Silly Bride

Chapter 374
Hoping that Winnie would see him the instant she opened her eyes, Xavier stood right across from her.
Hoping that Winnie would see him the instant she opened her eyes, Xavier stood right across from her.Behind him were Rufus
and Beatrice, who had rushed over upon hearing about Winnie’s surgery. That aside, there was Greta, who held a bouquet of
flowers in her hands, and the other medical staff.At that very moment, everyone present was on pins and needles. That went
doubly for Xavier. In fact, he was even more nervous than Winnie.From the second Josiah announced that it was time to remove
the gauze, his eyes had been glued to Winnie’s face.When the gauze was taken away, he held his breath.Josiah was in no better
state. Even his hands were trembling as he removed the gauze.It was an exceedingly simple matter, but it took several seconds
longer than usual due to his overly ginger movements. That made the hearts of everyone in the room lodge in their throats.As he
took off the gauze, he even started growing incoherent. “Okay, you can remove your eyes now. No, I mean, you can open your
eyes now.”Hearing the man’s blunder, Winnie couldn’t help chuckling softly.The fact that she could still laugh at that time was
synonymous with good news to everyone.They all reckoned that she must be able to see. Otherwise, it made no sense for her to
be able to laugh.Winnie opened her eyes under the anticipation of the crowd.With a faint smile on her face, she stared right
ahead.The person right across from her was none other than Xavier.Right then, Xavier stared at her motionlessly, his eyes
shining with hope.He was so keyed up that even his voice quivered. “Can you see me, Winnie?”Once more, Winnie chuckled
softly, tears shimmering in her eyes.Nevertheless, she didn’t answer that question directly. Instead, she said, “The flowers Greta
brought me are sunflowers, and they’re in full bloom.”“Bingo!” When Greta heard that, she rushed up to her emotionally with the
bouquet of flowers.She had wanted to personally hand the bouquet to Winnie.But at the thought that Xavier was also there, she
gave it to the man instead.Joyfully, she squealed, “Here, Mr. Fairchild. You can gift it to Ms. Garland.”Rufus, Beatrice, Josiah,
and all the medical staff present were over the moon that Winnie could see again.They all exclaimed about the successful
surgery jubilantly.On the contrary, Xavier wasn’t quite convinced of the success of the surgery.Taking the flowers from Greta, he
regarded Winnie while frowning deeply.For some inexplicable reason, he couldn’t shake off the feeling there was something off
with her expression.Can she really see?He transferred the flowers to his left hand before saying to Winnie, “Here, this beautiful
bouquet of sunflowers is for you.”Murmuring an acknowledgment, Winnie reached out straight ahead to take the flowers.Alas, all
she grasped was empty air because the man had placed the flowers in his left hand.When she sensed nothing, she stilled
slightly.Upon realizing that Xavier was testing her, she couldn’t help the tears from escaping her eyes.However, she quickly lifted
her hands and wiped her tears. Chuckling dryly, she admitted, “Actually, I guessed by the smell. Although sunflowers don’t give
off a strong fragrance, I can still smell them.”While saying that, she stretched out her hands toward Xavier.Xavier felt as though
he had been stabbed in the heart. He walked over and pulled her into his arms tremblingly. Burying her head in his chest, Winnie
inhaled deeply before choking out, “Sorry, I was joking with you guys just now. In truth, I still can’t see anything. The surgery has
failed.”She forcibly held her tears at bay. Conversely, tears promptly streamed down Xavier’s face although it was said that a

man never cried.He was so distressed that he lost his voice. A long while passed before he uttered, “Don’t apologize, Winnie.
Tell me you’re only joking now. I beg you.”“If you beg me, I can consider granting you your wish. But Xavier, I truly can’t see
anymore. The surgery has really failed,” Winnie choked out.“How could this be? Isn’t the success rate of this surgery quite high?”
As Xavier spoke, he lifted his eyes to Josiah behind Winnie.Josiah hastily jerked his head away and wiped the corners of his
eyes. Then, he said to the others in the hospital room, “Old Mr. Fairchild, Officer Lockhart, please step out for a moment. We
need to check Winnie over again.”“Sure! You must check her over carefully! The Fairchild family is willing to pay any price!”
Rufus, likewise, panicked, finding it a pity that someone as good as Winnie had lost her eyesight.Soon, only Winnie, Xavier,
Josiah, and the few medical staff were left in the observation room.The nurse brought a wheelchair over to wheel Winnie into the
examination room again.In the face of that, Winnie declined. “No, it’s okay. I might not be able to see, but I can still walk by
myself.”Ultimately, she was a prideful person. Xavier didn’t want her to be sad, much less injured, so he held her hand
tightly.Ever since Winnie lost her sight, she had been trying her best to adapt to the pitch-black world.Despite being in an
unfamiliar environment at present, she kept a moderate pace.In no time, they entered the examination room.Josiah even
questioned the ophthalmologist unprofessionally, “Is it because the effects of the anesthetic haven’t passed yet?”Before the
ophthalmologist could answer that, Winnie had already spoken ahead of him.Lying on the examination bed with her unfocused
eyes looking up at the ceiling, she interjected, “Of course not. What are you saying, Dr. Houghton? The fact that I can’t see
anything has nothing to do with the anesthetic.”When she said that, she distinctly felt Xavier’s grip tightening on her hand.She
gave a soft chuckle. “It looks like you’re both more dismal and apprehensive than me. Thank you for the concern, but I don’t want
to see you in such a state.”While she spoke, she stretched her other hand out in Josiah’s direction.Josiah instantly grabbed her
hand and coaxed, “Actually, it’s okay, Winnie. We can still try the artificial cornea transplant. There’ll be a way in the end.”Hearing
that, Winnie burst out laughing. “Gosh, are you listening to yourself? Josiah, my problem lies in my retinas and has nothing to do
with my corneas.”“Y-Yes, it’s the retina! How silly of me!” Josiah took a deep breath before continuing, “I meant to say the retina. I
remember that an old friend of mine once talked to me about something to do with artificial retinas or artificial eyes. Damn it, but I
wasn’t interested in the subject at that time, so I didn’t ask him about it in depth. However, that topic definitely exists. Otherwise,
he would never have mentioned it to me. Regretfully, I haven’t contacted him in a long time. Even so, I’ll figure out a way to get in
touch with him. There’ll undoubtedly be hope for your eyes! I’m sure of that! Since someone is researching that, there’ll certainly
be results. That’s for sure!”