Silly Bride

Chapter 255
The man chuckled awkwardly. “I-I’m Professor White’s assistant. Maybe it was too dark last night, so you didn’t get a good look
at my face, but I really am his assistant. I’m not lying!”“Then where is Professor White?” Winnie’s brows were tightly knitted as
disbelief washed over her. “Why were you wearing the helmet? Wasn’t Professor White the one wearing the helmet last
night?”“I...” Sensing that the two women on board the car were about to murder him at any time, the man gulped. He scrunched
up his face and explained, “There was heavy gunfire last night. I’m just an ordinary person, so, obviously, I’m scared of getting
shot by a stray bullet. There were two helmets in the car at that time, I saw Professor White putting on a helmet, so I picked up
the remaining one and put it on. I just wanted to live. Then, you said you wanted the med kit, so I went into the car to get the med
kit. After that, you pulled me onto the bike. I thought it was because the car was too small for so many people, and that’s why
you dragged me onto the bike. I didn’t know that you wanted to bring Professor White away back then. I thought you arranged for
Professor White to be in the car because it would be safer, and that’s why you brought me to take the bike with you.”As the
assistant explained, he kept glancing at Winnie. Winnie was not the only one in disbelief; even he found the whole thing
confusing.Winnie studied the assistant. He did not look like he was lying at all.Furthermore, his explanation made sense—it
matched what had happened the night before.Winnie’s brows furrowed even more. “Then why didn’t you deny it when I called
you Professor White today? Also, why didn’t you explain to me when I mentioned your leg injury?”The assistant was aggrieved.
“I thought you called me by the wrong name. After all, it had been desperate circumstances. You even called me Xavier when
you asked me to pass you the gauze. I know that people would make mistakes like these when they’re anxious, so I didn’t
explain anything because I didn’t think it’d be necessary. Moreover, I did injure my leg. Professor White wasn’t the only one who
was hurt in the sewer. I was, too. But I know I’m not as important to you, and everyone was in a rush to escape. I didn’t want to
make more trouble for you, so I didn’t say anything.”Everything the assistant had said was true, and Winnie was rendered
speechless.All she could do was blame herself for her carelessness. She was the one who thought the one wearing a helmet
and holding a med kit was Riley.With those thoughts in mind, Winnie gritted her teeth and cursed under her breath, “D*mn it.”She
was currently unable to contact Xavier, and she had no idea whether or not he realized the real Riley was in his car.Furthermore,
she did not know whether they were currently safe or not.Still, her priority at that moment was to send Christopher to the
hospital.Yulissa had readily agreed to come back and pick Christopher up because Winnie had promised to send Riley safely to
Yulissa.Yet, Riley was now missing.Winnie let out a long resigned sigh before calling out Yulissa’s name. She then tried to
explain to her, “Sorry. You heard him too. This is a misunderstanding. I’ve brought the wrong person, but your grandpa should be
with Xavier right now. We did take him out of Harold’s factory.”Nevertheless, Yulissa was livid to hear Winnie’s
explanation.“Winnie Garland, do you really take me as a fool just because I’ve lost to you several times before? You’re f*cking
toying with me! Are you enjoying this? You and Christopher went there to save my grandpa, but you ended up rescuing the
wrong person. Now, you’re telling me that this is a misunderstanding and that my grandpa is with Xavier? Sure, prove it to me! If

you can’t prove it, then that means you’re just a godd*mn liar! You and Christopher are afraid I’d expose your secrets to Harold,
so you’re using my grandpa as a shield! I’m telling you now, Winnie Garland. My grandpa is my only bottom line. If you have the
guts to use my grandpa to mess with me, you’ll have to pay the price for it. I’m going to drag you to hell even if it means I have to
go there too!”Winnie took in a deep breath. “I’m not lying to you. Give me your phone. I’ll call Xavier right now, but you can’t stop
the car. You have to keep driving.”“You motherf*cker!” Yulissa screamed. Winnie was starting to get mad. “Yulissa White, mind
your words!”“What’s the matter?” Yulissa barked out a laugh. “You’re upset because I mentioned your mother? Then do you think
I’d be happy about you using my grandpa to mess with me?”As she spoke, she fished out her phone and threw it toward the
backseat. “Make the call. Make the call to Xavier right now. I have to hear my grandpa speak today!”Winnie caught the phone,
but she hesitated after opening the call function.Of course, she could call Xavier at any time, but after the series of events the
night before, she was unsure if Xavier still had his phone with him.It would be best if he could pick up the call and tell her that he
and Riley were fine.But what if I can’t get through to him or if no one picks up the call? Yulissa’s going to lose it.Those thoughts
brought a frown to Winnie’s face.When she lowered her head to glance at the unconscious Christopher, another idea popped
into her head.If Xavier doesn’t pick up the call, I’ll have to wrestle with Yulissa to be in control of the car. She’s not going to just
send Christopher to the hospital like this.Hence, as Winnie dialed Xavier’s number with her right hand, she reached up to the
special necklace around her neck with her left hand.At the same time, she slowly leaned forward to allow herself to grab Yulissa
easier later.Once she was in the right position, she made the call. Alas, Xavier’s phone was switched off.Nonetheless, Winnie did
not tell Yulissa about that right away, for she was ready to make her move.What Winnie never saw coming was that Yulissa had
sensed something amiss.Before she could make her move, Yulissa struck.For a moment, Winnie thought that Yulissa would whip
out a gun to aim at her or flee the car.However, Yulissa did neither of those. Instead, she picked up a gas mask by her feet and
put it on.“What are you trying to do?” Winnie realized that Yulissa was going to gas the car, but by then, Yulissa had already
locked the car doors.There was no way she and Riley’s assistant could get out.In the next second, white toxic gas rose from
Yulissa’s position.Winnie hastily pulled her shirt up to cover her nose, but that was essentially useless. Furthermore, not only did
she need to take care of herself, but she also needed to care for Christopher.It did not help that she knew nothing about the toxin
Yulissa had used. Winnie might be fine after inhaling a breath or two, but that was certainly not the case for Christopher.The
space within the car was small, and soon, the gas filled the interior.No one but Yulissa had a gas mask on, so in seconds, the
others passed out.Yulissa gave a kick at the man in the front passenger seat. Only after making sure that he was completely
unresponsive did she wind down the window.As the gas went out of the car, Yulissa’s sight cleared up. Turning to look at the
unconscious Winnie, she sneered. “That’ll teach you a lesson. You shouldn’t have fought with me. Did you think I came empty-
handed?”I’m the granddaughter of a genius chemist. How can I not have some shred of chemistry knowledge myself?Then,
Yulissa stepped on the accelerator and sped off.Winnie was awakened from getting shocked. Yet, right as she opened her eyes,
she was forced to close them again by the harsh lights above her.It was so bright that she could not open her eyes again, but
she could discern her current situation.Her ears were ringing. Her tongue and her limbs still felt tingly and numb. She deduced it

was probably because of the gas she had inhaled in the car previously.Other than that, she also knew that she was currently
suspended in the air. It would be impossible for her to escape like this.However, the one she was worried about most was not
herself but Christopher.A beat later, she forced her eyes open to study her surroundings. Unfortunately, she saw no signs of
Christopher nor Riley’s assistant around.She and Yulissa were the only ones in the windowless room.Winnie squinted at the
expressionless Yulissa. As her tongue still felt numb, it took her much effort to voice out, “Where’s Christopher? How is he?
Where did you take him to?”“Ha!” Yulissa snorted. “Winnie, don’t you know what kind of situation you’re in right now? You can
barely keep yourself safe, but you’re still thinking about Christopher? Haha! What a selfless being you are. Why didn’t I know that
you were such a magnanimous person before? I never saw you being merciful toward your father, stepmother, and stepsister
back in the country, though. Or could it be that...”Yulissa ambled away from Winnie as she continued snickering. “Could it be that
you’re so worried about Christopher because you have an affair with him?”“Yulissa!” Winnie whipped her head toward the other
woman. “Stop your nonsense. I swear on my life that we saved your grandpa from Harold’s factory. I promise you that you’ll be
able to see your grandpa, but Christopher’s condition is deteriorating! You can get a doctor here if that’s what you prefer, or you
can send him to the hospital. Please!”“What?” Yulissa abruptly burst into laughter upon hearing Winnie’s words. Dramatically
cupping her ears, she asked, “What did you just say? I didn’t hear that wrongly, did I? Are you actually begging me for
something?”“Yes,” Winnie uttered as she kept her eyes fixed on Yulissa. “You didn’t hear that wrongly. I’m begging you. I’m
begging you to save Christopher.”“Hahaha! Now, that’s interesting!” Yulissa laughed even more boisterously. “This is such an
interesting thing, and it’s an event worth memorizing. Do wait a moment before you beg me again. It’s such a memorable event
that I have to record it.”As Yulissa said that, she turned and left the room.When Yulissa opened the door and went out, Winnie
noticed that there were stairs right outside the room.In other words, she was locked up in a basement.While Yulissa was not
around, Winnie tugged the cuffs around her wrists tentatively.Alas, the cuffs were too tight, and she could not break free of
them.After discovering that struggling was only a waste of her strength, Winnie stopped.Furthermore, Yulissa came back not
long after.She had brought a tripod back. Once she fixed the phone to the tripod, she faced the camera at Winnie and turned on
the recording function.“Come on.” After adjusting the angle, Yulissa beamed at Winnie. “You can start begging me now.”Winnie’s
eyes flitted toward Yulissa. “Have you started recording? Before I begin begging, I need to make sure of something with
you.”“You’re a troublesome one, but I’m in a good mood.” Yulissa chuckled. “When I’m in a good mood, I have a little more
patience for you, so speak.”Winnie took in a deep breath. “I have no other requests but one. I just want to make sure that you’ll
send Christopher to the hospital after I beg you for it.”“Oh, so that’s what you want.” Yulissa touched her nails. “You’ll have to beg
first. I’ll need to find out whether or not you’re sincere about it. If you’re doing this half-heartedly, I’ll have to do that half-heartedly
too. But if you satisfy me, I’ll send him to the hospital.”“Okay,” Winnie answered without hesitation. “How can I make you
satisfied? Do you want me to kneel before you?”“Hm...” Yulissa nodded in contemplation. “That sounds good too. I doubt you’ve
ever gone down on your knees before anyone and before today. Still, I don’t think it’s fascinating. Why don’t we do something
else?”“What is it? I’ll agree to anything.”“Wow, you’re quick to say yes even though you haven’t heard what I wanted,” Yulissa

said as she inched toward Winnie.Then, she lifted her arm to caress Winnie’s face before pulling out a hairpin from her hair.“I
remember you using this thing to scratch my face the other time. My, it’ll be fun to see your pretty face get scratched too. Still,
this is too bloody, and I don’t want to do it myself. Can you do it yourself? Once you wreck this pretty face of yours, beg for
forgiveness. Then, I’ll send Christopher to the hospital. How does that sound? Why are you staring at me? Have you lost your
courage to do that? That’s fine. Just let Christopher die. After all, he’s a nobody. How can his life be of any worth in comparison
with your beautiful face, righ—”Before Yulissa could finish her last word, Winnie agreed to it. “Okay, I’ll do it! I’ll do as you
say!”“Tsk, swift decision from you. If you hadn’t competed against me for Xavier at the start, I would have admired you,” Yulissa
said with faked wistfulness as she unlocked one of Winnie’s cuffs.Upon putting the hairpin on Winnie’s hand, she excitedly said,
“Come on, destroy your face in front of me with your own hand and hairpin. But you have to wait until I tell you to start. I need to
check if this angle is perfect or not first.”With that, Yulissa quickly retreated, not allowing Winnie any chance to attack her.Winnie
tightened her grip on the hairpin and curled her lips. “Okay, I’ll heed your words.”“Haha!” Yulissa barked out. “Of course you have
to heed my words. Even if you don’t want to save Christopher—even if we’re not playing this game—you’re still an easy target
that I can do anything to. But that’s boring. Not thrilling enough. All right, let’s begin. This is my first time as a director; I don’t
have much experience. I pray you can finish this in one go, or else you’ll be the one to suffer. Right, let’s do something even
more exciting. Take off your clothes. What a waste it’ll be to not film your magnificent figure.”Winnie swallowed. “Is this how
you’re planning to take revenge on me?”“No, no. This isn’t revenge.” Yulissa chuckled. “This is humiliation. I once told you that
you’d never be as good as me when it comes to tricks and schemes, so stop your pointless talk, will you? You’re making me run
out of patience. Do you really want me to strip you myself?”Winnie’s forehead creased. “I don’t need you to do anything.”With
that, she pulled apart the first button on her shirt with the hairpin.Then, the second button came undone.Right then, someone
smashed open the basement door.