Silly Bride

Chapter 306
After regaining her freedom, the receptionist ran away from Mason.Winnie gestured for Jasmine to console her. She had already
told Jasmine to offer the best compensation and counseling services to the receptionist to resolve the matter.She then instructed
the leader of the security guards team secretly, “Don’t spread what happened today. This is my personal matter. Everyone
present will receive some compensation. Understand?”“Understood, Mr. Garland.”Winnie nodded before bringing Mason into her
personal elevator which did not have a surveillance camera installed.In the confined and tiny space, she said to Mason, “Looks
like you’ve already healed. When you were unconscious, I made a deal with your subordinate. Didn’t he give you your share
after you woke up?”“No.” Mason seemed uninterested in the deal that Winnie was talking about. “We split up.”“Huh? Why are
you looking for me, then? Did someone from the other side hire you to kill me?”“No!” Mason frowned. “I’m here to ask for your
help, not to kill you. I would’ve already made a move if I wanted to kill you. It isn’t convenient to speak in the elevator. Let’s talk
elsewhere.”Winnie nodded. “Let me ask you a question first. Do you know how’s Harold now?”“I heard something about him.
Allegedly, he fought with Leandro afterward. Their business has basically been terminated by Shaun. He went missing and is
currently hiding in a place no one knows about. However, I’ve heard some rumors that he’s planning to take revenge on you. Be
careful recently.”Winnie nodded. “I know about that already. Thank you for reminding me.”As they spoke, the elevator
stopped.Winnie walked out first. “Follow me.”She planned to bring Mason to her office. The reason why she did not take him to
the other meeting rooms was that those larger places might have a lot of surveillance cameras.Yet, since Lisanne was still in her
office, she needed to deal with that first.When she walked into the office alone, she saw Lisanne standing there warily while
clutching a vase.Seeing how overly anxious Lisanne was, Winnie strode toward her and said softly, “Lisanne, we don’t need this,
so put it down. I’m bringing someone in to talk. Wait for me in the lounge.”“Did you really bring him up?” Lisanne shot a cautious
glance at Winnie and lowered her voice. “Do you really know him?”“Yeah. He’s the team leader of the mercenaries I worked with
in the past. His name is Mason Manfield. Lucas introduced him to me, actually.”When Lisanne heard that it was her brother who
had introduced him, she became slightly more relieved. “I’ll wait inside. If I realize that things aren’t going right, I’ll call the police
immediately.”“Don’t worry. Nothing will happen.”After Lisanne entered the lounge, Winnie invited Mason in. The moment he
closed the door, he asked her, “Did Greta contact you after you came back?”“No.” Winnie frowned. I’ve got a vague impression
of what happened to Greta...When she first returned and wanted Mason’s team to help her find Christopher’s corpse, she heard
Mason’s subordinate mention something.That person said that Greta disappeared into thin air after that day and did not even
visit Mason when he was hospitalized.If that’s the case... Winnie asked Mason, “You still haven’t found her? Did she
disappear?”Disappointment washed over Mason when he heard her question. “Looks like she didn’t contact you.”Curious,
Winnie asked, “Why are you so certain that she’ll contact me?” Mason’s brows furrowed. “I don’t know. I have no idea who she’d
find after leaving me and that place. Despite working on so many missions for our boss, she was the happiest when working for
you. She laughed a lot and even became more talkative. I think that you’re different to her.”“Really?” Winnie frowned, thinking

that Mason’s guess was quite strange. “How different?”“Sunshine.”“Sunshine?” That increased Winnie’s confusion. “I don’t know
what you mean.”Mason’s brows knitted together into a frown. “I didn’t understand at first but I got a clearer inkling afterward.”As
he spoke, he fished out a palm-sized plastic envelope from the pocket sewn at the hem of his shirt. After he placed it carefully on
the table, Winnie picked it up and scrutinized it closely.She discovered that there was an old photograph inside the
envelope.From the looks of it, there were supposed to be two people in the photograph.One of them was Greta while the other
person had been torn away. The word, ‘sunshine’, was written on the top right corner of the photograph.Doubts arose in Winnie’s
mind as she stared at this strange photograph.She asked Mason, “Who’s beside Greta? Is it you?”“No!” Mason continued
frowning. “She’s been carrying this photograph around even before I knew her. She treasures it a lot and would always stroke
the word written on it. However, she’s gone without taking this photograph.”“But I’m sure that the person torn away from this
photo isn’t me. Even if Greta wrote the word ‘sunshine’ on it, what does that have to do with me?”Mason choked up as he spoke.
“Greta loves the sun. One of the things she always told me is that she hoped that the sun would shine over that dark and dirty
place. When we were working for you, she suddenly told me one night that you smell like sunshine. Despite being with her for so
long, I’ve never heard her describe anyone as smelling like sunshine. You’re the only exception.”“Smelling like sunshine...”
Winnie remembered it instantly. In fact, she had a very strong impression of it as it was the first time someone described her that
way.Greta was the one who did it.“Yeah, she mentioned it to me before.”She remembered Greta saying how she was different
from the other employers.When she asked Greta why she was different, Greta replied that she possessed a sense of
righteousness that other employers did not. It smelled especially like sunshine.Back then, her interest was piqued as she had not
expected anyone to describe her like that.Greta said that she loved the smell of sunshine. She hoped that one day, the sunshine
would cascade down the dark soil and illuminate every dirty corner of the world.Although she was a mercenary, she did not seem
to enjoy being in that rich yet violent place. In fact, she hated it to her core.But...Winnie said, “She has never contacted me.”“Can
you help me find her? I’m begging you!” Mason fell to his knees in front of Winnie as he spoke. “When I investigated you
afterward, I found out that you and your husband are very influential in Chanaea. I think that it’s highly likely that Greta has come
here. If you help me find her, I’ll do anything for you.”“But why do you think that she came to Chanaea, Mason? Perhaps, she
has already...”“Impossible! I have a feeling that she’s still alive, just that she has left me. Look carefully at the background in the
photo. There are Chanaean characters on it and the architecture is very similar to that in Chanaea! She also mentioned to me
once that she really likes the harmonious environment in Chanaea. If she left, I can’t think of anywhere she’d go other than
Chanaea!”