Silly Bride

Chapter 238

was at that moment she understood he wasn’t an ordinary person either.While his hand was still bandaged, his presence and aura were so outstanding that it really would be an honor for her to enjoy a cup of coffee with him.Meanwhile, Winnie had arrived at the hospital.The moment the bodyguard protecting Jacinta’s ward saw her, he stood from a nearby chair. “Why are you here, Mrs. Fairchild?”“I’m just here for a visit.” She lowered her voice, “Is my Granny doing all right? Did she throw any tantrums?”“No. She’s cooperative when it’s time for her injections and medicines. The nurse said she might feel sleepy after the injection. I don’t know if she’s asleep or not yet.”Winnie nodded. “I’ll go in and check on her.”The bodyguard promptly opened the door for her.The instant she stepped into the room, the bodyguard sent a text message to Xavier.At that moment, Xavier was drinking coffee with Mason and Greta.He wanted to ask them what they talked about with Winnie during the morning, but they wouldn’t spill the beans.The only thing they told him was that they wouldn’t reveal any information they obtained to anyone privately without getting Winnie’s permission beforehand.It made the situation rather awkward.On Winnie’s side, things weren’t going that well either.When Jacinta heard the younger woman was leaving for 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 be near town, so it didn’t take long for me to get here. How’s Rachel’s? Is she getting better?”“No.” She shook her head. “Not only that, my grandmother’s injured too. She can’t move from the hospital bed now.”Hearing that prompted him to frown. “What’s going on? Could it be that people from the Horton family have come here? That shouldn’t be happening!”“No! No, it was just an accident. This has nothing to do with anyone. You don’t need to worry about it.”“I’m glad to hear that. True, the people from the Horton family probably aren’t going to come here to raise hell. Oh yeah, what was the very important thing you said you wanted to discuss with me?”Before answering that question, Winnie scanned her surrounding instinctively.When Christopher saw that, he assured, “Don’t worry, this is a safe place. People don’t usually come here. Even if they do, there’s only one entrance, which I’m able to see clearly from my position. No one can escape my sight.”“That’s good!” Winnie nodded. “Do you remember the person I asked you to look into before? I’ve gotten new information about them, although it’s only one detail.”“Which is?”“That their codename is called Big Black Bear. Whoever they are, they’re a master at hiding. So far, not even a hint of the new formula has been revealed. I don’t have time to wait for them to reveal themselves. I must act now