Silly Bride

Chapter 191

go out to meet someone.Moreover, she didn’t do anything and didn’t even look at Xavier when he came by for his acupuncture treatment that afternoon.The situation remained the same for the following three days.Yolanda didn’t do anything suspicious and had been extremely cautious as if someone had alerted her. She also avoided spending alone time with Xavier.The situation frustrated Winnie so much that she complained to Josiah in the café, “Don’t you think we’re in a passive position right now? It doesn’t feel good to be a sitting duck.”Josiah stirred his coffee as he consoled her, “Don’t be disheartened. Actually, there’s still good news in these three days.”Winnie added four sugar cubes into her coffee, which was too bitter. “Huh? What is the good news? Tell me. If it’s not good news to me, I will beat you to a pulp,” she joked.“Hey, you’re too much! You can’t beat me to a pulp even if I lied to you with fake news.”Winnie sighed. She was just messing with him just now. “Just spill it and stop wasting time,” she urged.“Fine,” Josiah said. He adjusted his glasses and smiled as he continued, “I was going to say that Xavier’s condition has been improving after three days of acupuncture sessions.”Winnie arched a brow. “Did you bring him to the hospital for a check-up? Isn’t it difficult to run tests on the nerves?”“Yes. But the dosage of sedatives he’s been getting from me has decreased by the day.”“What? He’s been getting sedatives from you for the past three days?” Winnie immediately put down her cup of coffee.“Yes.”“Why didn’t you tell me then? Don’t you know sedatives are bad for his health?”Josiah frowned. “I know. Calm down. I’m his doctor. Of course I’m aware of how serious the situation is. But currently, we have no choice. Moreover, since the acupuncture sessions are proved to be effective for his condition, he would be fully recovered if he continued his acupuncture sessions. Perhaps, soon, he won’t need any sedatives anymore,” he explained.“I understand. But why