Silly Bride

Chapter 270

you’re the one who injected No. 53 into Xavier, Yulissa.” Riley’s heart broke as he faced his granddaughter. “Based on what you said, it seems 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