Silly Bride

Chapter 277

something on her head. She reflexively thought that danger was imminent.It wasn’t until she jerked her head up that she realized it was actually Wilhelm, placing a hat on her head.Surprise flooded her. “What are you doing? The sun has already set, so it isn’t meant to shield me from the sunlight, right?”“Of course not.” Wilhelm chuckled. “I just feel that your skin is overly fair, which makes you look like a porcelain doll that would shatter at the slightest touch. If there’s a chance, I hope you can get more sun and have a healthy complexion. That would make you look even more appealing.”At his comment, Winnie quirked a brow. “No, thanks. I don’t like tanned skin. So, what’s the use of this hat?”“It’s not just the hat.” While saying that, Wilhelm took out a pair of sunglasses from his pocket and slipped them on her. “You’ve shaken the entire world now. Your trip home this time was sudden, so I don’t want your whereabouts to leak out.”I’ve shaken the entire world? Winnie frowned deeply. “What does that mean?”“Let’s talk in the car. It isn’t quite appropriate to be discussed in the open.” Wrapping an arm around her shoulders, Wilhelm strode forward.Grunting in acquiescence, Winnie quickened her pace alongside the man.Shortly after, the two of them got into the car.There was a divider between the backseat and the driver’s seat, providing excellent privacy.As soon as she got into the car, Winnie took off her sunglasses and pressed Wilhelm for details.Wilhelm explained, “The matter of you blowing up two drug dens in Southeast Aploth has already spread throughout the related circle across the globe. They have also been pretty rampant in Yartran recently. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have needed to entrust you with the mission of destroying Big Black Bear. I really couldn’t spare any manpower over here. Unfortunately, it’s exceedingly difficult to uproot them once and for all. You’ve already snagged some people’s attention, so no one knows what they would do to you. I don’t want your presence here to come to light before I’ve made all the arrangements.” After Winnie listened to everything he said, her brows knitted together deeply. “I see. In that case, have my looks and identity leaked out?”“I’m not sure about that, but I hope not. Before you went to Chanaea, we’ve been keeping your identity under wraps. In fact, you didn’t even leave a single photo in all the years you’ve been in Yartran. But since you went to Chanaea, not only has identity been exposed, but there are also a lot of pictures of you on the internet. And I reckon you probably didn’t create a new identity on purpose when you went over to Jipsdale to execute the mission, yes?” Wilhelm analyzed with a solemn expression.The crease of Winnie’s brows deepened. “No, I didn’t. The situation was urgent at that time, and many plans were made on the spur of the moment. Besides, the internet there isn’t that developed, so they might not necessarily be able to track me.”“That’s also what I think. But Chanaea is one of the countries with the most developed internet in the world, so your identity will be easily known to all. I’m worried that someone who saw you in Jipsdale might recognize you by a stroke of chance. After all, they can enter the borders of Chanaea anytime,” Wilhelm uttered.“That’s true.” Winnie paused for a moment. I made the trending list several times in Avenport back then. Fortunately, netizens have a short memory. But still, there are many pictures of me on the internet.She continued, “It looks like we’ve got to figure out a way to delete all my pictures on the Chanaean internet. Only then will there be no loose ends.”“Yes, but you don’t need to worry about this. Your priority right now is to recuperate well. Leave the rest to me,” Wilhelm said.He was someone whom Winnie trusted wholeheartedly, so she had no qualms entrusting things to him. “I’ll nap for a while, then. Wake me up when we’ve arrived.”“All right.” As Wilhelm said that, he helped her adjust her seat to the most comfortable position.Winnie lay down. Half-awake, she heard him consulting someone about deleting photos from the whole internet.Turning over slightly, she mumbled groggily, “By the way, Wilhelm, I almost forgot to tell you something.”Upon hearing her speaking to him, Wilhelm immediately put his phone away. “What is it?”With her eyes closed, Winnie muttered, “My black badge has gone missing. Help me report the loss, please. I don’t know where it is or whether it has fallen into someone else’s hands. It’s best to have everyone informed about it so that anyone who sees that black badge of mine henceforth will not do anything for the holder.”“Okay.”“I’m going to sleep, then.”No sooner had Winnie’s words fallen than Wilhelm received another phone call.However, he didn’t answer the call, for he didn’t want to wake his sister, who had just fallen asleep.As her brother, he felt immensely guilty that she had injured her arm because of the mission he had entrusted her with.In the end, Winnie still missed having mushroom soup.She slept so soundly that she didn’t realize it even when Wilhelm carried her from the car all the way to the room.In order for her to have an uninterrupted rest, Wilhelm had even set her phone into airplane mode.And so, Winnie slept until dawn the next day.On the contrary, Xavier, who was far away in Avenport, didn’t sleep in that twenty-plus hours.Panic brewed within him as he stared at the phone that remained still and motionless on the table.When Josiah entered the room in a wheelchair, he was greeted by the sight of the man clutching his chest with agony etched across his features.The venom Yulissa injected into him on the rooftop the previous time was markedly toxic and even affected his heart.Josiah promptly hastened his speed and went over to Xavier.“How are you feeling? Is your heart hurting badly? I’ll summon the doctor for you.”Xavier weakly tugged at his arm. “No, it’s okay. Give me a call.”Josiah frowned. “What for? Aren’t you right in front of me? Why do I still need to call you?”“No, I’d like to know whether my phone has malfunctioned and can’t receive any calls.” Xavier glanced at his phone bitterly.The instant he said that, realization dawned upon Josiah.Frowning, he admitted,