Silly Bride

Chapter 238

a while, she became upset. “Shouldn’t we be waiting here for Rach to get better? You keep saying this place is dangerous, yet you seem to have endless matters to take care of here. Where exactly are you going?”“Lightspring.” Winnie then explained with knitted eyebrows, “As you know, Captain Bennett is there. There’s something I need his help with.”“What for?” The older woman lowered her voice. She was genuinely concerned about Winnie’s safety. “He’s dealing with narcotics in Avenport. Since his job is a dangerous one, doesn’t this mean it’s dangerous for you to be involved with him?”“No! He’s a cop while I’m not. There’s a private matter I need his help with. If you don’t believe me, I can call him in front of you right now.”“Sure. Call him in front of me now.”“No problem.” With a faint grin, Winnie pulled out her phone and dialed Christopher’s number.The call connected quickly. Based on the noise she heard from his end, she speculated that he was surrounded by many people at the moment.Thus, she quickly spoke in a coquettish manner. “You’re so awful, Chris. You said you were going to come find me, yet you haven’t even called me in days!”As she said that, she tapped the back of the phone with her finger.She was asking him if it was a good time to talk in Morse code.Christopher replied, “I’ve been busy these past few days. Don’t you know to call me if I don’t call you?”The instant his sentence ended, a man next to him piped up, “That’s right! Chris has no shortage of sl*ts desperate to sleep with him!”“Get lost!” Christopher roared before the person beside him fell silent.Despite what he was saying, he also sent a message to her through Morse code: Not available to talk now. Can deliver messages. Winnie received his message and continued to talk to him through Morse code while chatting about an unrelated topic to fool Jacinta.When Christopher learned that she had something important to discuss with him, he promptly made the decision to find her instead.In the end, they agreed to meet at the hospital in an hour.After ending the call, Jacinta immediately asked, “Was the thing you mentioned on the phone really that important? So much so that you need to return it to him personally?”Winnie’s fake conversation with Christopher earlier was about her wanting to hand an important item over to him.Jacinta couldn’t understand Morse code, so that was all she heard. Naturally, she believed that was the reason Winnie wanted to meet Christopher.Winnie nodded. “Yes. That item is very important to him, so I need to return it to him.”A sigh left Jacinta’s lips, though it also expressed her understanding.The gears in her mind turned before she abruptly asked, “What’ll happen to Xavier if you go to Lightspring? Will he go with you? Or is he going to take care of me when you’re not around?”Winnie shook her head. “We’ll go there together. He’ll worry if I go alone, anyway. The bodyguard will watch over you and Rach for the time being while the caretakers inside the hospital will tend to your daily needs.”“Okay. That’s good, actually. You must have a man by your side if you want to go to Lightspring.” Then, Jacinta took Winnie’s hand into her palm. “I just want my children to live well, my dear.”Just as Winnie was about to reply, Xavier suddenly sent her a text message: When are you coming back?At the same time, Greta also secretly sent a text message to Winnie: Your husband asked us what we told you during the morning, Ms. Garland. Don’t worry; we didn’t say anything.Winnie first replied to Greta: Very good. You get a bonus.Then she thought about what to say to Xavier and typed: I’m not going back yet. Dinner’s right around the corner, so I’m going to keep Granny company for that. Have dinner yourself. There’s no need to wait for me. Oh, also, Greta said you invited them for coffee. You should let them go after you finish drinking your coffee. I’ll let you know what you want to know when I return after my dinner with Granny is over.After Winnie had dinner with Jacinta, it was about time for her to meet up with Christopher.When she arrived at the rooftop, she saw he was already there.He was smoking a cigarette, though he put it out when he saw her by throwing it to the ground and stepping on it.Winnie asked with intrigue, “How did you get here so fast? Did you grow wings?”“Are you kidding?” A casual smile settled on Christopher’s face. “I just so happened to