Silly Bride

Chapter 66

up. Have you eaten? Perhaps we could find a place to eat and talk,” Christopher suggested.Winnie rubbed her belly. “Sure. I haven’t had dinner, anyway. I’m feeling a little hungry already. Please look for a less conspicuous place this time. I don’t want to run away in the middle of the meal.”After hanging up, she returned to Josiah’s office.He frowned, looking annoyed to see Winnie again. “Why haven’t you left? What’s the matter this time?”“I’m going out for a while. Can you contact me right away when Xavier wakes up?” Winnie asked politely.Josiah paused whatever he was doing and questioned, “What gives?”Winnie frowned. “If it’s a hassle, then forget it. Sorry for disturbing you.”Just as Winnie was about to leave the room, Josiah stopped her. “Wait. How do I contact you?”“Just call Paulina’s number.”This time, Christopher chose to meet at a food court.Christopher was already seated at a table by the time Winnie arrived.The place was crowded since it was the peak hour for dinner.After taking a seat in front of Christopher, Winnie asked curiously, “I always see this in movies where the police and the spy or informant would always choose to meet at these kinds of places. Why’s that? Does the crowd provide a better cover? Why don’t they choose a more deserted place instead?”Christopher chuckled at her words. “I don’t know about others, but I chose this place just because their food is delicious. Do you have any dietary restrictions? I can recommend you some of their signature dishes.”Winnie frowned. “Um… I don’t have any restrictions. It’s just that—”Before Winnie could even finish, Christopher spoke. “Are you uncomfortable with this place?” Since he had already read her mind, Winnie felt that she should just tell him the truth. “Yes. It’s a little noisy here. But the next table’s food looks good. If you don’t mind, can we take away some food and eat somewhere else?”“I’m fine with it. Should we take a walk by the river, then?” Christopher asked cautiously. He felt as if he was on a date rather than having a secret meeting with his informant. At that thought, his heart raced uncontrollably.“Sure. A quieter place will make it easier for us to talk.”The river was a little far. An hour had already passed by the time they got their food and drove to the riverbank.They leaned against the car with the breeze brushing their faces while they ate and talked about the case.“There aren’t any leads yet. The statements given by Yulissa and the kidnappers were a match. Besides, they were questioned separately. So, there isn’t any reason for us to suspect them of working together,” Christopher explained.Winnie pursed her lips. “So, that means Yulissa, our one and only suspect in this case, had turned into a victim?”“You can put it that way.”Winnie said, “If that’s the case, I have a conjecture. I suspect this entire incident was planned by Yulissa and the leader of the kidnappers. The others are just extras.”Everything they saw and heard was exactly what Yulissa and their leader wanted. Unfortunately, their leader was dead, and Yulissa was unwilling to reveal anything. That meant there was no one else who could confirm the fact.Christopher nodded. “That’s what I thought as well, but the police have no evidence. Though we can lock her up on the charge of taking drugs, I don’t want to alert the enemies unnecessarily.”“That’s right. It’s too risky. I’m pretty sure Yulissa’s the one who made the injection mark on Xavier’s arm, but he’s already rescued by the police. Yulissa and Zyon won’t stop just like that. I’m sure they’ll plot more things that’ll expose themselves,” said Winnie.In the meantime, Yulissa’s finger was already reattached to her hand.However, the doctor