Silly Bride

Chapter 255

back and pick Christopher up because Winnie had promised to send Riley safely to Yulissa.Yet, Riley was now missing.Winnie let out a long resigned sigh before calling out Yulissa’s name. She then tried to explain to her, “Sorry. You heard him too. This is a misunderstanding. I’ve brought the wrong person, but your grandpa should be with Xavier right now. We did take him out of Harold’s factory.”Nevertheless, Yulissa was livid to hear Winnie’s explanation.“Winnie Garland, do you really take me as a fool just because I’ve lost to you several times before? You’re f*cking toying with me! Are you enjoying this? You and Christopher went there to save my grandpa, but you ended up rescuing the wrong person. Now, you’re telling me that this is a misunderstanding and that my grandpa is with Xavier? Sure, prove it to me! If you can’t prove it, then that means you’re just a godd*mn liar! You and Christopher are afraid I’d expose your secrets to Harold, so you’re using my grandpa as a shield! I’m telling you now, Winnie Garland. My grandpa is my only bottom line. If you have the guts to use my grandpa to mess with me, you’ll have to pay the price for it. I’m going to drag you to hell even if it means I have to go there too!”Winnie took in a deep breath. “I’m not lying to you. Give me your phone. I’ll call Xavier right now, but you can’t stop the car. You have to keep driving.”“You motherf*cker!” Yulissa screamed. Winnie was starting to get mad. “Yulissa White, mind your words!”“What’s the matter?” Yulissa barked out a laugh. “You’re upset because I mentioned your mother? Then do you think I’d be happy about you using my grandpa to mess with me?”As she spoke, she fished out her phone and threw it toward the backseat. “Make the call. Make the call to Xavier right now. I have to hear my grandpa speak today!”Winnie caught the phone, but she hesitated after opening the call function.Of course, she could call Xavier at any time, but after the series of events the night before, she was unsure if Xavier still had his phone with him.It would be best if he could pick up the call and tell her that he and Riley were fine.But what if I can’t get through to him or if no one picks up the call? Yulissa’s going to lose it.Those thoughts brought a frown to Winnie’s face.When she lowered her head to glance at the unconscious Christopher, another idea popped into her head.If Xavier doesn’t pick up the call, I’ll have to wrestle with Yulissa to be in control of the car. She’s not going to just send Christopher to the hospital like this.Hence, as Winnie dialed Xavier’s number with her right hand, she reached up to the special necklace around her neck with her left hand.At the same time, she slowly leaned forward to allow herself to grab Yulissa easier later.Once she was in the right position, she made the call. Alas, Xavier’s phone was switched off.Nonetheless, Winnie did not tell Yulissa about that right away, for she was ready to make her move.What Winnie never saw coming was that Yulissa had sensed something amiss.Before she could make her move, Yulissa struck.For a moment, Winnie thought that Yulissa would whip out a gun to aim at her or flee the car.However, Yulissa did neither of those. Instead, she picked up a gas mask by her feet and put it on.“What are you trying to do?” Winnie realized that Yulissa was going to gas the car, but by then, Yulissa had already locked the car doors.There was no way she and Riley’s assistant could get out.In the next second, white toxic gas rose from Yulissa’s position.Winnie hastily pulled her shirt up to cover her nose, but that was essentially useless. Furthermore, not only did she need to take care of herself, but she also needed to care for Christopher.It did not help that she knew nothing about the toxin Yulissa had used. Winnie might be fine after inhaling a breath or two, but that was certainly not the case for Christopher.The space within the car was small, and soon, the gas filled the interior.No one but Yulissa had a gas mask on, so in seconds, the others passed out.Yulissa gave a kick at the man in the front passenger seat. Only after making sure that he was completely unresponsive did she wind down the window.As the gas went out of the car, Yulissa’s sight cleared up. Turning to look at the unconscious Winnie, she sneered. “That’ll teach you a lesson. You shouldn’t have fought with me. Did you think I came empty-handed?”I’m the granddaughter of a genius chemist. How can I not have some shred of chemistry knowledge myself?Then, Yulissa stepped on the accelerator and sped off.Winnie was awakened from getting shocked. Yet, right as she opened her eyes, she was forced to close them again by the harsh lights above her.It was so bright that she could not open her eyes again, but she could discern her current situation.Her ears were ringing. Her tongue and her limbs still felt tingly and numb. She deduced it was probably because of the gas she had inhaled in the car previously.Other than that, she also knew that she was currently suspended in the air. It would be impossible for her to escape like this.However, the one she was worried about most was not herself but Christopher.A beat later, she forced her eyes open to study her surroundings. Unfortunately, she saw no signs of Christopher nor Riley’s assistant around.She and Yulissa were the only ones in the windowless room.Winnie squinted at the expressionless Yulissa. As her tongue still felt numb, it took her much effort to voice out, “Where’s Christopher? How is he? Where did you take him to?”“Ha!” Yulissa snorted. “Winnie, don’t you know what kind of situation you’re in right now? You can barely keep yourself safe, but you’re still thinking about Christopher? Haha! What a selfless being you are. Why didn’t I know that you were such a magnanimous person before? I never saw you being merciful toward your father, stepmother, and stepsister back in the country, though. Or could it be that…”Yulissa ambled away from Winnie as she continued snickering. “Could it be that you’re so worried about Christopher because you have an affair with him?”“Yulissa!” Winnie whipped her head toward the