Silly Bride

Chapter 378
As they were arriving at Lagune Mansion, Louis received a phone call.A problem came up at the office, and neither Louis nor the
senior executives could solve it, so he asked if Xavier could go over to the office to check it out.Xavier was dog-tired, but he
couldn’t ignore the issue his company was facing.He said to Winnie, “I’ll send you back to the mansion first so that you can rest.
If I can’t make it home for lunch, I’ll definitely be back for dinner.”“Go on.” Winnie nodded in acknowledgment. “It’s all right if you
can’t make it back in time for dinner. But come home as soon as you finish your work, okay? You need to rest as well.”“Okay.”
Xavier hugged Winnie tightly and kissed her forehead. After that, he instructed the driver to drive faster and proceeded to talk to
Louis about work.Around ten minutes later, they arrived at the compound of the mansion.Xavier wanted to send Winnie to the
entrance of the mansion, but she rejected him, saying, “Here is fine. You guys should turn around and go to the office. I’ll have
Josiah walk me in.”Xavier held her hand and frowned in response. “Are you not tired?”Winnie shook her head. “I got into the car
right after I got off the plane. I want to walk and stretch my limbs.”Josiah had a feeling Winnie had something to tell him, so he
said, “Go on, Xavier. You can’t possibly be worried about leaving Ms. Garland with me, right?”Josiah was joking around, but
Xavier wasn’t in the mood to bicker with him. “All right, I’ll go to the office first. Call me if anything crops up.”“Sure.” Josiah
flashed a smile and said to the driver, “Stop here.”After the driver stopped the car, Josiah immediately got out of the car to assist
Winnie.Once Winnie had gotten out of the car as well, Josiah went to close the car door.Before Josiah could close it, Xavier
blocked it with his hand.Xavier glanced at Winnie and alighted from the car as well.He couldn’t help but embrace her and put his
head on her shoulder. “I’ll miss you.”Winnie smiled. “You’re still here, though.”“Yes, but I’ll miss you. Will you miss me?” Xavier
asked.“Of course.” Winnie cocked her head to the side and kissed Xavier on the cheek.Xavier only turned around to leave after
he caressed Winnie’s head.After they left, Winnie turned back to Josiah and said, “Let’s go.”“All right. Where should we
go?”Winnie stood rooted to the spot and gave it some thought. “Let’s go somewhere quiet.”“Sure. I’ll lead the way. But stay here
and wait for me for a while. I’ll be right back.”“Okay. Be quick.”“I know. I’ll be back in two minutes. Wait for me.”A few moments
later, Winnie heard the sound of branches rattling.Feeling curious, she asked, “What are you doing, Josiah?”Josiah kept her in
suspense by saying, “It’s a surprise!”“Oh,” responded Winnie.She wasn’t sure if it was because of a gust of wind or if Josiah had
shaken the branches, but she caught a whiff of the sweet smell of osmanthus.She seemed to be in a good mood when she said,
“What a nice smell! Is osmanthus already in bloom at this time? Isn’t it a bit too soon?” Josiah’s voice rang out from a distance
away. “Not really. It’s almost Thanksgiving. Isn’t it the time osmanthus blooms?”“Is it? When is Thanksgiving?” Winnie had been
in and out of hospitals over the past month, and she had totally forgotten about Thanksgiving.“In a week’s time, I think. I’ll have
to check the calendar to be sure.” Josiah’s voice was getting closer because he was making his way back to Winnie.As he was
approaching, the sweet smell of osmanthus became more intense.“Here you go.” Josiah gave the flowers to Winnie. “Hold
them.”Winnie reached out her hand to grab the flowers and waved at Josiah. “Thank you. They smell so nice. Why would you
think of giving me flowers?”“So that I can lead the way by holding the flowers!” Josiah laughed.Winnie let out a hum of realization

and said, “You’re rather caring, Dr. Houghton.”“You flatter me.”“Haha! You’re too humble!”Josiah then led Winnie to a bench, and
they both sat down.While Winnie was smelling the flowers, Josiah asked, “Were you hiding something from me when we were in
the car just now?”Winnie froze and kept mum.Seeing that, Josiah grew anxious and immediately rose to his feet before squatting
down in front of her. He stared into her eyes and asked, “What exactly is the matter? Did something happen and you’re not
supposed to talk about it? Does Xavier not know about it as well?”Winnie leaned against the bench and gradually closed her
eyes. “Yeah. I haven’t told him. Something has been bothering him since he was keeping me company in Yartran over the past
month. He’s been moody, so I didn’t tell him when it happened.”Josiah grew even more anxious. “What exactly
happened?”Winnie furrowed her brows and answered, “My condition has worsened, and I had nosebleeds. Even my ears bled
when I boarded the plane. Although I can’t see it, I know the red marks on my abdomen must’ve become more serious. I’ve
already talked to Lisanne, and she’s also experiencing something similar. I’m going to see Lisanne in a while, so come with
me.”Josiah’s face turned pale the moment he heard those words. “Why is this happening?”“Well, that’s just what it is.”“Are you
not going to tell Xavier about this? Are you going to keep hiding it from him?”“No, but I think he’s going to have his hands full for
the time being. I’ll keep receiving treatment, and I’ll only tell him about it when he’s in a better mood or when he’s not so
busy.”Josiah felt terrible. He couldn’t utter a word in response. Instead, he could only nod silently. No wonder she looked so
sick.He then quickly realized Winnie couldn’t see his reaction, so he said, “Okay. I’ll go with you to look for Lisanne. Would you
like to go back to your room to rest first?”“No. Get the car ready so that we can leave shortly.”“Sure. I’ll make the arrangements
now.”Five minutes later, Winnie and Josiah left Lagune Mansion.Prior to that, Xavier had installed a tracker in Winnie’s braille
watch. Right when Winnie and Josiah were leaving Lagune Mansion, Xavier was sitting in the conference room. He couldn’t help
but frown when he saw the location of the watch moving on the software on his phone.