Silly Bride

Chapter 2

bring me to the hospital!” “Sure, Mommy will take you to the hospital right away.” That was exactly the outcome Yara was hoping for. However, she did not expect that she would be the one getting injured instead. Winnie could not help but feel amused by what had happened. That was a prime example of going for wool and coming home shorn. Yara took Winnie to the hospital that she had arranged for prior. Meanwhile, the Fairchild family had sent their housekeeper, Mary, to the hospital to understand the situation. None of the elders from the family was there. The doctor announced his diagnosis in the presence of both Mary and Yara. He had come to the conclusion that as Winnie’s brain was more fragile than usual, there was a high chance that she might suffer from mental retardation due to her injury. Mary froze in shock upon hearing the doctor’s words. When she headed to Winnie’s ward after that, what she saw confirmed the doctor’s diagnosis. Winnie was sitting on her bed and playing with children’s toys. “Big sissy,” Winnie greeted Mary sweetly when Mary entered the ward. “Big sissy, do you want to sit in this car? Both of us can fit into it.” Mary was utterly speechless and rang Rufus Fairchild, Xavier’s grandfather, immediately to update him on the situation. As Xavier’s father was overseas during that period of time, Rufus was the one handling all matters related to Xavier’s marriage. Due to his son being in a vegetative state, Xavier’s father had initially wanted to break off the engagement as he did not feel that it would be fair to the bride. However, Rufus was a superstitious old man who firmly believed that his grandson would be able to ward off bad luck by getting married. Besides, a tarot reader had told him that Hamish’s eldest daughter was Xavier’s lucky charm. As such, even though Rufus went to the hospital the next day and personally confirmed that Winnie had become mentally retarded, he still ended up taking her home. Rufus had dominated the business arena in his younger days and was definitely not a benevolent elderly. However, he could not help but feel his heart soften when he was with Winnie, who only had the mental ability of a child. Winnie was an ethereal beauty with exquisite features that looked extremely alluring even without makeup. Rufus loved the way she called him “Grandpa Rufus.” As such, when the woman pointed to a toy shop and requested to go inside and buy toys, he agreed immediately. After entering the toy shop, Winnie looked around for a long time before deciding on a Peppa Pig suitcase and a watch. She gave it some thought before stuffing the suitcase with other toys. After all, she needed some props to make her pretense seem real. When they arrived back at Xavier’s mansion, Winnie coaxed Rufus into giving her a playroom just to store her toys. After dinner, Winnie went into her playroom straight away and started playing with her toys. Rufus stayed with her for a while before leaving. A few minutes later, Winnie closed the door after making sure that no one would enter the room. She opened the flap of her watch, revealing a sophisticated electronic display screen that allowed her to make calls after verifying her thumbprint. “Hey, Gator! You’re finally online. I’ve been waiting since forever. I have no idea what to do with the few billion worth of assets that I’m holding on to, and I’m waiting for your instructions.” Nathaniel, who was on the other end of the line, started ranting the moment the call went through. “Gator” was Winnie’s code name, which was known to everyone in the financial investment industry in the western part of the world. However, apart from her code name, no one knew anything else about Winnie. That was because she had never divulged any of