Silly Bride

Chapter 159

else?”With a deep frown, Xavier asked, “You’re unfamiliar with this place. You don’t even go out frequently. Who are you acquainted with? Who are you paying the bills for?”Winnie sighed and said, “You won’t remember even if I tell you.”“Oh, enlighten me, then.” Xavier chuckled coldly.Exhausted, Winnie sat on a chair at the side and expounded, “Okay. The one who contacted me a while ago was Mr. Zimmerman. His daughter, Rachel, is mentally disabled. A few months ago, she was kidnapped and brought to Sirona Island. Later, she was taken advantage of by a man called Hayden Briggs. Now that Rachel is pregnant, Mr. Zimmerman brought her here for an operation. However, there is some problems with Rachel’s health insurance. Thus, I went over to help out. Do you guys get it now?”Xavier narrowed his eyes and asked, “Which island did you say?”“Sirona Island.”“Why are you related to the people on Sirona Island? Have you been there? When did you go there?”Winnie glanced at Xavier with a meaningful look. “Hmm… A month ago. I went there with you. You mistook Rachel for me and deliberately went there to look for me,” said Winnie.Xavier’s frown deepened. “Huh? We went to an island together to look for you?”“Y-Yes. You can put it that way.” Winnie heaved a sigh as Xavier did not seem to remember anything.Earlier, she thought that Xavier intended to probe further. Much to her surprise, he responded by hugging her all of a sudden.Xavier strode over and embraced Winnie. He felt so sorry for her as he spoke.“Dumbo, you’re the only one who can make up such an absurd story. Is it because I did not spend much time with you recently? Don’t worry. I’ll make more time to keep you company in the future.”Winnie, who was embraced tightly, was at a loss for words. Seconds later, she mumbled, “I… Thank you.”After Xavier went to the washroom, Winnie took the chance to converse with Josiah. It was a race against time.“How’s the result of his check-up?” Winnie asked.“His brain structure is normal. It may be an issue with the central nervous system.”“Then, you have to quickly look for the traditional medicine practitioner. Xavier seems so strange lately. Sometimes he sees us as enemies; sometimes, he sees us as his family. I reckon that he may develop dissociative identity disorder at any time.”Josiah nodded and reassured her. “I understand. I’ll locate the traditional medicine practitioner as soon as possible. Anyhow, neurological diseases are very complicated. We can’t be impatient in hoping for recovery. The thing is that getting impatient doesn’t help, either. Oh, right. Later, I’ll get an expert to operate on Rachel.”“That’s great. Please look for someone who is amiable. Rachel is different from ordinary people. I hope they can be treated considerately.”“They, you said?” Josiah furrowed his brows as he added, “The lady is not the only one?”Winnie hummed in response. With a slight frown, she explained, “There are many people like Rachel in Chanaea. Some have congenital illnesses, and some develop them due to lesions or injuries. I shared the same experience in the past. Those were some dreadful days. Now that I’m capable, I want to help them. Rachel is only one of them.”“All right. That’s it, then. Xavier is about to return, so we shouldn’t stay so close to each other now. Otherwise, it’s going to make him jealous,” Winnie added.Josiah nodded and took the initiative to back away, putting some distance between them.In truth, that day was the longest day Winnie had ever felt.Feeling completely exhausted, she fell asleep in the car.By the time she woke up, she noticed she was in Xavier’s embrace.Xavier was about to lay her down on the bed. Seeing that Winnie opened her eyes in a daze, Xavier knitted his eyebrows slightly. “Did I wake you up, Dumbo?”Hmm… Xavier doesn’t look like a mentally deranged person when he isn’t speaking or gets quiet, like now.Looking at