Silly Bride

Chapter 281

the hospital, but why won’t you cooperate with me? Do you want to throw your life away? Fine. I’ll open the windows right now so you can jump out. Don’t call me over if you have no wish to help yourself! Stop wasting my time!”After getting such a harsh scolding, Xavier frowned and slowly turned to face his friend. “Are you out of your mind?”“Me? Out of my mind?” Josiah fumed. “What? Did I say anything wrong? You weren’t cooperating with me at all!”“What the hell are you talking about?” Xavier retorted as he suddenly sat up. “Why must you always beat around the bush to make a point? I don’t have the patience to listen to your blabbering.”“I don’t give a damn whether you listen to me or not! I’m here to treat you!”“I’m not sick!” Xavier hollered, his voice easily drowning out Josiah’s. “I’m f*cking furious! Do you understand? I’m mad as hell!”“Fine. Tell me, then, what are you so angry about? What was it that pissed you off so much that you had to fire two employees on the spot? Have you forgotten that one of them’s in upper management? What on earth is wrong with you? Not only have you given yourself a heart attack from all this rage, but you’re also refusing to listen to your doctor. How much more stubborn can you get?”As it turned out, Josiah was already in a bad mood because his family had tried forcing him into an arranged marriage. Xavier’s lackluster attitude, unfortunately, only made the day worse for him.Now that Xavier had calmed himself down, he noticed the pain in his chest had also disappeared.Having realized that Josiah didn’t seem like his usual self, Xavier quickly turned his attention back to his friend. “What’s wrong with you? Did something happen?”“Nothing’s happened!” Josiah snapped as he plopped himself down on a chair and extended a hand toward Xavier. “Hand me my stethoscope.”Xavier did as instructed and added, “Come on. What is it?”“Nothing important. It’s just some family matters. What about you? What made you so angry?”A deep frown once again crossed Xavier’s brow as he began recounting everything that had happened.“You should still go to the hospital if you can. Nothing beats the equipment there,” Josiah advised. “I’ll draw two vials of blood from you today and get them tested.”“Okay. Let’s do that. I’ll head to the hospital once I’ve gotten the test results.”Josiah nodded. “I’ve also read the news about Ms. Garland, and to be honest, I’m not all that surprised. It just feels that her life is full of unexpected twists and turns.”Then Josiah suddenly broke into a cheeky grin. “That said, the two gossipmongers did bring up a good point. From the looks of it, you no longer seem good enough for her. The Fairchild family may be powerful, but the Speisers easily outdo you in all aspects. The influence they hold is simply incomparable. All I can say is it must be true love if your Dumbo has fallen for you. Think about it. She has everything that you have and also those that you don’t. Why else would she stay with you if it weren’t for love?” Instead of replying, Xavier glared at his friend.“Why are you staring at me like that? You’re giving me the chills…”“Are you in cahoots with the two employees I just fired? Must you attack me like that?”“Of course not! I was merely stating the facts! I swear on it!” Josiah exclaimed. “This is nothing