Silly Bride

Chapter 221

leg, she only had her bullet removed today. During the entire journey here, she fell into a daze after being stricken by a fever. Despite taking some fever medication, it was of no help at all. Also, the doctor here isn’t serious about treating her.”When Winnie glanced at Rachel, who was lying in bed, she could see how the latter’s face had reddened from the fever.The frown on her face deepened. “I’ll take her to a proper doctor once we get out.”“How are we going to escape?” Jacinta was brimming with concern. “Not only does the rule of law not apply here, but they’re also armed. Can we really escape?”“Of course!” Winnie reassured Jacinta with a smile. “Can’t you see how successful we were in infiltrating this place? Hence, we naturally have a plan to escape. Also, there’re men waiting outside to receive us.”“However, given Rach’s condition, she won’t be able to walk, making it very inconvenient.”“Don’t worry. There’s always a solution to every problem,” Winnie replied calmly. “Look, there’s two of us here. Greta is really strong and will have no problems carrying Rach.” Jacinta let out a sigh. “I guess there’s no other choice. I’m sorry to have given you all this trouble, Winnie.”However, Winnie disapproved of victims blaming themselves. “This has nothing to do with you, Granny. Zyon was the one who started it all.”Despite opening her mouth to speak, Jacinta held her tongue when she decided to continue keeping the secret.After throwing the groggy Rachel a glance, she looked out the window. “In that case, when are we leaving?”“A few more hours later.”Winnie explained,“When everyone’s sound asleep at dawn, we’ll use the opportunity to slip out. But for now, it’s too risky to do so.”“Sure.” Jacinta nodded. “We’ll do as you say.”Time trickled by painfully as they waited.By the time it was three in the morning when everyone was sound asleep, it was Winnie and her companions’ chance to slip away.Carrying Rachel on her back, the agile Greta led Winnie and Jacinta as they attempted to sneak out.They had to first go back to the way they came from before scaling the wall where the banana plantation was.Just when they were about to enter the banana plantation, a gunshot rang out in the air, followed by a second and a third.Despite being momentarily stunned, Winnie and Greta increased their pace.Winnie began to worry. “Can it be that Captain Manfield and the others have entered?”“Impossible,” Greta replied resolutely. “There’s no way they would do something suicidal like this. Something else must have happened between the Horton family’s men. The more chaos there is the better, for it’ll make our escape much easier. Nevertheless, we should hurry up. If they were to come here, we might be caught by a stray bullet.”After humming in agreement, Winnie picked up her pace with Jacinta in tow.Little did they expect someone to be shooting at them the moment they entered the banana plantation.Fortunately, the dim light of the moon prevented the shooter from getting a good aim. Hence, no one was hurt on their side.Greta cursed under her breath, “There must be someone else trying to escape who has gotten to our position ahead of us.”Since Winnie and Greta were unarmed and they couldn’t tell how many enemies there were in the banana plantation, they had no choice but to back off. It didn’t help that they had an elderly and an injured person with them.Unfortunately, during their retreat, they ran into the Horton family’s men.Given that a shootout was ignited by the emergence of a traitor, the men in pursuit were going to shoot first and ask questions later.Therefore, Winnie and the rest had no choice but to dive to the side. Unfortunately, Greta’s leg was hit by a bullet.“Oh no!” Greta exclaimed. “Now that they have turned on all the lights including that of their cars, it would be impossible to escape tonight. If we force the matter, it would only mean certain death. Thus, we have no choice but to take both of them back.”While Winnie fell into deep thought, Jacinta immediately suggested, “Winnie, both of you should hurry up and escape. I’ll take Rach back to where we were, so just leave us. As long as you’re out, we’ll still have hope.”“That’s right, Ms. Garland.” With her leg wounded, Greta’s movement was now hindered. “Your grandmother is right. Let’s get out first, as tonight’s mission is a failure. It will be bad if they were to conduct a search later and don’t find your grandmother in her room.”No sooner had Greta spoken than two men came running in their direction.When Winnie turned around and saw them, she instructed Greta, “In that case, you should take them back. I’ll distract our pursuers.”“No, my priority is to keep you safe. There’s no way I’m letting you out of my sight.”“With your leg injured, you’ll just be a burden if you come with me. Besides, in your line, aren’t you supposed to just follow orders? Now, stop wasting time and get going!”Seeing the logic in Winnie’s words, Greta nodded before running ahead.As for Winnie, she ran in a different direction while creating a diversion. Before she knew it, she had managed to capture the attention of their pursuers.Nonetheless, due to her unfamiliarity with the area, she quickly ended up running back to where she came from.Although she had managed to lose the two guards previously on her tail, she didn’t expect to see them right after she turned a corner.Left without a choice, she lowered her head and fled in the opposite direction.While she was running, a large hand suddenly reached out from the darkness and forcefully pulled her in.Worried that she would scream, the person who grabbed her covered her mouth tightly.Before she knew it, a suppressed male voice rang out beside her ear. “If you want to live, do as I say. They’ll be coming soon, so play along with me.”For some strange reason, Winnie found the voice oddly familiar but just couldn’t remember where she heard it before.Before she could clarify what to do, her two pursuers arrived.One of them cursed, “Where’s the person? I just saw the figure just now. How did he disappear just like that?”“D*mn it, all this chasing is killing me. Once I find him, I’ll definitely break his legs, as he does fly like the f*cking wind!”Their voices caused Winnie’s brows to furrow tightly.As the sound of their footsteps kept growing louder, she knew they would notice her if they came any closer.It was at that moment the man lowered his head abruptly and kissed her.Truth be told, it wasn’t technically a kiss, for his hand was still covering her mouth. To be precise, he was actually kissing the back of his hand.As he began making smooching sounds, he ordered Winnie, “Work with me!”Winnie immediately understood what was needed and reciprocated with a sensual moan.The amorous sounds they made quickly caught the attention of her pursuers.Rushing up to them, they pointed their guns at the man and Winnie. “Who are you? What are you doing?”Winnie—feigning panic—buried her head in his arms and moaned in embarrassment.As for the man, he turned around and shielded her behind his broad shoulders.Pretending to pull up his zipper, he then gave the two pursuers a kick each.“Who am I? Why don’t you open your eyes and take a good look? Do you not know who owns this place? And you’re asking who I am? Hmm?”“C-Chris!” the two pursuers put their guns away at once. “We’re sorry. We didn’t know you were here for business. There’s a traitor in the building, and we’re pursuing him. Hence, when we saw someone running over here, we decided to give chase.”“What happened? Who was the traitor?”“It was Maddog. He siphoned off a batch of goods for himself.”“In that case, what are you wasting time here for? Go find him now!”“We’re on it. By the way, Chris,” one of them inquired, “did you see anyone pass by just now?”His companion smacked him on his head at once. “You fool! Can’t you see Chris is busy? How could he have heard anything? Let’s go!”With that, both of them quickly disappeared.Once their footsteps were out of earshot, Winnie gave the man a tug and requested that he turn around.Even though she now recognized the voice, she still wasn’t entirely sure.Nevertheless, the moment he faced her, she instantly confirmed that her guess was correct.It’s him! It’s really him!Winnie’s eyes opened wide in surprise. “Christopher Bennett? Why are you here?”Instead of answering her right away, he returned to his room with Winnie in tow.Once they were inside, he locked the door without hesitation. “It really is you, Winnie!”Winnie’s shock intensified. “You knew that I would be coming tonight?”“No, I only recognized you a few seconds ago. What are you doing here? Do you know what this place is?”“I do. Long story short, my grandmother has been kidnapped, and I’m here to rescue her. What about you? I tried to call you in Avenport but just couldn’t get through. Are you here on a mission?”Christopher frowned in response. “I can’t tell you much about it. Given how dangerous it is here, I’m sure you’re not here alone. Anyway, answer me this first, are you responsible for the chaos outside?”Winnie shook her head. “I have nothing to do with it.”“Good. As for your grandmother, I’ll figure out how to help you, but I have to check on what’s happening outside. Considering the mayhem out there, you had better stay here. I’ll be back once everything is dealt with.”Winnie nodded. “In that case, please keep an eye out for them. Other than my grandmother, there’s also a sick lady and a female associate of mine who has been shot in the leg. The three of them are currently together.”“All right. I’ll keep a lookout for them.” Christopher reminded her again, “By the way, you can call me Chris. That’s what everyone calls me around here. Once I leave, lock the door behind me and do not open it for anyone. Just pretend that you’re sleeping. Remember, this isn’t Chanaea. There’s no rule of law, nor are people held back by any sense of morality.”Winnie nodded before watching his leaving silhouette.When daybreak was upon them, Christopher finally returned.The moment she opened the door, Winnie saw that his shirt was drenched in blood.“Are you wounded?” she asked.“No,” the exhausted Christopher replied, “it’s someone else’s blood. Anyway, your grandmother and the other young lady are fine. However, I didn’t see that associate of yours who was supposed to be shot. That said, there’s no sign of her corpse too.”“In that case, she’s probably fine, as she’s a mercenary and won’t die easily. By the way, when my granny saw you, I hope she didn’t cause you any trouble