Silly Bride

Chapter 165

into the latter’s neck.Everything happened too swiftly and quietly. Xavier didn’t even make a sound when he did that.After dealing with Josiah, he turned around and kicked Louis out of his way.Louis’ head crashed into the corner of the coffee table and bled on impact. Feeling dizzy, he couldn’t even get to his feet.Even though Josiah pulled the syringe out of his neck almost immediately, a tiny amount of the sedative was already in his bloodstream.Realizing Louis’ head was bleeding, he threw the syringe aside and ran toward the man.As he checked Louis’ wound, he asked, “Are you hurt elsewhere? Can you move your lower body?”“Yes,” came Louis’ weak answer. “Dr. Houghton, don’t worry about me. Hurry, go after Mr. Xavier.”Josiah massaged his temples and shook his head violently. He felt slightly groggy.“No. We can’t even defend ourselves now. I’m afraid I’ll faint even before I make it out of the door. Nate should be in Avenport, so we can call Winnie and ask for her help to stop them.”Josiah felt his vision blurring, and he could barely stand on his feet anymore.Slowly, he slid to the ground. “This is his phone. He left his phone behind!” he blurted out in surprise.“Mr. Nate sent the address to his phone. I believe Mr. Xavier went there to look for him.”“That’s great!” The sedative was already taking effect, so Josiah felt his eyelids drooping. “I’ll send the address to Winnie now.”Alas, Josiah passed out before he could send the text.Louis could only take the phone from him and call Winnie.Winnie had just finished chatting with Jacinta, and her phone was beside her when the call arrived. She had put her phone on silent mode, but both she and Jacinta saw Xavier’s name flashing on the screen.Jacinta scowled in displeasure when she saw the name.“It’s late. Why is he calling at this hour to disrupt your rest? Don’t answer it. Text him and say you’re going to sleep, then switch off your phone!” she ordered.Winnie wasn’t sure if she should laugh or cry at that. “What if it’s urgent?”“Why would he come to you for something urgent? He’s the CEO of Fairchild Corporation, so he can deal with it himself. He can get himself out of anything!”“Fine, then.” Winnie gave a resigned nod. “That makes sense.”I made Granny upset today, so I need to appease her now.“I’ll do as you say.” Winnie rejected the call and sent a text to Xavier’s phone.Before she could receive any reply, Jacinta took her phone away.“All right. You can switch off your phone now. Look at the time. You think you can stay up late as you’re still young, but your body will deteriorate quickly. Hurry and go take a shower,” Jacinta urged.She was talking when Xavier’s call arrived again.As it was on silent mode, Winnie was picking up the cushion that had dropped to the floor and didn’t notice it.Jacinta didn’t want her to answer Xavier’s call, so she switched off the phone.Almost an hour later, Winnie finally stepped out of the shower.There was no missed