Silly Bride

Chapter 231

He picked Rachel back at the dock as well. Now, even after I’ve hidden Rachel well, he still managed to find her! Did he put a tracker on her or something?”“Unlikely.” Xavier held Winnie’s hand. “Calm down. Let’s hear what he has to say first.”Winnie let out a long sigh. “That’s the only thing we can do right now. He must have no other thoughts other than wanting to stay alive.”Xavier hummed in agreement. “I’ll go and talk to him. Stay here. Someone needs to keep an eye on Granny and the car.”Winnie parted her lips, but she said nothing.She had decided to exchange herself for Rachel instead of staying back.Furthermore, Xavier had injured his arm. He would be in even more danger if he were to confront Zyon.However, she changed her mind right then. “All right. Be careful.”Xavier nodded. “Don’t worry. There are many of us. Even if he’s desperate, he won’t do anything rashly.”With that, he went forward without looking back.Meanwhile, while the others were not paying attention to her, Winnie hid inside the trunk of the car.By the time Xavier went over, Greta had already retreated.The moment Mason and the others saw Greta returning unharmed, they tightened their grips on the weapons, ready to spring into action at any moment.Fear overwhelmed Zyon. As he pressed the muzzle of the pistol against Rachel’s head, he dragged her backward and yelled, “Put down your guns, or I’m going to shoot her! No one else might know about this, but I’m sure you do, Xavier. I was the one who wrecked one of her legs! If you don’t listen to me, I’ll shoot her other leg. Do you hear me, Xavier Fairchild?”Of course, Xavier knew how Zyon had crippled Rachel.His gaze on Zyon was frigid and sharp like a blade. “What do you want?”“What do I want? Are you really asking me that? Obviously, I want to leave this place alive! Put down the gun and give me the car. It’s that simple. Otherwise, I’ll make this dumb woman’s life a living hell!”“Okay.” Xavier knew that was something Zyon was more than capable of doing at a desperate moment like this. “Just calm down. I’ll get them to put their guns down.”“You too. Throw your gun over here!”“Of course. We’ll do as you say,” Xavier said as he threw the gun half a meter away from him.The others followed suit as they threw the weapons in their hands to the ground.“Very well.” Zyon dragged Rachel forward a little. “I’m glad you’ve got good head on your shoulders. Now, keep walking back until you’re at that tree over there. Do you hear me?”The tree that Zyon pointed at was at least fifteen meters away from their current position.If they were to retreat all the way there and let Zyon get into the car, it would be no easy feat for them to catch up to him again.However, there was nothing else they could do—Zyon still had Rachel hostage, so Xavier had no choice but to choose to go along with the former’s words.Nevertheless, while they were retreating to the tree in a group, the people in the front smartly concealed the people in the back from Zyon’s line of sight, which allowed them to discreetly pick up their weapons. Xavier also picked up a pistol as the others hid him with their bodies.Greta had long told Jacinta to step