Silly Bride

Chapter 272

now, he was just a puppet to her.Yulissa’s confession was like a knife that stabbed his broken heart with every word she said.At that moment, Nate felt as if all the feelings and sincerity he had committed over the years had been nothing but a waste.Staring at Yulissa—tears brimming in his eyes—he swung his hand to slap her.“Yulissa, I have truly been blind this whole time. From today onward, I sever all ties with 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