Silly Bride

Chapter 275

right now, but Xavier’s feeling bad too.”“I know, so I’ll be counting on you to watch over Xavier.”Josiah glanced at Winnie. “Do I need you to remind me that?”While they were chatting, the elevator doors opened, and the two of them went in.Winnie helped Josiah press the floor button he was heading to.However, Josiah reached out to undo it. “Let me send you to the first floor.”Winnie made no move to reject him. There was already a car waiting for her downstairs.“By the way,” Josiah started upon contemplation, “have the police found Christopher?” What Josiah actually meant was Christopher’s body, but he did not wish to mention that so directly to Winnie.Winnie shook her head. “I’ve asked them about it, and they said they couldn’t find him.”“Then…” Josiah trailed off.Winnie lowered her gaze. “Just say whatever that’s on your mind. It’s not your style to keep things in.”“All right.” A deep line appeared between Josiah’s brows. “Then be honest with me. Is it true that you’re going back to Yartran?”“Of course it’s true.” Winnie gave Josiah a confounded look. “Where else did you think I was going?”Josiah studied the expression on Winnie’s face and asked, “Are you really not planning to head to Yeringham to look for Christopher?”Winnie tensed up for a moment before letting out a chuckle.She raised her arm, which was still in a cast, and said, “Do I look like superwoman to you? If I go over now, Harold’s going to beat me until I turn to mush. It’s true that I thought about that before because I promised Christopher to bring his body back to his home country. I want to fulfill my promise to him, but I know now’s not the time. I may not be able to bring back all of him, but even if it means bringing some of his ashes or a bone of his home, I’ll still do it when the opportunity comes.”Just then, the elevator doors opened with a ding.Winnie stepped out before turning back to Josiah. “You don’t need to send me all the way out. Rest well and recover, and visit my granny if you have the time.”Josiah nodded. He only closed the elevator doors once Winnie was gone from his line of sight.Right as Winnie got into the car, the driver passed her a phone.“Ms. Garland, I’ve already gotten the reissued phone number per your request.”Winnie hummed in acknowledgment before taking the phone.Without missing a beat, she called Mason.However, unable to get through to him, she called Lucas instead, for Lucas was the one who had made the arrangements for the mercenary team Mason was leading.Lucas told her that he had already sent the final payment to the team, but by then, Mason was no longer the one contacting him.It was only then Winnie recalled seeing Mason lying in a pool of blood by the time she and Josiah rushed up to the rooftop.She guessed that he must have been grievously injured at that time, but she had been so preoccupied that she did not check on him. I wonder if he’s dead or alive now.Winnie asked for another person’s contact from Lucas.After making another call, Winnie finally found out that Mason was not dead and that he was currently undergoing treatment in a hospital.Winnie even asked where Greta was, as she recalled seeing no sign of Greta around on the rooftop that day.The other person told her that Greta had been missing since that day. They were unable to contact her via calls, and they could not find her at her usual haunts. She did not even show up when Mason was hospitalized.Although Winnie found it strange, it was not something she was going to dwell on. All she did was ask the mercenary team to help her look for Christopher’s body.After that, Winnie returned to her condominium, where she washed up and packed some of her documents before going to the airport.On her way to the airport, she abruptly received a call from Nathaniel.“My dear Winnie, it’s me, Nathaniel. Are you back?”“Yes,” Winnie replied, sounding tired. “I just came back, and you called me almost right away. Is something the matter?”Upon hearing Winnie’s aloof tone, Nathaniel sighed.“My dear Winnie, am I not allowed to call you if there’s nothing going on? Do you have another number? I tried contacting you the other day, but I was unable to get through to you. The people in the company said that you went on a business trip. If not for one of my business partners telling me that he spotted you in the hospital, I wouldn’t have known that you were back. I heard that you hurt your hand. Are you fine? Do you want me to visit you?”“It’s fine.” Winnie could hear a voice announcing the delay of flights from the other end of the line, so she asked him, “Are you at the airport right now? The domestic one or the international one?”“Yes, I’m at the international airport right now. But as close business partners, I think I should cancel my ticket and visit you instead.”“No, it’s fine. I’m about to go to the international airport too. If you can make it, let’s meet at the airport. What time is your flight?”“I just transferred from the domestic airport to the international airport. I didn’t go back to the condominium, so I’m early. My plane only takes off four hours later.”“Are you going back to Yartran as well? What a coincidence. I’m going back there too. Let’s meet in a while.”After agreeing to meet Nathaniel, Winnie ended the call.Not long after, the two of them met at the VIP lounge at the airport.A frown instantly appeared on Nathaniel’s face the moment he saw Winnie’s injured arm.“Oh my god, Winnie, what happened to your arm? It looks bad.”Just as Winnie was about to reply to him, her phone rang. It was a call from Wilhelm, who was in Yartran.Seeing that, Nathaniel helped Winnie to the couch at the side gentlemanly.He said considerately, “Just pick up your call and ignore me.”As he spoke, he even took out a pair of earphones and stuck them in his ears.Winnie nodded at him and accepted the call. “Good morning, Wilhelm.”Only after saying that did she realize she had spoken in Chanaean, so she hastily swapped languages. “I’ll be