Silly Bride

Chapter 141

and anxiety took over her.“What is Xavier’s situation now? Why don’t you just cut to the chase?”Josiah felt his temples throbbing. “We are still in the middle of the check-up. I didn’t keep you on tenterhooks on purpose. The outcome is uncertain. He is probably suffering from serious cognitive impairment.”“Cognitive impairment?” Winnie quickly went through the words in her mind. She opened her mouth, but couldn’t find her voice for a while.She was left dumbstruck for a moment before she threw a barrage of questions.“Which form of cognitive impairment? Perception? Memory? Or thinking? Unresponsiveness, hallucinations, memory loss, memory errors, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Alzheimer’s, dissociative identity disorder, and mania are all examples of cognitive impairment. Which kind are you talking about?”“It’s complicated.” Josiah sighed. “As for now, he’s suffering from mania, dissociative identity disorder, and memory loss. He has experienced all of these in the past few hours. I can’t explain the details to you on the phone. Let’s talk about it when you are at the hospital. I have to go and watch him now.”“All right. Please take good care of him. I’ll be there in no time.”Winnie came to the station with the police just now, so she didn’t bring a car.She was in a hurry to get back to the hospital. It was a waste of time to call someone to pick her up, so she decided to take a taxi.She was so worried about Xavier’s condition that she completely forgot that there was another person beside her.Seeing that Winnie was rushing to leave, Christopher strode forward.“I believe you didn’t drive here. Let me give you a ride.”Hearing Christopher’s voice, Winnie realized that she had completely forgotten about him.The moment Winnie parted her mouth, Christopher knew what she was going to say and interrupted her straight away, “You’re welcome. Don’t worry too much about it. We are friends. If you need my help, don’t hesitate to ask for it. Even if you choose to bottle it up, I will still help you when you need it.”Winnie’s heart warmed up. She nodded at Christopher. “Where is your car?”“It’s at the front. This way,” Christopher stated and took out the car key from his pocket while striding toward the parking lot in the courtyard.Winnie was wearing a long dress and high heels that day, so her walking was not as swift as usual.In a hurry to get in the car, Winnie accidentally stuck her heel into the gap of the iron bars of the gutter when she walked over it.It was a little hard to dislodge the stuck heel, but it could still be done with a little patience and time.However, they were what Winnie lacked most at the moment. She gave the shoe a jerk twice but still failed to pull the heel out. In the end, she simply took off the shoe and walked on the ground with her bare feet.Christopher looked back and saw the scene. His eyes instantly filled with distress and sadness.Without saying a word, he strode over to the gutter.With a yank, he wrenched the high heel that was left behind by Winnie free.Then he walked over to Winnie and squatted down. Without raising his head, he grabbed her ankle and said, “Put on the shoe. The ground is dirty.”Winnie frowned. “I can do it myself.”Only then did Christopher retract his hand.After putting on the shoe, Winnie was about to say something when Christopher stood up in front of her.He was tall and strong. For the first time, Winnie felt the overwhelming presence of his towering figure when he lowered his eyes to look at her. Christopher didn’t want to experience this turmoil of emotions. However, whenever he saw Winnie was willing to hurt herself for the sake of another man, he couldn’t help but feel upset about it.Even his tone sounded colder