Silly Bride

Chapter 159

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 Xavier at the moment, Winnie could not resist the urge to hook her arms around his neck. Following that, she said, “No. I woke up by myself. Are you tired after carrying me up the stairs?”“Of course not. You should be very clear about my stamina, are you not?” Xavier smirked.Since Winnie was still in her just-awakened state, her eyes were narrowed. Looking at her pair of