Silly Bride

Chapter 191
The next day, Winnie was woken up by Jacinta and Rachel’s conversation.Both of them slept early last night. Hence, they woke
up early in the morning.Winnie’s drowsiness disappeared after she was woken by them. Thus, she decided to get out of bed and
have breakfast with them.When Winnie was having her oatmeal, she realized that Jacinta’s countenance seemed pale.“Granny,
did you not sleep well last night? You have dark circles under your eyes,” she asked in concern.“Really?”As soon as Jacinta
spoke, Rachel chimed in and cut her off, “I know. Hehe, Granny sleepwalked last night, so she didn’t sleep well.”Winnie
subconsciously glanced at Jacinta and asked, “Sleepwalk? I didn’t know you sleepwalked last night, Granny. I was sleeping
soundly, so I didn’t realize anything.”“Don’t listen to Rach’s nonsense. I don’t have the habit of sleepwalking,” Jacinta flatly
denied it.She then looked at Rachel and asked, “Why would you say that? A good girl should never lie.”“I’m not lying!” Rachel
frowned and continued, “I woke up in the middle of the night last night to pee and walked to the balcony by mistake.”Jacinta
widened her eyes in shock. “What? Did you pee on the balcony?” she asked.Rachel chuckled and said, “Hehe, just a little. I
couldn’t hold it in anymore.”“Oh my, why didn’t you say so earlier? I’m going to check on it!”“You should finish your breakfast first,
Granny. It was already there the whole night anyway,” Winnie advised when she saw Jacinta standing up from her seat.Jacinta
thought Winnie was right. Hence, she sat back down.Rachel was frightened when she saw Jacinta stand up.She knew she had
done something wrong and that it was not right to pee anywhere she wanted.Thus, Rachel lowered her head and apologized
softly, “Granny, Winnie, I’m sorry. I will never do it again.”“It’s good that you know your mistake. You shouldn’t do it again, got it? I
shouldn’t let you drink milk tonight before you sleep. It must be the milk.”“Yes, it was because of the milk!” Rachel nodded,
blaming the milk.Winnie looked at Rachel and found her behavior amusing. However, at the same time, she felt sorry for the
latter.They quickly moved on from what Rachel did. However, Winnie remembered what Rachel said about Jacinta
sleepwalking.If what Rachel said was true, she would need to take Jacinta to the hospital.Winnie smiled and looked at Rachel,
asking “Rach, what were you saying just now? You said you went to the balcony to pee, and what did you see? Did you see
Granny sleepwalking?”“Yes!” Rachel nodded without hesitation. “I saw Granny, and she was on her phone on the balcony,” she
added.Jacinta’s expression changed immediately when she heard what Rachel said.“Rach, were you dreaming? I went to bed
early last night. Why would I be on my phone on the balcony?”“No, I saw it. Granny was on her phone.”Jacinta shook her head
and denied it. “That’s impossible! It must be your imagination. Who could I have called in the middle of the night?”Subsequently,
she turned to Winnie, “If you don’t believe me, you can check my call history. I’m sure I didn’t call anyone last night.”Winnie also
wanted to know if Jacinta was sleepwalking. After all, sleepwalkers usually wouldn’t remember what they did while they were
sleepwalking.She took the phone from Jacinta and checked the call history. As expected, there was no phone call recorded in
the call history.“Rach must’ve been dreaming last night,” Winnie concluded.Jacinta agreed, “Exactly. I think she was in a daze
last night. She even peed on the balcony.”As Jacinta spoke, she put a piece of fried egg on Rachel’s plate. She warned, “You’re
a good girl and have to be responsible for what you said. The bad witch will come and capture you if you talk nonsense.”Rachel

blinked innocently. She didn’t think that she was lying. However, she felt that Jacinta’s gaze was scary when the latter warned
her about the bad witch.She was so frightened that she even forgot to eat her oatmeal.Winnie lowered her head and chewed on
her bagel. She didn’t pay attention to the look on both of their faces and merely said cursorily, “Granny, stop scaring her.”As she
spoke, she hastily finished her oatmeal and added, “I’m done. I’ll take my leave now, Granny. Call me if you need
anything.”Winnie took the elevator, and to her surprise, she bumped into Xavier as she entered the elevator.Xavier was looking
at his phone when she entered the elevator.Winnie accidentally saw Xavier’s phone screen from the corner of her eyes.She
thought Xavier was replying to a message on his phone in the elevator, and she certainly didn’t expect him to be looking at the
photo they had taken together last night.In the photo, both of them were sitting on the couch, and there was some distance
between them.After taking the photo, Winnie edited the image and added the caption “Xavier Fairchild, the patient” beside him
and another caption “Winnie Garland, the doctor” next to herself.He even wanted to change my contact name on his phone. Why
would he keep this photo?Winnie retracted her gaze from Xavier’s phone screen and asked, “Mr. Fairchild, do you still remember
me?”“Of course, Dr. Garland,” Xavier enunciated each word slowly.“Not bad. How is it? You look handsome in the photo, right? Is
that why you are admiring it?”“Admiring the photo? Not really,” Xavier replied. He subconsciously stroked Winnie’s face in the
photo with his thumb, then continued, “I was just about to delete the photo.”With that, he deleted the photo right before Winnie’s
eyes.She felt a tightness in her chest when she saw what Xavier did. However, she managed to calm herself down quickly.“It’s
okay. We can take another one next time.”Xavier parted his lips, but he didn’t say anything and ignored Winnie.In fact, he was
excited when he woke up this morning, realizing that he still had memories of what had happened the previous day.However,
when he looked at the redness in his eyes in the mirror, he knew that his condition was still not stable enough.Therefore, he still
had to hide the truth before his condition was completely stable.Honestly, Xavier felt uncomfortable in an enclosed space like the
elevator. He was afraid that he would go mad and attack himself or Winnie.He felt it was necessary for him to go and see Josiah
and get some sedatives from the latter.And by “some,” he meant a ton of sedatives.Therefore, Xavier darted out of the elevator
once the door opened, as if someone was chasing him from behind.Looking at Xavier’s behavior, Winnie couldn’t help but furrow
her brows.Why is he avoiding me as if I am a plague?Winnie had a grim expression on her face on her way to the Xander
residence. It was only until she saw Sebastian at the Xander residence that a smile bloomed on her face.Winnie stayed at the
Xander residence not only to learn from Sebastian, but also to monitor Yolanda. However, Yolanda had been busy with her
thesis. She didn’t do anything else, let alone go out to meet someone.Moreover, she didn’t do anything and didn’t even look at
Xavier when he came by for his acupuncture treatment that afternoon.The situation remained the same for the following three
days.Yolanda didn’t do anything suspicious and had been extremely cautious as if someone had alerted her. She also avoided
spending alone time with Xavier.The situation frustrated Winnie so much that she complained to Josiah in the café, “Don’t you
think we’re in a passive position right now? It doesn’t feel good to be a sitting duck.”Josiah stirred his coffee as he consoled her,
“Don’t be disheartened. Actually, there’s still good news in these three days.”Winnie added four sugar cubes into her coffee,
which was too bitter. “Huh? What is the good news? Tell me. If it’s not good news to me, I will beat you to a pulp,” she

joked.“Hey, you’re too much! You can’t beat me to a pulp even if I lied to you with fake news.”Winnie sighed. She was just
messing with him just now. “Just spill it and stop wasting time,” she urged.“Fine,” Josiah said. He adjusted his glasses and
smiled as he continued, “I was going to say that Xavier’s condition has been improving after three days of acupuncture
sessions.”Winnie arched a brow. “Did you bring him to the hospital for a check-up? Isn’t it difficult to run tests on the
nerves?”“Yes. But the dosage of sedatives he’s been getting from me has decreased by the day.”“What? He’s been getting
sedatives from you for the past three days?” Winnie immediately put down her cup of coffee.“Yes.”“Why didn’t you tell me then?
Don’t you know sedatives are bad for his health?”Josiah frowned. “I know. Calm down. I’m his doctor. Of course I’m aware of
how serious the situation is. But currently, we have no choice. Moreover, since the acupuncture sessions are proved to be
effective for his condition, he would be fully recovered if he continued his acupuncture sessions. Perhaps, soon, he won’t need
any sedatives anymore,” he explained.“I understand. But why didn’t you tell me?” Winnie leaned back against her seat as she
spoke.“I didn’t want you to be worried. I heard from Old Mr. Xander that you were studying traditional medicine hard these days.
As you know, I grew up with Xavier. He’s my best friend. And you, Winnie, you are the one he risked his life to protect. Not only
that, but you are also my friend. I don’t want to see both of you crumble under pressure.”“I know.” Winnie raised the cup of coffee
to her lips and took a sip. “I’m going to call the toxicology laboratory in Yartran tonight to urge them. Hopefully, the result will be
released soon,” she said.“Didn’t I tell you not to urge them? Let’s wait patiently. They told you that the result will be released in
the coming days, right? It should be released soon,” Josiah advised Winnie.Winnie nodded, “I know. But I still think it’s better to
give them a call and tell them to hurry up.”“Oh, by the way.” Josiah suddenly recalled something. “Did you notice Yolanda’s habit
when she goes in and out of her room?” he asked.“What habit?”“It’s strange. She doesn’t step out of the Xander residence and
only moves around in the house. But, I happened to notice her peculiar behavior one time. She was only going to the study last
time, but even so, she locked the door of her room and carried the key in her pocket. It’s like there’s a shocking secret hidden in
her room.”“That happened?” Winnie sat up straight when she heard what Josiah said. “I didn’t notice that detail. But if everything
you said was true, a secret must be hidden in her room. We have to devise a plan to get into her room,” she said.Josiah thought
the same thing. “I agree. However, we must first devise a plan and get Old Mr. Xander and Yolanda out of the house. After all, we
can’t break into the room right before their eyes like a robber, can we?”Winnie frowned. “But Yolanda is cautious. I wanted to
bring them out for a meal last time, but she declined. Since she didn’t want to go, Master also declined my invitation.”“Hmph,
looks like...” Josiah narrowed his eyes and dragged his voice deliberately before he continued, “Looks like I’ll have to take
matters into my own hands. Let me devise a plan.”“What plan?”“I haven’t devised one yet. I’ll let you know when I’ve come up
with a plan. Don’t worry, leave the matter to me. No matter what, you should still bring Xavier over for his acupuncture session
tomorrow as usual.”“Fine.” Winnie raised her cup of coffee and toasted with Josiah before she teased, “It’s your time to shine. Do
it well, and don’t make me laugh at you.”The next day, Josiah had everything prepared.Xavier also went to get his acupuncture
treatment as usual.By then, Winnie could already perform acupuncture on him without the help of others.Before she was making
preparations for the session, Josiah had told her that he had prepared everything and would get Yolanda out of the house after

twenty minutes.On the other hand, Winnie spent around ten minutes performing acupuncture on Xavier.When she walked out of
the room, she looked through the window and saw Yolanda leaving the house in her car.Right then, Josiah was standing beside
her.“Did your plan begin ten minutes earlier than expected?” Winnie asked casually.Josiah’s furrowed his brows and murmured,
“It’s impossible. It’s not time yet. They won’t begin the plan without my instructions.”“Then go find out what happened!”“All right.
I’ll go find out now.”Half a minute later, Josiah’s face fell as he spoke. “It was not my men. She went out on her own.”Winnie
consoled Josiah when she saw the latter’s darkened expression, “It’s okay. I have asked people to follow her, and I’m sure they
won’t lose her. It’s rare for her to leave the house. So, I wanted to follow her personally. As for you, you’ll stick to the plan and go
into her room and have a look.”“No way!” Josiah declined without hesitation. “I’m sure Yolanda has accomplices. You could be in
danger if you follow her alone. As a man, I can’t let you take such a risk!”“Okay then!” Winnie quickly pondered and said, “Two
heads are better than one. You should wait for me in the car. I’ll meet you after bidding goodbye to Master.”Then, Winnie
approached Sebastian and told him she had to leave as something urgent had come up. After that, she entered the doctor’s
office.By then, Xavier had fallen asleep.Though he exuded a strong aura when he was awake, he looked like a docile puppy
when he was asleep.The dark and thick lashes above his eyes cast a shadow on his face like an embellishment, which would
leave anyone jealous of his charming face.“Xavier, oh, Xavier.” Winnie gently caressed Xavier’s cheek. “I must’ve owed you in
my past life.”With that, she lowered her head to plant a kiss on his lips.Once Winnie left the room, Xavier opened his eyes.He
raised his hand to touch his lips and then sat up from the bed.