Silly Bride

Chapter 194

was the inverse at that time. He could finally revel in the pleasure of teasing her.Winnie wished she could crack his head open and reorganize his nerves all over again at that moment.Despite having that thought, she was a strong-willed individual. She could hold back for as long as she wanted.Nonetheless, it was true that she did not wish to speak with him at that moment. After all, she was at someone else’s house, not her own.Winnie eventually ignored Xavier and took out her phone, starting to send messages.When Xavier realized she would rather play with her phone than talk to him, he simply stood up.Because he was tall, the moment he stood behind Winnie and looked down at the screen of her phone, he could see her entire phone interface and discovered that she was texting Josiah.She was inquiring of Josiah about Yolanda.Shortly afterward, Josiah replied: I managed to find her, but she told me to get lost. Of course I want to, but I can’t just do it and offend Old Mr. Xander, right?Winnie quickly responded: Ask her to return, then.Josiah wrote: Huh? Do you really expect her to listen to me? Surely you think too highly of me, Ms. Garland.Winnie replied: Find another way, then.Josiah messaged: Why don’t you do the thinking if you’re so smart?Winnie paused for a moment before responding quickly: How about you provoke her by telling her I might go search her room for something and ask her if it doesn’t matter? I’m sure she’ll come right back after hearing that.Surprisingly, Josiah no longer responded immediately.Two minutes later, Josiah sent Winnie a voice message, saying, “It’s done! She’s already on her way back! By the way, how is Xavier doing right now? Is he awake yet? I believe it is time for us to depart. Yolanda is obviously a cunning woman. I’m certain she won’t tell the truth if we stay there. Perhaps she’ll tell Old Mr. Xander everything after we’ve left.”After Winnie listened to the voice message, she messaged: You’re right. You should hurry up and return as well. We’ll talk about what happened after we leave the Xander residence.Josiah replied: Right away!Winnie put her phone away after their conversation was over. When Xavier noticed that, he also withdrew his gaze at that precise moment.In fact, Josiah was right. It was about time for them to go.After all, there was a lot of conversation that was inappropriate in the Xander residence.Winnie and Josiah arrived at the Xander residence in their respective cars.It would be natural for Xavier to leave in Josiah’s car, given that he had arrived in Josiah’s car.On the road, Josiah was driving ahead, with Winnie close behind.“Did you experience anything unusual while at the Xander residence earlier?” Josiah inquired of Xavier inside the car.Xavier furrowed his brows and looked at Josiah. “What is it? Tell me.”“It’s about Winnie’s relationship with Old Mr. Xander. They seem to have grown distant all of a sudden.” Josiah frowned slightly.After all, she had always addressed Sebastian as Master. However, she no longer addressed him as Master. Instead, she referred to him as Old Mr. Xander. Sebastian also appeared to be less welcoming to Winnie than he was a few days ago.Xavier hummed. “You’re right. It’s exactly as you stated.”When Josiah heard that, he could not help but glance back at Xavier in the rearview mirror before saying, “From your response, it appears that you’re quite certain. Is it possible that I missed something when I went out to find Yolanda?”“You can put it that way.”“What did I miss, then? Stop keeping me guessing and hurry up and tell me.”As he looked in the rearview mirror at Winnie’s car, Xavier frowned slightly again.“They have already severed their master-apprentice relationship.”Josiah, thinking he had misheard him, asked, “What did you say? Are you kidding me?”“Do I seem to be joking with you?”Josiah found it unbelievable because Winnie had previously demonstrated exceptional talent in front of Sebastian.Yolanda, not Winnie, was the one who was clamoring for a match. Before the first match even began, Josiah was certain that even if Winnie lost all three matches, Sebastian would still accept her as his apprentice.That was undeniably his impression of Sebastian at that time.How could the two sever their master-apprentice relationship so quickly?With that in mind, Josiah stated, “I don’t believe it. Is it possible that you misheard anything?”Xavier replied firmly, “Impossible. I heard it myself.” “Or perhaps you heard it in your sleep? Do you really believe I’m unaware that you only recently awoke? You couldn’t have heard it because you were unconscious most of the time.”Hearing that, Xavier responded calmly, “I forgot to tell you, I was faking it.”Josiah was stunned. “What? You were just pretending to be unconscious?”“Of course. Do you really think half a tranquilizer dose will knock me out in my current condition?”When Josiah heard that, he couldn’t believe he had missed it. “So, what was the point of pretending to be unconscious?”“I knocked out Old Mr. Xander. But because he was Winnie’s teacher, I didn’t want to jeopardize their master-apprentice relationship, so I played dumb. Our goal is to enter Yolanda’s room, which is the same. We were all convinced that there was a secret in her room. You guys couldn’t find anything in her room because it was already in my possession a long time ago.”Josiah was perplexed. “Why didn’t you consult with us beforehand?”“Didn’t you guys talk about it without informing me either?”“Because we thought you were still unconscious at the time!” Josiah drove the car to the side of the road and stopped.“What exactly did you find in Yolanda’s room?” Josiah asked Xavier, turning his head.“A medicine bottle and an acupuncture kit. Take it to your hospital laboratory and have it tested,” Xavier said, handing Josiah a small bag.Josiah quickly raised his hand to accept it. As he was about to open it to see what was inside, he abruptly came to a halt.“Wait! You just stated that you chose to play dumb because you were concerned about how your actions would affect Winnie and Old Mr. Xander’s relationship.” Josiah narrowed his eyes and fixed his gaze on Xavier.Xavier replied, “Indeed. Winnie and I are on the same side. We share the same glory and humiliation.”“Does that mean you’ve recovered your memory and remembered everything? You recall Winnie as your wife, and the person residing at Aqua Moana is someone else!”“Of course I’m aware of that.”“When did you get your memory back? Was it after the most recent acupuncture treatment?”“Two days ago.”Josiah was surprised. “What? Why didn’t you tell us? I can’t believe you’ve been keeping it from us.”Seeing that Josiah was about to devour him, Xavier frowned slightly.“Because my condition was still unstable then, and Yolanda had been hiding in the dark. I couldn’t afford to risk alerting her unnecessarily because I didn’t know what