Silly Bride

Chapter 69

out, the man in white was a private detective.“Of course, it’s reliable!” he said determinedly. “Why would you even ask that? Did Mr. Fairchild put you up to it? Is he not confident of my capabilities?”“No, you’ve misunderstood. That’s not Mr. Fairchild’s intention,” the bodyguard hastily explained. “But as you know, my job is to protect him. That’s why I have to be extra cautious. Furthermore, you’re his mother’s old friend, so there’s no doubt he trusts you implicitly. Otherwise, why would he rush here after getting your message?”“I’m glad you understand. Finding these clues already took up a lot of my time and energy. Do you know how unruly those islanders are? It was so difficult to investigate Mrs. Fairchild being kidnapped to the island and sold to traffickers,” the man in white grumbled. “Besides, it wasn’t easy getting this yacht, either. I didn’t even consider a speedboat since a larger vessel would be able to handle rough seas better. Do you think I wouldn’t prefer to set sail in the day when it’s safer? I’m just afraid that our delay might cost Mrs. Fairchild her dignity! Mr. Fairchild has been looking for her for so long, and now that we finally have some news, why would he want to wait any longer? Even if you persuaded him to turn back right now, there’s no way he’d comply.”Winnie, who was still in hiding, was utterly dumbfounded.What the hell? That man in white used such a ridiculous excuse about me getting trafficked to the island to lure Xavier out here at night! More importantly, I can’t believe Xavier fell for it! Oh, wait a minute, I remember the bodyguard saying the man’s an old friend of Xavier’s mother. No wonder he trusts the guy so much.At the thought of that, Winnie couldn’t help but grimace. In any case, I bet Zyon has bribed the man in white. Then again, I got to hand it to Xavier. He has a cast, yet he refused to deploy his subordinates and even insisted on heading out to sea personally. Isn’t he just throwing himself into Zyon’s trap? I can’t save him from his stupidity, but what’s maddening is that he hasn’t told me where the badge is! I’ll have to make sure he stays alive until he does.Winnie might be secretly mocking Xavier, but unbeknownst to her, the latter was only being so dumb and reckless because the safety of his “Dumbo” was at stake.If it were anyone else, he’d never be as anxious as he was now.The sea at night was already full of peril, but what made it worse was that Winnie couldn’t trust anyone onboard the yacht. Logically speaking, her best option was to find a way to stop the vessel.After all, the farther they sailed, the closer they’d be to danger.Unfortunately, Winnie wasn’t confident about seizing control of the boat, and even if she did, she knew nothing about operating one. With that thought in mind, she took her phone out and decided to call Christopher for assistance. However, she suddenly froze in her tracks when she felt her wet pocket. Ah! I just remembered I didn’t keep my phone in a waterproof pouch before jumping into the water! The entire device is a goner now. I can’t even turn it on!“D*mn it!” she cursed under her breath.With that, Winnie had no choice but to head to the control room to try her luck.Sadly, Lady Luck wasn’t on her side. She managed to feel her way to the room, but that was when she saw four men playing cards by the door.With them blocking the entrance, there was just no way for Winnie to get close to the control room.Those men look big and strong, and since there isn’t much room on the yacht, it’d be impossible for me to take them on now. In that case, my next best option would be to look for Xavier. I have to tell