Silly Bride

Chapter 186

a domineering CEO, he was able to use the word “please.” It was considered progress.“Here’s the thing—I’m your doctor. When you were sent to the hospital, someone injected an unknown poison into your body. The poison has affected your central nervous system negatively. So, I want to ask you something. How much do you remember about that day? For example, why did someone inject poison into your body? Who was it? Where were you before the incident? What were you doing? Can you remember any of it?”Xavier frowned and did not say anything.Winnie moved her tongue across her molars. “What’s with that response? Why aren’t you saying a word?”Even when he was acting like a domineering CEO previously, he never had the bad habit of ignoring other people.He stared at her fixedly and voiced, “This is not the hospital. Why am I here? Don’t you think you need to explain that to me first?”“Great! This is just great!” She realized that he was exuding an overbearing aura just like before.Then, she continued, “I will call Josiah now and ask him to come here. He can explain everything to you in person. Are you satisfied with this answer?”“Do you know Josiah?”“Of course. This man next to me is my master. He’s here because your good friend, Josiah, requested for him to come here.”“All right. I’m going back to my office now. When you’ve contacted Josiah, you can find me in my office directly.”With that, he put his arm around Rachel’s shoulders. “Let’s go, Dumbo. I’ll bring you out of here.”“Wait a minute!” Winnie sighed.Xavier sneered at her. “Do you think you can stop me?”She was at a loss for words.Left with no choice, she could only bid Sebastian goodbye.“It’s the same situation as when he woke up the first time. His memory is a bit muddled. But at that time, he became better the next day after getting some sleep. I will check on his condition tomorrow. As of now, I need to follow him. Otherwise, I won’t be able to explain to Mr. Zimmerman that Xavier has taken Rachel with him.”Even though Sebastian was a mere outsider, he was already at his wit’s end. Therefore, he was able to understand her feelings.“Go ahead. If you need anything, feel free to call me.”Xavier had returned to his previous decisive and resolute self.From what he could gather from his conversation with Louis, he was able to remember everything that had happened before, including Yulissa’s death. However, he had no recollection of what happened during his short-term memory loss for the next few days after her death.Ironically, while Winnie and Xavier were making breakfast in the kitchen that morning, she had been wondering if he would forget about those funny yet blissful memories they shared after his condition was cured.As expected, he forgot everything.He forgot that they had become husband and wife for real, as well as the memories of them spending their time together every day and working in the same office.When Josiah arrived, all he saw was Winnie and Rachel staring at each other in the lounge.“Where is Xavier?” he asked.Winnie leaned on the couch and answered weakly, “He’s in a meeting.”“Why is he still in a meeting at this juncture? What exactly is going on?”“It’s the same thing as what I have informed you over the phone. I can feel that I’m on the brink of losing my mind,” she replied and massaged her temples tiredly.Afterward, she continued, “Do you think it’s his problem or mine? Why can he remember you, Louis, and everything in the office every time but not me? Previously, I could 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