Silly Bride

Chapter 253

I think I know why they got here so fast. Harold is a very cunning man. He knows we’re unfamiliar with this place, so he deliberately took a long route when he brought us here. He must know a shortcut of some sort that’ll allow his men to get here quicker. Now that they know we’ve escaped, they can just intercept us on that path. Xavier and Professor White are on that same path, so they’re bound to run into those men as well. I can’t believe I didn’t figure their shortcut out!” Winnie exclaimed. “What do we do now? They always put those sacks over our heads whenever they bring us here, so they have the upper hand when it comes to navigation. We don’t even know if we’re going in the right direction!” Christopher was starting to get sluggish due to excessive blood loss.“I don’t know! For now, let’s just focus on getting out of here!” Winnie replied as she kicked the motorcycle into high gear.After riding in the woods for about five minutes, Winnie and Christopher were able to lose their pursuers completely. Nevertheless, neither of them knew where the path they were taking would lead them.As the adrenaline rush from the high-speed chase wore off, Winnie grew increasingly anxious and worried about Xavier’s safety.I chose to leave Xavier behind in order to rescue Christopher. While I don’t regret risking my life to save Christopher, I’ll never forgive myself if anything happens to Xavier, either! Right now, all I can do is pray that Xavier doesn’t run into the Horton family’s men…Winnie was so distracted by her thoughts that she nearly lost control of the motorcycle a couple of times.“Are you worried about Xavier and the others?” Christopher asked when he noticed her absent-mindedness.“Yeah, I am. I’m scared of what could happen if they run into the Horton family’s men. Not only do we have no idea where we’re headed, but we’re also unable to confirm the situation on their end,” Winnie replied.“You shouldn’t have come back for me,” Christopher said after a brief pause.“What the heck are you saying? Do you really think Harold would’ve spared Professor White and me if I didn’t save you? We’re on the run, and I am in a very bad mood. Do not say such stupid things again, or I will leave your *ss here in the woods!” Winnie snapped back at him angrily.Christopher was at a loss for words when he heard that. After what seemed like forever, he said softly, “I’m sure they’ll be fine.”“Yeah…” Winnie mumbled as she continued riding the motorcycle down the narrow path.A few minutes later, Winnie heard the sound of gunfire coming from the front.Unsure if she was imagining things, she turned around and asked, “Hey, Christopher! Do you hear that? It sounds like a firefight is taking place up ahead!”“Yeah, I do. It’s coming from the front. Xavier and the others must be engaging Harold’s men in combat,” Christopher replied after straining his ears for a bit.Winnie let out a chuckle at the irony of the situation. “Wow… Who would’ve thought we’d run into them like this, huh?”It wasn’t long before the two of them arrived at the main road and saw Christopher’s military truck parked on the side.As Winnie pulled over beside the truck, Riley stuck his head out the back and said, “Ah, Winnie, you made it back safely! Come on! You can hide in here with me!”Instead of getting into the truck, Winnie simply looked Riley in the eye and asked, “Where’s Xavier? Why is the truck parked here like this? Why didn’t you guys drive to safety?”“They shot out two of the tires, so it’s a miracle we even made it here. Xavier says there’s another vehicle over there, but Harold’s men have us pinned down. We’ll go for that vehicle once we’ve taken care of these guys,” Riley explained.Winnie nodded in response. She was about to say something when a bullet sailed right past Riley’s head and penetrated the side of the truck.Riley was so terrified that he quickly retreated into the truck.“It’s not safe to hide inside the truck,” Winnie said with a frown as she picked up a motorcycle helmet from the ground and handed it over to Riley.“What