Silly Bride

Chapter 159

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 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 eyes, Xavier curved a corner of his lips. “Are you looking at me like that to seduce me?”“Haha!” Winnie had to admit that she was once again, amused by Xavier.“What are you laughing at, huh? I’ll make you cry and beg for mercy later,” said Xavier.“For real?”“Hey! Are you doubting my ability?”As usual, Winnie noticed that Xavier’s gaze was fixated on her when she woke up in the following morning.Since she was sound asleep the previous night, she awoke refreshed.In comparison, Xavier had a bad complexion.He paled visibly and his eyes were puffier than yesterday morning.Even stubble had formed on his chin.Stroking the slightly prickly stubble, Winnie couldn’t help but furrow her eyebrows.“Tell me. Did you stay up all night yesterday?”“I couldn’t fall asleep,” Xavier answered honestly without lying.“Don’t you feel sleepy at all?”Xavier arched a brow and uttered, “No, I’m not sleepy. Since you’re awake, why don’t we continue?”Winnie made haste to sit up from the bed. Looking at Xavier’s face intently, she said, “Aren’t you tired? You have such a bad complexion. Let me ask Josiah here. I’ll ask him to think of a way to let you get some sleep.”“I’m not tired!” Xavier wrapped an arm around Winnie’s waist. His voice was deep and hoarse as he added, “Don’t talk about another man at a time like this, okay? Otherwise, I can’t suppress the urge to kill him.”“Okay. I won’t mention this.” Winnie placed a hand on his hand and continued, “But can you stay still?”“Hmm?” Xavier straightened his back and held up Winnie’s cheeks with both hands. “Did I hurt you yesterday night?”Winnie nodded in response though she did not feel any pain.It’s not good for him to do such a thing frequently when he doesn’t get a good amount of rest. His body won’t be able to take it.“Yes, it hurts. Let’s forget about doing it today and get out of bed,” said Winnie.After getting out of bed, she sent Josiah a message, informing him about Xavier’s condition.At that time, Josiah was also staying with them at the mansion. Shortly after, the former had prepared sleeping pills for Xavier.Then, the three of them met each other at the dining table.Afterward, Josiah quietly pushed a glass of milk toward Winnie when Xavier was not paying attention to them.Winnie understood Josiah’s intention as they had already discussed it through messaging earlier on.Josiah told her he would add the sleeping pills to the glass of milk in advance. Then, she needed to convince Xavier to finish the milk.In actuality, Xavier had always enjoyed drinking milk since young. Therefore, things were progressing smoothly when he cooperatively gulped down