Silly Bride

Chapter 140

your decision on your relationship with Xavier.”“I know. I kept thinking about him when I was sitting here a moment ago,” Winnie uttered as she put her hand into the pocket of the windbreaker.She quickly felt a mobile phone with a cracked screen and took it out. It was Xavier’s phone.Winnie subconsciously pressed the 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