Silly Bride

Chapter 239

of the crimson sky had waned. Knitting her brows, she turned her attention to Christopher. “So, have your superiors agreed?”“Yes. I need to formulate a more detailed plan, but there’s not much time left today.” Christopher glanced at his watch and said, “I only have twenty minutes before I need to return. Otherwise, they’ll begin to suspect something. As for our next move, I’ll let you know once I’ve planned out everything.”“All right.” Winnie nodded. “In that case, let’s stay in touch. I’ll be heading over to Lightspring together with Xavier tonight. We’ll meet there when the time comes.”“No problem.”“Anyway, you should head down first. I’ll leave a short while later.”Standing on the rooftop, Winnie watched as Christopher headed down the stairs and out of the hospital. It wasn’t until she had determined he wasn’t being tailed that she swiftly left the rooftop.Winnie then returned to the hotel with a bag in hand.She had barely arrived at the entrance when Xavier opened the door from the inside, catching Winnie by surprise.“How did you know I was back?”Xavier—with a raised brow—replied, “We have a telepathic connection, of course. I heard the bodyguard mention that you left the ward an hour ago. Why did you only return now?”Winnie’s eyes narrowed. “How did you know? Were you spying on me?”The frowning Xavier voiced his dissatisfaction. “I already told you directly. How is that considered spying?”His reaction amused Winnie. “You should see the look on your face. I’m just pulling your leg, you know.”While speaking, she raised the bag she was holding to show Xavier. “I left the hospital to prepare this. Thus, I didn’t go out for no reason.”“What is it?” Xavier reached out to take the bag from Winnie’s hand.Winnie flashed a smile at him. “My equipment.”“Equipment?” A skeptical expression emerged on Xavier’s face. “What sort of equipment is this light? I don’t believe you.”“Just open it and see for yourself.” As Winnie pushed Xavier inside, she closed the door with a kick. Upon placing the bag on the table, Xavier unzipped it to find a variety of clothes inside.“Is this your so-called equipment?”“That’s right. What did you think I was talking about? Firearms? I might not be able to get them even if I had one whole day, let alone one measly hour.”“Why did you have to buy them here? Can’t you wait till we get to Lightspring?”“We might not have time once we’re there. Anyway, I’ll contact Christopher shortly, as I went to see Granny and didn’t have time to do so earlier. After reaching Lightspring, we might need to meet Christopher there first thing tomorrow morning. Therefore, it pays to be prepared.”Even though Winnie related everything in detail, that wasn’t her true objective.She was under no illusion that the bodyguard hadn’t kept Xavier informed of all of her and Jacinta’s movements.Hence, Xavier knew exactly what time she had left the ward. Nevertheless, she didn’t want him to know about her meeting with Christopher at the hospital rooftop for the time being.That was the reason why she bought the bag of clothes—to distract Xavier and avoid arousing his suspicion.That night, Winnie and Xavier returned to Lightspring under the escort of the mercenaries.Along the journey, Winnie received Christopher’s message, informing her that he would be picking her up the next morning to take her to the Horton family’s territory.However, Winnie didn’t share the news with Xavier right away.It wasn’t until they found a place to stay and Xavier had just emerged from his shower that she informed him, “Come over here. I have news from Christopher—I’ll be able to go over tomorrow.”“What about the details of the plan? Let me see.” With one hand drying his hair with a large towel, he reached the other one out to demand her phone.Winnie, chuckling lightly, handed it over. “You’re too late.”“What do you mean?” Frowning curiously, Xavier put his towel away and sat down beside Winnie.When he saw the words “message has been read and deleted,” he immediately understood why.It turned out that both of them corresponded through an app that would automatically delete messages once they were read. It also didn’t allow screenshots to be made.Xavier took a deep breath. “It looks like I’m indeed too late. In that case, what’s the plan both of you have come up with? Why didn’t you discuss it with me?”“Am I not doing