Silly Bride

Chapter 229

the person sitting beside him.Still, Winnie could not be certain how long Zyon would stay in his car, so she dared not take the risk and bring her grandmother downstairs to leave the place.All she did was take out her phone to quickly compose a message to Christopher.Winnie: I’m at the destination. I’ve found Zyon here. I’ll deal with him.Yet, right as Winnie sent out that message and before she could receive a reply from Christopher, she spotted Zyon exiting his car downstairs.Without missing a beat, she pressed her earpiece and said to Greta, who was hiding outside, “Now.”Greta’s response was instantaneous, “Got it. Over.”However, two seconds later, a low cry from Greta came from Winnie’s earpiece as if Greta had met some kind of accident.In the next second, the sound of a car window shattering came from downstairs.Almost simultaneously, someone downstairs shouted, “There’s a sniper! Get in the car now!”Winnie promptly drew the curtains apart to look down.The car window that Zyon was in earlier had been shattered, but Zyon and the others were back inside the car.At the sight of the car turning to leave, Winnie whipped out her pistol to fire at the car.Alas, not only did she not hit the tires, but she even initiated their opponent’s retaliation.Countless bullets flew toward her. Not daring to show herself at the window anymore, Winnie had no choice but to crouch down.“Greta, are you okay? What happened on your side?”“I’m sorry, Ms. Garland,” came Greta’s guilt-filled voice. “I was bitten by a snake on the tree just now, so my bullet strayed. I saw them heading south.”“Why did you—” Right as Winnie was about to say something, Christopher’s message came.He wrote: We must not let Zyon go back to the Horton residence!The exclamation at the end of his message was an indicator of how grave the situation was. How could Winnie not understand it? She hammered the wall and uttered in a low voice, “Go after him! We can’t afford to let him run!”Right then, Xavier, who had been silent the entire time, spoke, his voice traveling out of the earpiece.“Why do you have to take the risk and go after him? The only thing we must do right now is to save your granny and Rachel.” “I’ll explain to you once we’re safe.” Winnie frowned. “I’m going to get Granny and Rach out of this place, but I’m not going to let Zyon and the others escape either. Start the car first. We’ll be right there!”Shortly after, they brought Jacinta and Rachel out of the building.By the time Winnie and the others returned to the car, Greta was already waiting by the car door while wearing a grim expression.As she looked at Winnie, she muttered in embarrassment, “I’m really sorry, Ms. Garland. I messed this up. Please give me another chance, and I swear I won’t miss this time.”Although Winnie was a little upset with Greta’s mistake, she did not say anything harsh. Instead, she shoved Rachel, who still had a fever and was in a groggy state, into the car. “We’ll talk when we’re in the car,” she said.Once they were inside, Greta spoke again. “Please give me another chance, Ms. Garland.”Winnie drew her brows together. Rather than answering Greta’s question, she asked, “What kind of snake bit you? Was it venomous?”“It’s nothing,” Greta replied, seemingly unperturbed by it. “It’s not a particularly venomous snake. I’ve already taken medication for it.”Winnie hummed in response. “My primary target is Zyon Fairchild. The others don’t matter as much.”“Understood!” Greta cried out in agitation, for she felt that she had finally gotten the chance to fix her mistake. “I won’t let you down anymore, Ms. Garland.”“Okay.”Only after Winnie and Greta’s