Silly Bride

Chapter 123
“No way. Why is she calling me?” Josiah, who was in the car, reluctantly grabbed his phone.At the same time, his grumbling also
successfully attracted Xavier’s attention. The latter asked, “Who called?”Josiah frowned while raising his phone toward the
backseat. “It’s Yulissa! Did you block her number? Why is she looking for me instead of you?”Xavier slightly furrowed his brows.
“I don’t have the habit of blocking people’s numbers. Pick up her call and see what she’s up to.”“All right!” Josiah replied as he
put his phone on speaker.Yulissa’s panting voice immediately sounded from the other side of the line, “Where are you now,
Josiah? Can you come to Aqua Moana?”Josiah knew something wasn’t right upon hearing her voice. “What happened to you?
Did your drug addiction relapse again?”“It did, but I really don’t want to touch drugs anymore. Since you’re a doctor, you must
have a way, right? Help me, I’m begging you!” Yulissa pleaded.Xavier’s brows were tightly locked when he heard Yulissa’s
words. “Why did you ask Josiah to go to Aqua Moana when your addiction kicked in?”“Xavier?” Yulissa sounded utterly
surprised. “Are you currently with Josiah? No wonder no one opened the door when I rang your house doorbell. I originally
wanted to look for you to tell you something, but my drug addiction suddenly relapsed. Where are you two now? Can you tell
Josiah to come quickly? I’m currently at the entrance to your house. I feel extremely horrible.”“All right then...” Josiah was
dumbfounded. “You should hide first. Don’t let the police arrest you before we return.”“That won’t happen. No one will know
about it. Please hurry back,” Yulissa responded.Josiah hummed in acknowledgment before swiftly ending the call.The displeased
Josiah complained, “Does that woman think of us as a shelter?”“Let’s go back now.” Given the current situation, Xavier certainly
didn’t want Yulissa to meet with a mishap.Firstly, it was because the woman could still be of use to him.Secondly, she had taken
Winnie’s badge, and Xavier had to retrieve it.“Okay, let’s return. I intend to drive you back anyway. I’m your driver for today,”
Josiah babbled. He then added, “Take it that I’m begging you. Quickly settle that branch family of yours. I’ll truly die of fatigue if
you continue pretending to be dead.”Xavier scowled. “You don’t have to urge me.”I also hope to “rise from the dead” soon. I still
need to collect some debts from Dumbo. These emotional debts are very complicated. I’m afraid they can’t get settled within a
year and a half. I can’t possibly sneak around like this for that long!Thus, before Winnie could walk over, the suspicious black car
that Nancy mentioned left the scene.The black car sped off and was also far away from Winnie. Therefore, she couldn’t see the
license plate clearly.On the other hand, Josiah caught a glimpse of the woman’s silhouette in the rearview mirror.He couldn’t help
but exclaim, “Fortunately, we left earlier. If not, she would have come over and caught you on the spot.”As the car disappeared
from her sight, Winnie couldn’t refrain from furrowing her brows. “D*mn!” she cursed under her breath.I can’t believe that car just
left like that!Just as she was trying to come up with a solution, she received a phone call instantaneously.Winnie immediately
answered the phone. “What’s the matter, Nathaniel?”Nathaniel responded on the other end, “Vinnie, my dear. Between the report
about the progress and a predicament, which of the two do you want to hear first?” “Tell me about the progress first,” Winnie
answered. “I prefer handling a predicament at the end.”“All right, miss. The latest progress is that we’ll be able to conclude the
matter in at most two weeks. By then, Garland Group will belong to us.”“Okay. You didn’t lay a hand on the travel and the

logistics companies, did you?” Winnie wanted confirmation from Nathaniel again.She would never want anything that had any
connections to drugs.“Don’t worry!” Nathaniel chuckled. “I’ll absolutely not touch that if you forbid me.”“What’s the predicament
you mentioned before?” Winnie inquired.Nathaniel answered, “It’s the other ten percent of the shares, aside from the shares that
Hamish and the Garland Group’s minority shareholders possess.”“Oh. Are you talking about the ten percent shares that belong
to Hamish’s wife, Yara?” Winnie questioned.“Oh, sweetie. You do know everything. From your tone, it doesn’t seem to be a
predicament to you. Nonetheless, that woman is truly hard to handle. She wouldn’t fall into whatever trap we set for her,”
Nathaniel replied.“That’s for sure.” Winnie chortled disdainfully. “She only knows how to seize others’ properties and never use
her possessions to invest. Since she doesn’t invest, she naturally wouldn’t walk into our trap. Nevertheless, it’s not an issue for
me. You can leave it to me.”“All right, I’ll wait for your good news then. Anyway, do you want to have lunch together?” Nathaniel
suggested.“I’ll pass. I still have my elderly at home waiting for me, so I’ve to go back,” Winnie declined.“No problem. After we
seize Garland Group, we should hold a celebration at the company’s staff cafeteria. I heard that the food there is pretty
decent.”“Sure,” the woman agreed.“Really? Oh, babe.” Nathaniel became thrilled. “Is that a sign that I would be able to see your
true appearance soon?”“Of course!” Winnie exclaimed.When the time comes, I’ll officially seize Garland Group before everyone’s
eyes and let Hamish have a taste of what it would be like to have his family destroyed and face bankruptcy caused by his closest
kin.Meanwhile, at Aqua Moana, Josiah had already given Yulissa an injection and was now packing his medical kit.They were
the only ones in the room since Xavier didn’t enter the room from the start.Therefore, Yulissa tried to get more details from
Josiah. “Oh, right. Where did you and Xavier go previously? I thought it was inconvenient for him to go out at the
moment?”Josiah paused whatever he was doing and shot Yulissa a glance. “You can ask him personally. He’ll tell you if he’s
willing to. Otherwise, I’ll not say anything if he’s reluctant to share with you.”Yulissa was stumped for words and could only grin
resignedly. “Can I trouble you to call him in when you leave? I’ve some important matters to tell him. As you can see, it’s very
inconvenient for me to go out too.”To overcome her drug addiction, Yulissa requested Josiah to bind her limbs together despite
having received the injection.Josiah nodded. “Okay. Just a moment.”With that, he carried his medical kit and walked out of the
room.A few minutes later, Xavier expectedly entered the room in a wheelchair.Xavier couldn’t bother to put on a pleasant facade
when facing Yulissa. “What do you want to say to me?”Yulissa’s brows knitted together slightly. She stared at the man as she
spoke almost inaudibly. “Do you have to stay so far away from me? I barely have the strength to speak. Can you even hear me
properly from this distance?”Xavier’s frown grew deeper.The man then turned around and wheeled himself out wordlessly.