Silly Bride

Chapter 237
Xavier typed: Look into Zyon’s background again. For example, find out if it’s possible that the hospital he was born in mistook
him for someone else. The person he was messaging soon replied: Roger! So far, we’ve discovered that Jacinta’s true birthplace
may be somewhere else. I believe we’ll be able to find out where it is soon!Xavier: Do it quickly! After reading the reply to his
order, Xavier frowned slightly. It seems like there is more than meets the eye to Jacinta.Pondering the matter in detail for a
moment, he then gestured for his bodyguard to follow him.He brought the bodyguard to a spot far away from Jacinta’s ward
because he didn’t want the people inside to hear what he had to say next. “I’m going to ask you a few questions, and I expect
you to answer them truthfully. Don’t hold back, understand?”His overly serious tone terrified the bodyguard. “I-I understand, Mr.
Fairchild. I’ll answer your questions truthfully.”“Good.” Xavier raised his eyebrow and looked at the bodyguard. “When you were
chasing after Mdm. Sumner, did she really fall down the stairs by accident? Or did she pretend to do so? You don’t need to worry
about anything. Just tell me exactly what happened.”With furrowed eyebrows, the bodyguard answered, “That, I am not sure.
There were a lot of people at the station back then, so I couldn’t clearly see how she fell down the stairs. According to what she
said, she was tripped by someone and fell. She was already at the bottom of the stairs when I caught up to her.”“Okay. Did she
contact anyone after she woke up? Or did anyone call her?”“Nope!” That word left the bodyguard’s mouth instantly because he
was very certain about that.“Mhm. In that case, just protect Mdm. Sumner for the time being. Additionally, I want you to pay
attention to her every move.”“Roger!”“One last thing,” Xavier hastily added with an incredibly serious expression. “Do not let
Winnie learn about our conversation! Not even a single word of it! Do you understand?”“I do! Don’t worry, Mr. Fairchild. I can
definitely do that.”Xavier nodded. “Very well. Go and guard the entrance now. If Winnie asks about me, tell her I went to the
restroom.”With that said, he ambled in the direction of the restroom.That was because he was suddenly experiencing discomfort.
It was as though the blood in his entire body was getting restless, which was a sign that his condition was about to act up. Thus,
he needed to go to the restroom immediately and wash his face with cold water to calm himself down.After more than a dozen
minutes had passed, Winnie stepped out of the ward.When the bodyguard saw her, he promptly explained, “Mr. Fairchild went to
the restroom, Mrs. Fairchild. He’ll be back soon. Why don’t you sit here and wait for him?”“It’s fine.” She was planning to go to
the restroom anyway. “You just need to focus on protecting Granny well. There’s no need to pay attention to anything else.”The
instant she ended her sentence, she saw Xavier approaching her.Winnie strode toward him. “Where’s the restroom? Take me
there.”Then she eyed him and asked, “What happened to your hair? Why is it so wet?”“I accidentally drenched my hair when I
was washing my face. It’s way too hot here. I’m soaked with sweat,” Xavier explained casually.He wasn’t technically wrong.
Although, the sweat on his body wasn’t just because of the heat. It was also due to his attempt at concealing his relapse.His
reason for not telling Winnie the truth was that he didn’t want her to worry about him when there were already so many troubling
things demanding her attention.Additionally, he only had to endure for a while before that sense of restlessness left him. That
made him believe he wouldn’t relapse any time soon.After Winnie went to the restroom, both of them swiftly left the hospital and

returned to the hotel because Mason and Greta were still waiting for her there.What she was about to discuss with them was
pretty confidential, so she didn’t want Xavier to know.Hence, her mind was busy on the way back to the hotel. She was thinking
about what she should say to make her excuse sound reasonable to Xavier.After all, she had already lied to Xavier that she had
asked Mason to investigate Yulissa, and technically, she had no reason to hide any details about the matter from him.What
happened in the end surprised Winnie. Xavier said he wanted to take a shower to wash away his sweat and suggested she meet
with Mason and Greta first.Thus, she hurriedly went looking for Greta and Mason to ask them about the situation, not giving
Xavier’s absence a second thought.After all, it was pretty rare for him to sweat that much when they were in their home country.
Additionally, she knew he was a bit of a clean freak, so she didn’t find anything wrong with him taking a shower after sweating a
lot.“Take your time with your shower. I’ll head to the neighboring room first,” Winnie informed.“Okay.” Xavier’s voice sounded
slightly deeper because he felt his body spiraling out of control again.He knew the veins on his forehead were bulging, which
was why he had been talking to Winnie with his back to her. “You should go. I’ll be right there.”“It’s okay. There’s no rush.”“Mhm!”
Xavier didn’t have the willpower to hold back in front of her any longer, so he took off his shirt and went straight into the
bathroom.Noting how anxious he was, Winnie grew worried as she thought he was going to finish his shower quickly to join her
in the neighboring room. Thus, she acted fast and darted over to meet with Mason and Greta.The moment she saw the two of
them, she blurted, “We don’t have much time, so get to the point.”Mason answered immediately, “We did find a bit of information.
Our preliminary analysis informed us that it is the person you’re looking for. However, there’s too little information about that
person, so we can’t tell for sure. Most importantly, though, the information you provided us isn’t much either.”“I see.” She was
aware that the original information she gave them wasn’t plenty. “Tell me what you found.”“Okay. The Southeast Aploth market
and Adrune market aren’t the same. There is a difference in terms of the drugs’ purity and composition. While we didn’t find any
unfamiliar faces coming from Adrune during this period, we did get our hands on some of Adrune’s drugs. It’s relatively rare in
this area, so we followed the lead and found some information. However, the information is so meager that I’m not sure if this is
useful to you at all.”“I understand.” Winnie nodded. “Continue.”“We continued to investigate those Adrune drugs and found a
name. Or perhaps it is more appropriate to say that it’s a codename—Big Black Bear. Sadly, we couldn’t find out what they look
like, how old they are, or if they are even a man or woman. Don’t bother asking us about their tracks. We couldn’t find any.” “Very
good!” Just hearing the words “Big Black Bear” was enough for Winnie to know that her employment of Mason and Greta wasn’t
in vain. “Before you two arrived, I received some news, too. Unfortunately, the information I obtained was more or less the same
as what you two found. Aside from that codename, I know nothing else about this person. However, I’m fine with the lack of
information so long as I know for sure they’re here. Oh yeah, about the Adrune drugs you mentioned earlier. Where did it initially
come from? If we can figure that out, we’ll be able to get a better grasp of Big Black Bear’s whereabouts.”“According to the
information we found, the goods came from Lightspring. However, Lightspring is a place with a lot of human traffic, so I can’t be
sure if he’s still there or not. At this point, he may not even still be in Jipsdale.”“I understand.” Winnie’s eyebrows furrowed
slightly. “Regardless, there’s no doubt that Lightspring is close to where the three most powerful drug lords in Jipsdale are

located, right?”“Yep, there’s no doubt about that.”“That’s good enough for me. I already have a plan. I’ll need you two’s help for
what comes next—”Winnie’s sentence was cut short by a loud bang from the neighboring room, startling her.Since she was the
only one sitting against the wall at the moment, she was the one who heard the sound the clearest.Mason and Greta were
shocked, too. They even went so far as to pull out their guns.“What’s happening?” Greta couldn’t help but ask.In the blink of an
eye, Winnie returned to her senses and stood. “The sound came from the room next to this! I think something happened to my
husband!”Before the duo could even see her expression and movements, she practically flew out of the room the second she
stopped speaking.When the duo arrived at the neighboring room, Winnie was already heading into the bathroom.The
showerhead inside the bathroom was still turned on. However, there wasn’t even a bit of warmth in the tiny bathroom. From that,
it was obvious the water was cold.The explosion-proof glass used as the shower partition was shattered. There was even blood
amidst the glass fragments.As for Xavier, his body was being pressed down on the wet floor by Winnie. He was moving as
though he wasn’t in control of his body. His bloodshot eyes certainly strengthened that impression.“Should we... send him to the
hospital?” Greta asked. “How did this explosion-proof glass just explode?”“No need! Quickly, help me secure him and move him
to the bed!” Winnie was aware the glass hadn’t exploded for no reason.She was certain Xavier had punched the glass when his
condition acted up, as evidenced by his bleeding right knuckles.Winnie, Mason, and Greta worked together and quickly brought
Xavier to the bed.While Mason wasn’t as tall as Xavier, he was still pretty burly. However, the relapsing Xavier was still plenty
strong.It took the combined strength of Mason and Greta to hold Xavier down, just barely.Greta was a woman, so after restricting
Xavier for a while as he violently struggled to break free, she swiftly began to feel tired. “What do we do next, Ms.
Garland?”“D*mn it! Where are my needles? Why can’t I find them?” As Winnie spoke, she searched through the room.“What
needles?”Winnie was in such dismay that she didn’t hear what Greta said.Luckily, realization dawned on her soon enough. Wait!
The room I stayed in last night was the one next to this one! All my important luggage is there, not here!Without delay, she bolted
to the other room, grabbed her needles, and stabbed them into Xavier’s body.The effect of her acupuncture was immediate. By
the time she stabbed the seventh needle into his body, he was gradually drifting off. After the tenth needle, his eyelids were
completely shut.Winnie let out a sigh of relief when she saw that.Wiping the sweat on her forehead away, she calmly stabbed the
rest of the needles into more than a dozen acupoints on his head.Greta watched Winnie work from the side, dumbfounded. “Is
this Chanaea’s traditional medicine, Ms. Garland? It’s that powerful?”“Of course.” Winnie felt like her body was almost completely
drained of energy upon jabbing the last needle. “This is the quintessence of my country’s culture.”“Awesome!” Unable to hold
herself back, Greta gave Winnie a thumbs up. Then she thought about it and asked, “What kind of sickness does your husband
have, Ms. Garland? His eyes were red like a vampire’s. It looked so demonic.”Her words ticked Winnie off. With furrowed
eyebrows, she glanced at Greta and uttered coldly, “Don’t pry into matters you don’t need to know. Go back to the neighboring
room. I’ll brief you two about your next mission.”When Xavier came to, it was already three in the afternoon.He felt like he had
had a very chaotic dream. However, he couldn’t remember any details.As his temples throbbed, he moved to caress his head,
only to notice his hand was wrapped in thick gauze.It was a long while later before he felt the sensation of pain coming from his

hand.Then, Winnie’s voice traveled into his ears. “You’re finally awake.”With a smile, Xavier grabbed her hand. “Winnie.”There
was a complicated look in her eyes as she stared at him. “Were you already feeling unwell back when we were in the hospital?
Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”“Seems like I can’t hide anything from you. Granny’s issue still hasn’t been resolved, and I know
you’re feeling overwhelmed, so I didn’t want to add to your worries.”“You should’ve told me! It’s dangerous if no one’s around you
when your condition acts up. You may end up hurting yourself or even others as a result. Do you know what you did just
now?”“No.” Xavier shook his head. “Although, based on my hand’s injury, I think I only hurt myself. Thankfully, I didn’t hurt
you.”“Are you stupid? You punched the bathroom’s explosion-proof glass into pieces in a single blow! Look at how many cuts
there are on your body. What if the shards had pricked your eyes or any other important body parts? You’d be disabled!”Xavier
hummed in response, still grinning as he pulled Winnie’s hand to his lips and gave it a gentle kiss. “Strange. You seem very
gentle even when you’re reprimanding me today. Why’s that? Did you do something bad?”“I don’t think it is.”“Hmm?”
Immediately, Xavier frowned. “So you’re saying you did do something bad? What did you do?”“I want to go to the Horton
residence! Yulissa is as elusive as quicksilver, and her whereabouts are too hard to pin down. We’ve only been here for five
days, but she has lived here for five years. I don’t think it’ll be easy to track her down. There’s an eighty percent chance that the
venom she injected into you was made by her grandfather, and I know he’s being held captive by Harold right now. That’s why I
want to go to the Horton residence and find Professor White as soon as possible to cure you. You’re lucky this time since you
only suffered minor injuries after hitting the glass. However, if your condition acts up again, you may not be as fortunate. I don’t
want you to keep living in this extremely unstable condition! Don’t look at me like that. You know there’s no stopping me once I
put my mind to doing something.”Silence filled the air for a brief moment before he broke it. “I understand. Can I at least know
your plan?”