Silly Bride

Chapter 231

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 out of the car and retreat with Xavier and the others.Right than, Greta, who was by Xavier’s side, sensed something amiss. When the alarm bells in her head became louder and louder, she whispered, “By the way, Mr. Fairchild, where’s Ms. Garland? I thought I saw her standing with you earlier. Where did she go?”Xavier froze before whipping his head in Jacinta’s direction.“Granny, isn’t Winnie with you?”Jacinta shook her head in confusion. “No. Wasn’t she by your side the whole time? When was she with me?”“Damn it!”At that very moment, Xavier realized what was going on.She must have hidden in the car. She guessed that Zyon was going to ask for the car and that he was going to ask us to put down our weapons and stay away from him. That’s why she was so quick to agree to stay behind to keep an eye on Jacinta. It’s because she was planning to hide in the car. She’s not going to let Zyon go, and she’s not going to let him leave today.Xavier looked at the car up ahead, feeling the urge to run over to it.However, his rationality told him that he would alert Zyon to the plan if he were to do that.If that were to happen, the risks Winnie had taken would be for naught.Thus, he chose to do nothing.Not long after, everyone had retreated to the tree where Zyon had told them to go.The first thing Zyon did was push Rachel into the car. Then, he began picking up the guns and throwing them into the car, planning to bring them all with him. He was not going to let Winnie, Xavier, and the