokes.”“Huh?
Really? If so, just pretend that you didn’t hear anything.” As he said that, he frantically put his phone
away. Thereafter, he studied her with worry brimming in his eyes. “But you’ve been frowning since we
came to the hospital.”“Yeah, but it has nothing to do with the surgery. The doctors who will be operating
on me are all professionals. I’ve got nothing to worry about.” Winnie’s expression was solemn.Xavier
grasped her glove-covered hands. “You’re still fretting about the matter with Harold? Officer rk has
promised to contact us as soon as the results are out.”Winnie merely grunted in response. “I’m waiting
for the results now. How much longer is it until the surgery?”ncing at his watch, Josiah answered,
“Twenty minutes. It’s best that you don’t think too much now.”Right then, a knock sounded from
outside.At once, he sprang to his feet and went over to open the door.“Why are you here, Officer
Lockhart?” he eximed in surprise.At that moment, Greta was standing at the door with a bouquet of
flowers in her hands.Her gaze skimmed past the man to fall on Winnie. Grinning, she replied, “I’m here
on behalf of everyone to visit Ms. Gand.”Josiah swiftly twisted his body sideways to allow her in.
“Come on in. It so happens that we were speaking of you guys a second ago.”“Oh, really? Is it because
you’re all waiting for the report Captain rk promised?” Greta sat down across from Winnie with the
bouquet of flowers.Gazing in her direction, Winnie admitted, “Yeah. Is the report out?”“Yes. You can
rest easy. We used the most advanced facial reconstruction technology to restore his appearance
ording to the deceased’s facial bones and profile. It indicated a simrity of ny percent with
Harold in the photo. That’s already a pretty high match. We’ve also tested the blood on the toy you
found with the word Marsh written on it and confirmed that it matches that of the deceased. Ms.
Gand, the deceased is none other than Harold Horton himself, no doubt. You can have your surgery
with peace of mind. Oh yes, I even brought you a bouquet of flowers, but it doesn’t give off much
fragrance. Can you guess the flower?” Greta’s tone was lighthearted.When Winnie obtained the
answer from Greta, her anxiety faded significantly.She was wearing a mask then and couldn’t smell the
flowers, so she shook her head smilingly.“Nope, I have no idea. Why don’t you tell me?”A sh of
craftiness showed on Greta’s face. “It’s boring if I tell you directly. You can have a look for yourself after
the surgery.”Twenty minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and Winnie was wheeled into the operating
room.Under the surgical lights, anesthetic drops were dribbled into her eyes.After that, her eyes had no
sensation of anything the doctors did.Theser surgery didn’t take long. An hourter, the procedure
ended.Nheless, the effects of the anestheticsted for two hours. For that reason, her eyes were
still covered with two pieces of gauze even when she was wheeled out of the operating room after the
surgery.The doctor advised that it was best to wait another hour for the anesthetic to pass before she
opened her eyes.Everyone waited in the hospital room with Winnie for an hour.An hourter, Josiah
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