Silly Bride

Chapter 269

had been triggered by the usage of the word “afraid.” The instant she finished speaking, she hung up the phone.When Winnie called her again, she found out the phone had been turned off.With no other choice, she ordered Josiah to drive faster.Then she turned to Nate, who was utterly dumbfounded, with nary an expression on his face.At that moment, he felt as though his heart had been plunged into icy waters. He never thought Yulissa would abandon him so unhesitatingly. But I love her so much! I did so many things for her!“Why?” Nate stared at Winnie, somewhat dazed. “Why? What did I do wrong? Why did she treat me like this? Why!”She raised her eyebrow. “I’m in no position to answer your question. It’s better if you ask her yourself. Although, I can answer the questions you asked before the phone call.”“Really?” His mind was still blank, like a white canvas. “What did I ask earlier? I’ve already forgotten about it.”Winnie recalled the questions and replied, “You asked me what a woman would do if she loved a man and if she’ll use him. You also asked if the woman would be dismissive when talking with the man.”“Oh. What’s your answer?”“The answer is that she won’t. If someone’s in love, regardless of their gender, they definitely won’t use the other or treat the other perfunctorily. Clearly, you didn’t, considering you weren’t even willing to utter a single bad thing about her. However, she has been using you and treating you with disinterest all the while. She doesn’t care about you at all. I think it’s time for you to wake up from your one-sided love.”Winnie had intentionally asked that question during the phone call earlier because she knew Yulissa didn’t give a d*mn about Nate’s survival.She did that to crush his psychological defenses and turn him against Yulissa.It was evident Yulissa’s answer deeply wounded Nate.When he heard Winnie’s answer, his eyes turned red as he repeated the same sentence. “Why? Why is she treating me like this? I don’t understand.”“I told you. You need to ask her that yourself.” She leaned toward him slowly and uttered one word at a time, “We can take you to her on the condition that you tell us everything you know, including any plans that she may have. Your appearance has already delayed us a lot. I’m not sure if they’ll still be there when we arrive at the meeting spot.”With a sorrowful expression, Nate stared at Winnie.He was feeling utterly awful at that moment, which brought on his desire to vent, to confide his feelings in someone. In fact, he even wanted to take revenge on the cold-hearted woman he once loved.After staying silent for a while, he spilled the beans. “I don’t know what she’s planning, but when I came to obstruct your journey, she was already on her way to your rendevous point with Xavier. Perhaps she even arrived before Xavier and the others. While I don’t know what she’ll do next, I do know she has made preparations beforehand. At first, I didn’t know why she asked me to stop you. However, later on, I heard her talking to someone. I don’t know who she was speaking with, but I did hear her calling him Mr. Horton. I also heard her promising him to keep you here. That’s all I know, Winnie. What else do you want to know?”Narrowing her eyes, Winnie sneered, “That Mr. Horton is trying to kill me, and it seems like Yulissa isn’t planning to let me leave here alive.”Meanwhile, Yulissa was standing on the rooftop of the highest building in Yeringham.She had already arrived there a few days ago to familiarize herself with the place and prepare her trap.All that was left for her to do was wait for Xavier and the others to step into it.Not a lot of mercenaries had joined Xavier in his current journey. Aside from Mason and Greta, there were only two others. Those who headed upstairs at the time were Xavier,