Silly Bride

Chapter 140

button on the phone, and unexpectedly, the screen of the broken phone suddenly lit up.The wallpaper of the phone was revealed.Although the screen was cracked quite severely, the wallpaper was still discernable.It was the only photo of her and Xavier.The photo was taken on Sirona Island when they were barbecuing on the beach. It was the last time she played dumb in front of him.The photo was taken after he strongly requested it.She already sensed something was off with him when taking the photo.At that time, he said to her, “Dumbo, don’t you ever lie to me, for I will take everything you say seriously.”Back then, she speculated that he had started to doubt her identity, so after dealing with the islanders who tried to blackmail them, she had a showdown with him.She looked at the photo again and felt that her smile was really silly back then. Yet, she recalled the pure happiness she was having at that time.She caressed the broken phone screen and put the phone back into the windbreaker’s pocket.Then, she clasped her hands together and leaned her head against them. She said, “I just want him to get better soon. Tell me—what’s the conclusion after you went in to listen for so long?”Josiah heard Winnie’s question, but he didn’t know how to answer her. He merely kept mum.The silence persisted for a long time before Winnie took a deep breath and broke it. “Come on. Old Mr. Fairchild will come over later. You still have to tell him the truth.”Josiah sighed. “The dose was too high. Based on previous reactions, it’s very likely that this drug will cause damage to the human brain.”“What do you mean?” Winnie sat up abruptly. “Will he become a retard?”“I’m not sure either!” Josiah was frustrated. His voice got lower as he spoke. “We cannot rule out this possibility. It might even cause more detrimental effects, such as sending him into a vegetative state or even leading to brain death. Those are possible as well.” Hearing such words, Winnie’s eyes became red. “I was supposed to be the one who suffered all this.”“Don’t blame yourself, Winnie. I can tell you with certainty that Xavier has never regretted everything he did for you. The only thing he regrets is that he didn’t recognize the fact that he fell in love with a dumb girl in time and even let Yulissa cause you a lot of trouble.”“Really? Did he really think so?”“Yes!” Josiah nodded. “He once told me that if he could time travel, he would want to go back to the time before Yulissa showed up. He wouldn’t have minded even if you were dumb.”There was a lump in Winnie’s throat. Her heart suddenly softened. “He’s the real dumb one.”Josiah chuckled lightly. “Actually, out of curiosity, I have another question to ask you.”“What is it?”“If… I mean hypothetically—what would you do if he woke up as a retard?”A tear suddenly fell from Winnie’s eyes. She lowered her head and said with a smile, “Then I’ll stay with him forever.”In fact, she wasn’t that determined at first, but after saying these words, she seemed to have made up her mind and was ready to commit herself to it.Right after Winnie finished her sentence, a sigh was heard.It was not from Winnie or Josiah.The two looked up and saw that Rufus was standing at the corner of the corridor.The two quickly stood up. Rufus raised his cane, gesturing to them that they didn’t need to come over.He walked over and took a seat opposite them.Josiah asked, “Old Mr. Fairchild, when did you get here?”Rufus’ eyes were slightly red. “I’ve been here since the moment you said he might wake up a retard, or stuck in a vegetative state, or become brain dead.”“Grandpa Rufus!” Winnie opened her mouth. “Perhaps, there would be a better outcome.”Rufus glanced at Winnie, then looked away, staring blankly at a small black spot on the floor tile.His voice seemed to have aged a lot all of a sudden. “We can only wait for him to get through it. It’s all up to fate now.”“No!” Josiah stood up. “I can’t just leave it to