Silly Bride

Chapter 251

dinner.While they were eating, Harold even apologized to her, “Sorry about this, Vivian. This place isn’t as good as home, but once this batch of products has been handed over, you can get a good rest for a while. I’ll compensate you for this by then.”“Okay, I’ll hold you to that,” Winnie said with a smile. “By the way, Hal, it must be dark outside. I’ve been in the basement for the entire day, and I can barely know when it’s day or night.” At that, Harold glanced at the time on his watch. “The sky hasn’t completely darkened when I came down here just now. Still, this isn’t something you need to concern yourself with. Just keep an eye on the time and rest when it’s about two to three in the morning.”Winnie nodded. “The sun goes down faster now. We’re already halfway through our meal. I’m sure it’s completely dark outside now.”Riley’s rescue operation would commence after sunset. Winnie was excited and looking forward to it.A while of rumination later, she turned to Harold. “Oh, right. Harold, say, do you think that karma will come for people like us?”Harold nearly snorted in amusement. “Why are you suddenly asking about that?”Winnie lifted a brow and responded, “I don’t know. The question just suddenly popped into my head. I’m interested in finding out what you think about that.”Harold sipped his wine, but instead of answering her, he asked, “What about you? What do you think will happen to people like us?”Winnie smiled and put down her fork. “You’re sly, Hal. I was the one who asked you the question first, but now you’re trying to fish for my answer.”“All right.” Harold laughed a little before putting down his wine glass and patting Winnie’s shoulder. “Let me tell you this: I don’t believe in karma. I’ll do what I want to do, and I’ll kill anyone I’m annoyed with. I’ll either take or steal the things I want. I live a much more carefree life than anyone in this world, and I’m enjoying it! This is what will happen to me. What’s the matter? Why are you looking at me like this? Do you not agree with me?”As Winnie stared at Harold, she curled her lips. “I do, but not about everything.”“Oh?” Harold lifted a brow, not thinking that he had said anything wrong. “Tell me what you think is wrong.”Winnie took a piece of napkin and slowly wiped her lips.“The life you describe is indeed a carefree one, but that won’t last you forever. Someone like you, Hal, who has done horrible things and has their hands stained with blood, will end up dying horribly.”“What are you talking about?” Harold’s expression darkened. “Are you saying that I’ll die horribly?”“Hal, are you angry?” A look of disbelief appeared on Winnie’s face. “Have you never heard of such curses from your victims when you killed them and burned down their houses? Hal, we’re the villains, and this is how villains end.”Harold knitted his brows. “Why are you telling me these?”“Oh, nothing.” Winnie gave him a smile before filling their wine glasses. “I’m just wistfully commenting on how lucky we are to stay alive until now. Here, Harold, let me toast to you.”“Okay, let’s toast. Even if you die a horrible death in the future, you’ll have me accompany you to the grave. We might not have been together at the start, but we’ll be by each other’s side when the end comes. Sounds good?”Winnie hummed in agreement before lifting her glass to clink it against Harold’s. “We’ll be by each other’s side when the end comes.”Deep down, however, Winnie was thinking otherwise. As if. I won’t die even if you’ve decomposed. What goes around comes around, and the grim reaper is just by your doorstep!At two in the morning, everyone else excluding the guards on shift had gone to sleep.When Winnie stood up, three rhythmic knocks suddenly came out from under her feet.Almost immediately, she realized it was the signal for her from the rescue team.Previously, she had used honey to leave tracks on her way here, so she had successfully marked the location of the factory. When Christopher came over, he meticulously surveyed the topography of the area as well.After a discussion, they decided on entering via the underground sewage system.There was a lab in the factory, so there was no way an underground sewage system would not exist below the factory. At that moment, Christopher’s men were waiting for Winnie under the manhole cover.Nevertheless, the right time had not come yet, for the lab had surveillance cameras. Her sudden disappearance would raise alarm in no time.Therefore, she needed to wait for the perfect opportunity.She quietly sat back down and used the chair to cover the manhole cover.At the same time, she turned the flames of the two alcohol burners on the table to the maximum. That way, not long after she leave—about ten minutes at most—the lab would explode, and everything inside would turn to dust.After doing so, she did not need to wait for long before the lights in the lab went out all of a sudden. In the blink of an eye, the entire basement went dark.The power outage was a signal for her to leave.Before she could even do anything, someone opened the manhole cover beneath her feet. With the help of her teammates, Winnie went into the sewer in seconds.“Ms. Garland, we have to hurry. They must have a backup generator here, and once they activate it, we won’t be able to escape as easily.”“Mason?” Winnie instantly recognized the voice. “What’s the situation above? Is someone picking us up?”“Yes, but according to the plan, I’m only in charge of picking you up in the underground. I’m not in charge of the others.”“Okay.” It was a hasty moment, and Winnie did not have much time to find out more about the plan. “Let’s leave right away. The place is about to blow in about seven to eight minutes. When that happens, the sewers might collapse too.”“No problem,” Mason confidently answered. “We’ll be doing a turn soon.”Not long after, the corner appeared in their line of sight.However, just as they turned around the corner, Winnie bumped into someone.Instinctively, she grabbed the other person’s neck.Mason, who was right behind her, quickly stopped her. “Stop, Ms. Garland! He’s one of us—he’s on Professor White’s