Silly Bride

Chapter 205

to reach for that weapon.There was no way Winnie would give him the chance to do that, so she took the knife first before he did.However, what she didn’t know was that it was just Zyon’s feint.He came prepared. Taking advantage of the time when Winnie had one of her hands occupied, he abruptly grabbed a handful of powder from his pocket and threw it in her eyes.She didn’t expect there was powder in his pocket, so she was caught off guard when the powder was flung at her.The moment her eyes came into contact with that foreign substance, they burned. She wasn’t sure whether the powder was poisonous, so she decided not to open her eyes carelessly.Zyon took that chance to flee.Although Winnie couldn’t see at that brief moment, she didn’t stay idle. She slit Zyon’s arm when he was scrambling to his feet.Unfortunately, she couldn’t chase after him, so she immediately whipped out her phone and dialed Xavier’s number with her eyes barely open.Xavier arrived with his subordinates shortly after.When he saw Winnie leaning against a pillar with her eyes reddened, his eyes turned bloodshot.He clenched his teeth as waves of exasperation surged within him. “Find him! Get him even if you have to turn over every stone in the world, dead or alive!”“Xavier!” Winnie couldn’t see Xavier’s expression, since she had her eyes closed, but the last three words he had uttered through gritted teeth alarmed her.His illness had never been cured, and under the influence of drugs, his emotions were easily magnified.Once his anger was amplified, things would become riskier, and she didn’t want that to happen.Holding onto the railing in the corridor, she stood up and determined Xavier’s position by listening to his voice before heading toward him.Xavier was almost taken over by his anger entirely, his blood rushing to his head and his ears buzzing. Therefore, he didn’t hear Winnie calling his name just now.Now that he saw Winnie staggering toward him, the boiling blood in his body calmed down slightly, and his mind went blank for a short moment.Without hesitation, he rushed forward to carry her up.Before she knew it, she felt herself getting lifted up in midair.She wrapped her hands around his neck and frowned. “Don’t get riled up. It’s not worth it.”Xavier glanced at her with his head lowered. “Do your eyes still sting? Let me rinse them first. Don’t be scared. I’ll be quick.”When she heard his words, her furrowed brow relaxed. Even she herself didn’t notice that she was smiling.“I’m not scared. I have you with me, don’t I? I lacerated Zyon’s arm just now. You should ask them to follow the traces of blood to find him, but it’s dark now, so they need to take a little more effort during the search.”“I know. You don’t have to worry about these things.” Xavier scrunched up his brows, guilt brimming in his eyes. “I should have insisted on letting the security guards follow you just now!”With her eyes closed, Winnie stroked the back of his head gently. “Xavier, don’t be like this. It’s not your fault. I was the one who insisted on not bringing the security guards. Besides, it’s actually a good thing. If I was under the protection of the security guards, Zyon wouldn’t have had the guts to show himself when he saw he was outnumbered. If that were the case, we wouldn’t even get to catch a glimpse of him. But because I’d gone alone, he couldn’t wait to come out of hiding, and I got to injure him. I believe that as long as we follow the bloodstains, we can find some clues.”What Winnie had explained made sense, and Xavier understood it well.Despite that, he still couldn’t help but stop in his tracks.Perplexed, Winnie asked, “What’s wrong? Have we arrived?”“No!” Xavier’s tone was unusually solemn. He looked at the woman in his arms and continued, “I want to tell you I don’t like to trade your safety for Zyon’s whereabouts. I will find him unless he’s died somewhere. I hope you won’t have such thoughts in the future.”She frowned slightly. “You’re so fierce. I’m not a weak, gentle bird gilded in a golden cage. I know what I’m doing, and I also know if what I’m doing is meaningful. But…”But I will no longer be upset with Xavier’s tone because I know he genuinely cares about me.“But?” “But in front of you, I’m willing to be a fragile, little woman occasionally. After all, even a strong woman longs to be pampered.”Xavier couldn’t help but hug her closer and press his forehead against hers. “Dumbo, with me by your side, you can be fragile all your life.”Zyon ran forward desperately, covering the wound on his arm and not knowing where he was going.Suddenly, he bumped into someone.That person was covered from head to toe, so he couldn’t see that person’s face. Nevertheless, Zyon could smell that person reeked of alcohol.“Who are you? Stop blocking me! Get out of my way!”The person Zyon bumped into didn’t move. Instead, that person pointed in a direction.“If you go this way, you’ll survive!”Without further ado, Zyon dashed in that direction.“I can’t believe it’s milk powder!” Winnie looked in the mirror and wiped her face, feeling amused. “I was actually defeated by Zyon with a handful of milk powder. I thought it was a drug!”“That might be his food. The life of a wanted criminal must be difficult,” Xavier remarked casually as he raised his hand to tuck her damp hair behind her ear.“He’s gone lucky this time then.” Winnie cocked her brow. “Soon enough, he’ll have free meals in the prison. Let’s go and see if he’s captured.”The two of them left the bathroom and saw several security guards pacing in front of a room.Winnie recognized the room with just one glance. Frowning, she looked at Xavier, who was beside her.“Isn’t that Granny’s room? What are they doing here?”“Let’s have a look.”When a security guard saw both of them had come, he immediately walked toward the duo.“Mr. Xavier, Mrs. Fairchild, we followed the bloodstains and reached here, but the traces of blood vanish here as well. We’ve searched all other places other than Mdm. Sumner’s room.”“Knock and go inside then. Where is my granny? Is she not in there?” As Winnie questioned the security guard, she strode toward the room.Trailing behind them, the security guard explained, “We’ve knocked on the door, but Mdm. Sumner is very vigilant. She doesn’t want to open the door for us, and it’s not right for us to break in.”Winnie quickened her pace. “That’s normal. I spoke to her when I came over just now. I told her to be more careful. Since you’ve searched here and found no one, it seems that he was only passing by just now. He must have stopped the bleeding and gone to another place after that. Check the surveillance footage and look at it carefully.”The security guard explained, “Okay. The surveillance cameras are connected to the internet. We’ve asked people in the security room to send the footage over, but this building is rarely used. The surveillance cameras here are old and don’t have infrared light for imaging, so the images captured are pitch black. We can’t see anything. On the contrary, the cameras outside are equipped with infrared light, and the images captured are relatively clear. We saw that there was indeed a black figure running toward here, but we don’t know the situation inside.”Hearing what the security guard said, Xavier couldn’t help but furrow his brows. “Check the surveillance footage of all the infrared cameras. Don’t miss any of it.”“Got it!”Winnie knocked on the door to Jacinta’s room.“Granny, it’s me, Winnie. I’m back. It’s safe outside now. You can open the door.”“Winnie, is that really you? There were many people outside just now. They came knocking on the door, saying that they were here to find someone. I didn’t open the door for them!”Jacinta’s fearful voice came from the dark room, and the lights in the room were turned on later.That was a signal that meant that Jacinta was safe. Seeing that Jacinta was fine, Winnie heaved a sigh of relief.“Granny, you did well. Don’t open the door for