Silly Bride

Chapter 57

now.”“Turn on the speaker.”“Okay, Mr. Fairchild.”Josiah answered the call very soon, and Winnie greeted him first, “Hello, Dr. Houghton. I’m Paulina.”“Oh! Paulina, what’s wrong? Aren’t you at Mr. Fairchild’s place now? Did anything happen?” Josiah asked on the other end of the line at once.“Nothing. It’s inconvenient for Mr. Fairchild to make a phone call now. Thus, he told me to relay his message to you that he has something to discuss with you. Would you mind coming over?” “Huh?” Josiah was stunned. “He only broke his leg, didn’t he? Don’t tell me he even has a broken arm now.”Winnie was rendered speechless.Meanwhile, Xavier chimed in, “Dr. Houghton, if you’re not busy now, can you come over at once?”“Okay! I’ll be there in half an hour,” Josiah replied, feeling surprised when Xavier addressed him as Dr. Houghton.When Josiah reached twenty minutes later, Winnie was about to step forward to brief him about Xavier’s condition. Nevertheless, he gestured to her to stop. “Wait a minute. I’ll go in to have a look first.”“Okay!” Winnie beamed sweetly, but two options had already popped into her mind at the same time.For the first option, she would make her way toward the door, open it, and leave at once. However, all her efforts would go down the drain.As for the second option, she would steel herself to take the risk. By then, Josiah would be impressed by her too.Without hesitation, she went for the second option.In the meantime, Josiah furrowed his brows in Xavier’s room. “What do you mean? Are you