Silly Bride

Chapter 273

capable, so don’t underestimate me.”With his gentlemanly look, Josiah’s smile gave Winnie a refreshing feeling.It was the first instance of warmth she had felt ever since watching Christopher fall off the building.Relishing in the sensation, she reciprocated with a slight curl of her lips.Meanwhile, amidst the gale unleashed by the helicopter’s rotors, Winnie’s jet-black hair and sleeves fluttered in the air. The beauty she exuded blew Josiah away when he caught a glimpse of her.Stunned momentarily by the sight, he quickly picked up his pace.After loading Xavier into the helicopter, he then piggy-backed Rachel in.Subsequently, it was Jacinta’s turn and then Winnie’s.However, by the time Winnie was about to board, there wasn’t enough space left.Initially, they had prepared two helicopters to carry all six of them.Nevertheless, the first helicopter had left with only Riley, causing them to be two seats short.“What are we going to do?” Josiah scratched his head before turning to look at Nate—who was still staring blankly at Yulissa’s body—and shouted, “Let the ladder down. We’ll hold onto it. As for the corpse, we’ll have no choice but to leave it here.”“No.” Lowering his head to throw Yulissa’s body a glance, Nate suggested abruptly, “You guys should go. That Horton guy doesn’t know who I am. Thus, even if he barges in, he’ll probably not harm me.”“All right then.” Given their desperate circumstances, Josiah didn’t want to waste time debating. “Remember to stay safe.”With that, he returned to where Winnie was.Since Winnie’s arm was incapacitated by her injury, Josiah tied a safety harness around her waist.When the helicopter finally lowered its ladder, he hugged Winnie tightly before grabbing onto it.Finally, the helicopter began to lift off gradually. During its ascension, Josiah couldn’t help but look down at Nate, who was watching them leave.Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of the metal box being moved. As a grim expression descended upon his face, Josiah yelled, “Nate, take care!”Nate nodded in response before shifting his attention to Winnie.Gazing at her, he shouted abruptly, “I’m sorry!”As a slight crease emerged between her brows, Winnie—after a two-second delay—threw her pistol down for Nate.The sight of the pistol at his feet caught Nate by surprise. However, by the time he picked it up and looked in Winnie’s direction, the helicopter had flown far toward the horizon.From the moment the helicopter left the rooftop, Winnie’s eyes were focused down below.Despite that, their distance from the ground simply made everything look like a blur.Even the massive buildings had become nothing but black dots, let alone Christopher’s tiny figure.The more she thought about it, the sadder she became, causing her to instinctively look in the direction of her home country.All of a sudden, she recalled Christopher’s words when he requested her to leave him in the forest.He told her that in the event of his death, she should remember the location of his body and—if she had the opportunity to return—bring it back home.I might remember where it is now, but will it still be here when I return? What if Harold takes his body away? Given how psychotic Harold is and the fact that Christopher betrayed him, how is he going to treat the latter’s corpse?Overwhelmed with sorrow, Winnie didn’t dare let her mind wander any further. Instead, she couldn’t help looking downward and mumbling, “I’m sorry. I’m sorry!”In spite of the deafening rumble in the background, Josiah—who was watching her throughout—could guess from her expression and the movement of her lips that she was reminiscing about Christopher.At a loss at how he could console her, he hugged her tightly before loosening his grip.Inside a hospital in Avenport, Chanaea, Xavier gradually opened his eyes to see his bed surrounded by people.Rufus, Beatrice, and Louis were there, but there was no sign of the one he longed to see the most.His first reaction was to think that he was dreaming, for all these people would never appear in Jipsdale.Nevertheless, he could