Silly Bride

Chapter 272

you.”With that, he headed to Josiah’s side.Josiah threw him a glance. “Now that you have woken up to the truth, congratulations on getting back on track. Anyway, help me push this box. When we get back, I’ll definitely sing your praises in front of Xavier and Winnie.”Nate grunted in acknowledgment before pushing the box with all his might.After being slapped by the ever-obsequious Nate, Yulissa felt utterly humiliated to the extent of wanting to return the favor twofold.However, the sight of Winnie heading toward Xavier and Jacinta distracted her from her urge for revenge.She was, after all, overwhelmed by her desire to see how the matter would develop and was curious to listen to Jacinta’s explanation to Winnie.When Christopher fell from the top of the building just now, he crashed onto the top of Winnie and Josiah’s car. Hence, Winnie must have definitely seen it. During the time in the basement, both of them seemed to be on very good terms. Therefore, she must be devastated over Christopher’s death and her ability to retrieve his corpse.Yulissa languidly leaned against the rooftop’s railing as she continued to observe Winnie and Jacinta.As for Jacinta, she hurried toward Winnie the moment she saw her.“Winnie!” Jacinta threw herself forward and gave Winnie a hug. “Captain Bennett is dead. He fell from the top floor.”“Granny…”At that moment, Christopher’s last words flashed across Winnie’s mind again. When she subconsciously asked who was responsible, Christopher replied with Xavier’s name.Even though she didn’t believe it, she was also aware that Christopher wouldn’t joke about something like that on the brink of death.Therefore, she had to demand answers from Xavier. Not only did she need to clear Xavier’s name, but she also had to clarify what happened on the rooftop.Despite being wrapped in Jacinta’s arms, her gaze looked over Jacinta’s shoulder and fell upon Xavier, who was sitting beneath the railing.When she saw him hang his head in silence, Winnie had no idea what had happened to him.She then gently pushed Jacinta aside. “Granny, let me go. I need to check on Xavier.”“No, you can’t!” All of a sudden, Jacinta got all worked up and screamed at Winnie to stop her. “Stay away from him! He’s too dangerous. Just now, he pushed Captain Bennett off the building.”Jacinta’s words struck Winnie like lightning.As if by reflex, she disputed, “How is that possible? Why would Xavier do something like that? There’s no way he did it. I don’t believe you!”“I’m telling the truth, Winnie.” Pulling Winnie’s hand, Jacinta continued, “I saw him push Captain Bennett down with my own eyes!”Winnie’s faith in Xavier was unwavering. “Impossible, unless his illness was acting up. Xavier!”Winnie called out his name thereafter.Amidst her cries, she managed to free herself from Jacinta’s grasp to approach Xavier.After failing to stop Winnie, Jacinta—eyes glistening as she watched Winnie’s silhouette—hurried after the former.With no response from Xavier, Winnie knelt beside him and realized, upon closer examination, that he was unconscious.On top of that, blood was flowing out from the back of his head.“What happened? Who did this?”Reflexively, Winnie—who had caught a glimpse of Yulissa from the corner of her eye—turned to look at the vicious woman.“Was it you? Are you responsible for all of this?”Yulissa maintained a nonchalant expression. “What has this got to do with me? It’s unfair to blame me for everything just because you hold a grudge against me. Your grandmother saw with her own eyes everything that happened just now. Thus, you should ask her instead. Besides, even if I told you what happened, would you have believed me? If you’re willing to trust me more than your grandmother, I don’t mind relating everything that happened to you.”She then gave Jacinta, who was standing behind Winnie, a look of amusement.The smiling Yulissa even cocked a brow at the latter. “Lady, why don’t you tell Winnie who it was that did this to Xavier?”For a few seconds, Jacinta stared at Yulissa in silence. This woman clearly saw what had happened just now. So, why is she refusing to tell the truth?In the end, Jacinta decided to tell Winnie.“It was Captain Bennett who struck him when both of them were arguing on the rooftop. When Xavier yelled that he was going to kill the former, Captain Bennett resisted by smashing Xavier’s head against the railing.”The revelation stunned Winnie. When she saw Xavier’s blood on her hands, the image of Christopher looking at her in teary-eyed despair flashed across her mind.In spite of that, she took a deep breath and forcefully suppressed the scene that flooded her mind. An injury to the back of the head isn’t a small matter. Now that Christopher is… Nothing must happen to Xavier.Winnie—enduring the pain—quickly removed the bandage on her right hand and turned toward Jacinta.“Granny, please bandage Xavier with this. I can’t do it as my hand is hurt.”After hesitating for a moment, Jacinta took the bandage from Winnie’s hands.As Yulissa wasn’t someone she could trust, Winnie had no choice but to hear the truth from Jacinta.“Granny, tell me, was Xavier’s illness acting up? Why did it happen? Was it because he was emotionally triggered?”Jacinta—in the midst of patching Xavier up—froze before glancing at Yulissa instinctively.Watching Jacinta’s reaction, Winnie trailed her gaze in Yulissa’s direction.The moment her eyes landed on the latter, they instantaneously ignited with rage. “It’s her fault again, am I right?”At the sight of the infuriated Winnie, Yulissa couldn’t help but flash a smug smile at Jacinta.“Tell her. Tell her why Xavier suddenly went berserk and who the true culprit is.”Although Jacinta felt that Yulissa was crazy, she first had to secure her own safety by blaming the incident on the latter.“I-It was Yulissa. She had a syringe that contained some medication which she injected into Xavier. Subsequently, she even wanted to push her own grandfather down the building, but Xavier sent him off on the helicopter. After that, she showed Xavier a video and accused you of having an affair with Captain Bennett. She even professed that the two of you no longer cared for your lives and dignity. Instead, you and Captain Bennett had agreed to be reunited in the next life.“Infuriated by her words, Xavier just lost it and pushed anyone he saw. After shoving Yulissa, he got into a fight with Captain Bennett. He kept screaming that he was going to beat the latter to death regardless of how I tried to hold him back. In the end, all I could do was watch as he threw Captain Bennett off the building.”In her silence, Winnie couldn’t believe what she had heard. “His illness acted up once in the past, but he wouldn’t…”“Wouldn’t what?” Yulissa gave Winnie a look of amusement. “Do you think your grandmother would lie to you? She speaks the truth. Jealousy had driven Xavier to kill Christopher, and this is all because of you, Winnie! You are the one responsible for Christopher’s death, and it was also you who turned Xavier into a murderer. If you had stayed loyal instead of two-time, both these men wouldn’t have fought against each other in your name.”Winnie, with a grave look on her face, glared at Yulissa. “Yulissa, you sowed discord between the two men, sparking a fight to the death on the rooftop. What’s your real goal?”“My real goal?” Yulissa was amused. “Haven’t you heard the saying that one’s ego is more important than one’s life? Now that Christopher has been killed by Xavier, don’t you even feel an ounce of guilt at all? No matter what, I’m sure you must have developed feelings for Christopher. Even if it isn’t romantic, there would at the very least be, how shall I put it, the camaraderie between comrades? The experience of going