Silly Bride

Chapter 269

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, Christopher, Jacinta, and Riley.Aside from Xavier, everyone was suffering some form of injury. Both Jacinta and Riley couldn’t move easily due to injured legs. Christopher had plenty of laceration wounds on his body, so he wasn’t as mobile as he used to be.That was why Xavier, Mason, and the other two mercenaries were tasked with helping the three injured people reach the rooftop.As for Greta, she was waiting downstairs for Winnie to arrive.Nothing seemed odd to them on their way up, which was why none of them expected Yulissa to be waiting for them with a few mercenaries of her own and to be locked on the rooftop.Combining that with Yulissa and her men’s well-prepared ambush, it was no wonder Mason and the other two armed mercenaries were swiftly restrained.When Xavier realized what was going on, only the injured members of his group were left.“Yulissa?” Xavier furrowed his eyebrows when he saw Yulissa. “How did you find us here? What are you trying to do?”Her line of sight speedily swept past him before landing on Riley.“Grandpa!” The moment she saw her grandfather, her eyes reddened. “I’ve finally found you. We’ve finally escaped from that hellish place. Let’s go, Grandpa!”As she spoke, she attempted to approach Riley.Xavier knew Yulissa’s appearance could only spell trouble, so before she could get any closer, he stood in front of Riley and blocked her path.Gazing intently at her, he uttered with furrowed eyebrows, “Where are you planning to take Professor White? We’re about to return to the country. If you don’t provide an explanation, I won’t let you take him away.”It had been a very long time since Riley last saw his granddaughter, which was why he very much didn’t want his reunion with her to be hindered by Xavier.“Xavier.” Riley pleaded to Xavier, “Please don’t be like this. Just let Yulissa come closer. It’s been years since we last met each other. Please, won’t you pity this old man?”Turning back to the old man, Xavier explained,