Silly Bride

Chapter 270

that this isn’t the first time you’ve used it. I developed No. 53, and now that you’ve abused it, I have the responsibility to create an antidote for it. We should atone for this sin.”“Grandpa…” Yulissa was choking and sobbing uncontrollably as she exclaimed, “What are you saying, Grandpa? We’ve always been the victims! Why should we atone? What did I do wrong? I was forced to do what I did! You were forced, too, to help Harold for so many years!” “All the more reason we need to atone! Quickly, help me find out if there’s any water around! Xavier needs a lot of water right now.”Shaking her head, she refused, “No! I won’t help him do anything!”“Yulissa.” Riley’s heart ached terribly. “Will you not listen to what I say anymore?”Tears covered her face. “What about me? Who’ll listen to me?”“Fine, there are other people around.” Upon scanning his surrounding, Riley realized that, after the firefight, both Xavier’s and Yulissa’s mercenaries had gone down.Aside from the three of them, only Jacinta and Christopher were left on the rooftop.Jacinta couldn’t move due to her leg injury, but Christopher still could, even though his condition wasn’t great.Thus, Riley asked Christopher for help. “Can you check if there’s any water in the tank over there? Xavier needs a large amount of water to dilute the toxin in his blood.”“I’ll check it right now.” Without delay, Christopher went to the water tank and kicked the protective door below it open.Behind the door was a valve and a reel of hose.He immediately turned on the valve. A few seconds later, water rapidly flowed out of the hose.The water seemed fresh, and it didn’t have any impurities or odd smells.After he tasted the water and found no problems with it, he dragged the hose to Xavier’s side.Under Riley’s instruction, Xavier was forced to guzzle plenty of water.It wasn’t until Xavier’s condition gradually stabilized that the old man let out a sigh of relief.However, that stability was only a sign of temporary relief from the poison’s symptoms. While Xavier’s breathing had mostly returned to normal, his mood was still affected by the drug.Much like every previous instance of his condition acting up, he grew violent as his eyes turned red.However, he still retained some rationality as he pushed Riley away and warned, “Stay far away from me. I don’t want to hurt any of you by accident when my condition acts up. Take away my gun, too. Don’t put it in front of me.”“Okay!” Immediately, Riley picked the gun up. He had always hated cold, merciless weapons that could end a person’s life in the blink of an eye.Instead of keeping it, he threw it directly into the two-meter-tall water tank. He didn’t want anyone to pick that thing up again.Seeing that Xavier was still lying in a small pool of water, Christopher stretched his hand toward him.Borrowing Christopher’s strength, Xavier stood up and suppressed the violent tendencies rampaging through his mind. “The choppers will be here soon, Captain Bennett. There are two in total. When the first one arrives, take Professor White and Mdm. Sumner with you first.”Christopher frowned. Anyone could tell Xavier was in a horrible state at that moment. “What about you? Shouldn’t you return as soon as possible to receive treatment?”“No.” Xavier shook his head. “Winnie and Josiah haven’t arrived yet. I need to wait for them here.”Christopher’s frown intensified. “I can wait here too! You should leave first.”“No need,” Xavier refused firmly. “I won’t leave until I meet Winnie. You don’t need to care about me. Besides, if I board the helicopter, I don’t know what I’ll do. Only she can control me.”The second he ended his sentence, they could hear the sound of a helicopter in the distance. The first chopper had arrived.Christopher raised his head and glanced at the aircraft before nodding at Xavier. “Fine. I’ll do as you wish.”Riley also saw the helicopter in the sky. Turning to Yulissa, he spoke to her again. “Return with me, Yulissa. I alone will bear all the consequences. This way, you can start a new life.”“Grandpa…” Stepping toward her grandfather, she asked, “Are you really not going to consider any other options aside from going back?”“Returning to the country is my only choice and wish, Yulissa.”A bitter smirk formed on her face. “All right, then, Grandpa. Let’s do that.”“Really?” Riley couldn’t help but smile. “I’m glad you’ve finally thought things through.”“Mhm.” Yulissa flashed a grin at him. “I want to hug you, Grandpa, just like when I was still a kid.”“Sure.” Opening his arms, he was ready to embrace his granddaughter.To his utter surprise, his granddaughter pushed him toward the edge of the rooftop.“What are you doing, Yulissa?” Riley was dumbfounded. “We’ll die if we fall!”“I know that, Grandpa. Since you insist on returning to the country to help that wretched couple, we’ll just jump down from here!” Yulissa had been wholly