Silly Bride

Chapter 186

let it go when he stubbornly thought I was still a dumb person as in the past. This time around, it’s worse. Not only did he continue to think that I’m a dumbass, but he has even mistaken someone else for me.”Josiah shrugged wordlessly. Then, he said, “It’s because you’re the most special person in his heart. Most importantly, you have tortured him mercilessly. Truthfully, it’s not groundless that he thinks of Rachel as you. You were very arrogant before and always wanted to dump him. He was scared of you. But when you pretended to be Dumbo, it was different. You were obedient and well-behaved. Moreover, you always stuck at his side and called him ‘Handsome.’ You had never thought of leaving him either.”A moment later, he continued, “Naturally, he would hope you’re still Dumbo. Now that a mentally challenged Rachel has suddenly appeared, it’s not surprising that he would mistake Rachel for you since his central nervous system is damaged, and she’s the first dumb person he sees. Besides, Rachel is beautiful. Even though she is not as beautiful as you, she is still good-looking. If she dresses up a little in the future, I’m sure she will be a very pretty and alluring lady.”Winnie did not say anything. Instead, she pulled out a pillow behind her and threw it at Josiah.He extended his hand and caught it. Then, he comforted her by saying, “Don’t worry too much. Everything will work itself out. Previously, he thought of his love rival as you. But didn’t he get well after he had slept?”As soon as he finished speaking, Louis pushed the door open and walked in, followed by Xavier.The latter glanced at Josiah and sat next to him.“You’re here. What’s the matter with this traditional medicine practitioner who calls herself Winnie Garland? Did you really ask for her help?”Josiah adjusted his glasses and studied Xavier carefully.“Hey, you’ve pretty much recovered to the old you. Come on. Show me your domineering CEO look.”Instead of uttering threats to him as he did in the past, Xavier merely stared daggers at Josiah.The only thing that he did was say, “How childish!”Josiah spread his hands nonchalantly. “Fine. Let’s get down to business, then. Indeed, I’ve hired an old traditional medicine practitioner for you, and he’s extremely skilled at acupuncture. As for the woman in front of you, Ms. Winnie Garland, she’s Old Mr. Xander’s last apprentice, his proudest one yet. She’s a talented traditional medicine practitioner. Old Mr. Xander recently—”Before he could finish his fabrication, Winnie interrupted, “That’s enough. Why don’t you bring him to your hospital for a checkup?” Josiah did not continue the topic and nodded. “Yes, that’s what I shall do. You’ve given a great suggestion!”Meanwhile, Xavier clearly remembered that Yulissa had given him an injection before.Therefore, he knew that he had to receive medical treatment. After glancing at his watch, he turned to Louis, who was standing behind him, and asked, “Do I have any plans later on? If there’s none, I will go to the hospital.”Even though there were actually plans, his health was more important. Thus, the meetings and projects could be postponed.“There’s none. I will arrange the car for you.”Xavier grunted in acknowledgment as he tugged at his necktie.After tugging at it twice, he stood up swiftly and walked toward Rachel, who was playing with Winnie’s phone.The moment he saw the boring game on the screen, he took the phone away from her hands.Then, he looked at her and said, “Help me to untie this.”Rachel pouted from having the phone taken away from her. Her expression made it seem like she wanted to cry.At that sight, Xavier frowned. His cold tone became gentle subconsciously.“What’s the matter? Do you feel aggrieved? But you can’t play with the phone at such a close distance. It’s bad for your eyes. If you like to play games, I will arrange for someone to install some games on the television.”Rachel was afraid of him. However, she could not do anything except sob and nod her head.Seeing that Xavier was about to pull Rachel into his arms, Josiah could not stand it anymore.He strode over and tugged at Xavier’s necktie.Xavier was stunned and asked incredulously, “What are you doing?”Josiah pulled his necktie out. “Didn’t you say that you want to loosen your necktie? I can help you.”As a matter of fact, if he had not gone over, he did not doubt that Winnie would wrap her fingers around Xavier’s neck and strangle him. After all, her expression was so cold that it seemed like she could freeze everything around her.Then, Josiah added, “Uh… Let’s not bring her with us when we go to the hospital later, okay?”“Why not?” Xavier frowned. “She will be wherever I am. I won’t let her leave me.”“Fine, then. You’re the boss.”Winnie was not even allowed to sit in Xavier’s car during the journey to the hospital.It was because he did not think that they were close. Thus, he did not want her to disturb his time with Rachel, who he claimed to be his wife.If it were not for Louis, who sat in the front passenger seat, repeatedly assuring that he would not allow the CEO to perform any intimate gestures with Rachel, nor let him “beguile” her, Winnie would have shamelessly sat between Xavier and Rachel.In the end, she had no choice but to take a ride in Josiah’s car.While driving, he asked, “Ms. Garland, can I interview you?”She was not in the mood to joke around. “Just say it directly.”“Haha!” He seemed to be gloating over her misfortune. “If you were to know that this would happen today, would you still have dumped him in the past?”“That’s pure nonsense. The past is the past. This is the present now. During that time, he made me unhappy, so I don’t see any problem with us going our separate ways. But now, who would have thought this could happen? By the way, do you think he will become better tomorrow?”Josiah stopped joking the moment he heard her question.His expression instantly turned solemn. “Do you want to hear the truth?”“Of course.”“Firstly, he should first go to the hospital for a medical checkup. Secondly, I don’t think he will recover quickly this time around. This is because he’s recovering faster in other aspects. Moreover, his personality has become just like before. The current situation is different from the previous one.”Upon hearing his reply, Winnie fell silent.Josiah could not help but tilt his head and glance at her when he noticed that she had not said anything for a long time.“Of course, nothing is certain. Maybe he will get better tomorrow. It seems that acupuncture doesn’t necessarily work for his condition. We can only wait for new developments from the lab and the research institute in Yartran.”However, Winnie did not agree with him on it.“I do think that acupuncture is effective on him. It’s just that something wrong must have happened somewhere. At the very least, acupuncture has solved his insomnia, hasn’t it?”“Perhaps acupuncture can only solve that one problem?”“Maybe you’re right. But I will continue to learn acupuncture.”The two cars arrived at the hospital one after another.Josiah had made a call to the hospital beforehand. Thus, when Xavier arrived, it was quickly arranged for him to have the VIP checkup.However, the nervous system is the most complicated and unfathomable part of the human body. The experts discussed for half a day but were still unable to come out with an effective treatment course.He was only told to continue eating his medicine and undergoing his treatment for the time being.Josiah comforted Winnie when he saw her listless look by saying, “There’s nothing we can do. It’s always so tricky for illnesses involving the nervous system. Let me give you the simplest example—neurological tinnitus. It can’t be cured at all. Many people will suffer from ringing in their ears for the rest of their lives. However, there are some people who wake up from a night of sleep and have their tinnitus completely cured.”Winnie glanced at him. “Can’t be cured forever? Is this how you’re supposed to comfort someone? I can see that you are—”Before she could finish her sentence, her phone rang.She took it out and saw that it was a call from Michael.Thinking that it would be a good idea if he could come over immediately to take Rachel away, she answered the call right away and told him to head to the hospital.As he was nearby, he managed to arrive very soon.The moment he wanted to take Rachel away, Xavier came out of the examination room all of a sudden.Upon seeing that an unfamiliar man intended to take Rachel away, he quickly stood in front of her and shielded her.“What are you doing?”Michael was slightly confused. Moreover, he was stunned by the aura that Xavier had exuded. “Hello, Mr. Fairchild. I-I’m Michael Zimmerman. I’m here to bring my daughter, Rachel Zimmerman, home.”As soon as he finished speaking, Rachel greeted him by calling him “Daddy” repeatedly.Xavier tilted his head to glance at her. “Dumbo, you’ve got the wrong person. He’s not your father.”Michael was perplexed.Winnie, who stood next to them, sighed deeply before leading Michael to the side and explaining the situation to him.Although Michael understood what had happened, he still wanted to take his daughter home.“It is indeed pitiable that Mr. Fairchild has gotten this weird illness, but Rach must go home with me. I can’t let her go back with him.”“I know. I will definitely send her back to you, but for now, I need you to cooperate with me. He has mistaken her for me. I will have my granny take her home. If you insist on doing so yourself, I’m afraid the situation will become even more complicated.”“Oh, okay. I won’t do it. But if that’s the case, I’ll have to trouble Mdm. Sumner again.”At the same time, Josiah was persuading Xavier.“Do you remember that you would harm Dumbo when you became berserk previously? Thus, you can’t stay with Dumbo tonight. She has to go