Silly Bride Chapter 374
Chapter 374
Hoping that Winnie would see him the instant she opened her eyes, Xavier stood right across from her.
Hoping that Winnie would see him the instant she opened her eyes, Xavier stood right across from
her.Behind him were Rufus and Beatrice, who had rushed over upon hearing about Winnie’s surgery.
That aside, there was Greta, who held a bouquet of flowers in her hands, and the other medical staff.At
that very moment, everyone present was on pins and needles. That went doubly for Xavier. In fact, he
was even more nervous than Winnie.From the second Josiah announced that it was time to remove the
gauze, his eyes had been glued to Winnie’s face.When the gauze was taken away, he held his
breath.Josiah was in no better state. Even his hands were trembling as he removed the gauze.It was
an exceedingly simple matter, but it took several seconds longer than usual due to his overly ginger
movements. That made the hearts of everyone in the room lodge in their throats.As he took off the
gauze, he even started growing incoherent. “Okay, you can remove your eyes now. No, I mean, you
can open your eyes now.”Hearing the man’s blunder, Winnie couldn’t help chuckling softly.The fact that
she could stillugh at that time was synonymous with good news to everyone.They all reckoned that
she must be able to see. Otherwise, it made no sense for her to be able tough.Winnie opened her
eyes under the anticipation of the crowd.With a faint smile on her face, she stared right ahead.The
person right across from her was none other than Xavier.Right then, Xavier stared at her motionlessly,
his eyes shining with hope.He was so keyed up that even his voice quivered. “Can you see me,
Winnie?”Once more, Winnie chuckled softly, tears shimmering in her eyes.Nevertheless, she didn’t
answer that question directly. Instead, she said, “The flowers Greta brought me are sunflowers, and
they’re in full bloom.”“Bingo!” When Greta heard that, she rushed up to her emotionally with the
bouquet of flowers.She had wanted to personally hand the bouquet to Winnie.But at the thought that
Xavier was also there, she gave it to the man instead.Joyfully, she squealed, “Here, Mr. Fairchild. You
can gift it to Ms. Gand.”Rufus, Beatrice, Josiah, and all the medical staff present were over the moon
that Winnie could see again.They all eximed about the sessful surgery jubntly.On the contrary,
Xavier wasn’t quite convinced of the sess of the surgery.Taking the flowers from Greta, he regarded
Winnie while frowning deeply.For some inexplicable reason, he couldn’t shake off the feeling there was
something off with her expression.Can she really see?He transferred the flowers to his left hand before
saying to Winnie, “Here, this beautiful bouquet of sunflowers is for you.”Murmuring an
acknowledgment, Winnie reached out straight ahead to take the flowers.s, all she grasped was
empty air because the man had ced the flowers in his left hand.When she sensed nothing, she
stilled slightly.Upon realizing that Xavier was testing her, she couldn’t help the tears from escaping her
eyes.However, she quickly lifted her hands and wiped her tears. Chuckling dryly, she admitted,
“Actually, I guessed by the smell. Although sunflowers don’t give off a strong fragrance, I can still smell
them.”While saying that, she stretched out her hands toward Xavier.Xavier felt as though he had been
stabbed in the heart. He walked over and pulled her into his arms tremblingly. Burying her head in his
chest, Winnie inhaled deeply before choking out, “Sorry, I was joking with you guys just now. In truth, I
still can’t see anything. The surgery has failed.”She forcibly held her tears at bay. Conversely, tears
promptly streamed down Xavier’s face although it was said that a man never cried.He was so
distressed that he lost his voice. A long while passed before he uttered, “Don’t apologize, Winnie. Tell
me you’re only joking now. I beg you.”“If you beg me, I can consider granting you your wish. But Xavier,
I truly can’t see anymore. The surgery has really failed,” Winnie choked out.“How could this be? Isn’t
the sess rate of this surgery quite high?” As Xavier spoke, he lifted his eyes to Josiah behind
Winnie.Josiah hastily jerked his head away and wiped the corners of his eyes. Then, he said to the
others in the hospital room, “Old Mr. Fairchild, Officer Lockhart, please step out for a moment. We need
to check Winnie over again.”“Sure! You must check her over carefully! The Fairchild family is willing to
pay any price!” Rufus, likewise, panicked, finding it a pity that someone as good as Winnie had lost her
eyesight.Soon, only Winnie, Xavier, Josiah, and the few medical staff were left in the observation
room.The nurse brought a wheelchair over to wheel Winnie into the examination room again.In the face
of that, Winnie declined. “No, it’s okay. I might not be able to see, but I can still walk by
myself.”Ultimately, she was a prideful person. Xavier didn’t want her to be sad, much less injured, so he
held her hand tightly.Ever since Winnie lost her sight, she had been trying her best to adapt to the
pitch-ck world.Despite being in an unfamiliar environment at present, she kept a moderate pace.In
no time, they entered the examination room.Josiah even questioned the ophthalmologist
unprofessionally, “Is it because the effects of the anesthetic haven’t passed yet?”Before the
ophthalmologist could answer that, Winnie had already spoken ahead of him.Lying on the examination
bed with her unfocused eyes looking up at the ceiling, she interjected, “Of course not. What are you
saying, Dr. Houghton? The fact that I can’t see anything has nothing to do with the anesthetic.”When
she said that, she distinctly felt Xavier’s grip tightening on her hand.She gave a soft chuckle. “It looks
like you’re both more dismal and apprehensive than me. Thank you for the concern, but I don’t want to
see you in such a state.”While she spoke, she stretched her other hand out in Josiah’s direction.Josiah
instantly grabbed her hand and coaxed, “Actually, it’s okay, Winnie. We can still try the artificial cornea
transnt. There’ll be a way in the end.”Hearing that, Winnie burst outughing. “Gosh, are you
listening to yourself? Josiah, my problem lies in my retinas and has nothing to do with my corneas.”“Y-
Yes, it’s the retina! How silly of me!” Josiah took a deep breath before continuing, “I meant to say the
retina. I remember that an old friend of mine once talked to me about something to do with artificial
retinas or artificial eyes. Damn it, but I wasn’t interested in the subject at that time, so I didn’t ask him
about it in depth. However, that topic definitely exists. Otherwise, he would never have mentioned it to
me. Regretfully, I haven’t contacted him in a long time. Even so, I’ll figure out a way to get in touch with
him. There’ll undoubtedly be hope for your eyes! I’m sure of that! Since someone is researching that,
there’ll certainly be results. That’s for sure!”N?velDrama.Org is the owner.