Silly Bride

Chapter 284

busy compared to the other clinics in the hospital, so the nurses would gather around for a chat during their free time.They were having a really exciting conversation when Josiah walked up to them.“Hey, did you hear what happened last week? Apparently, a female celebrity was accused of tax evasion worth up to hundreds of millions! As if that wasn’t bad enough, a young actor got arrested for raping one of his fangirls earlier this week! Isn’t that just horrible?”“I know, right? What they make in a day is what I make in ten years! Why can’t they just be content with what they have? They say that the actor used to trick his fangirls into sleeping with him! How despicable of him!”“Why are you two still going on and on about those two? The relevant authorities have already taken action against them, so they’re pretty much done for. Let’s talk about the latest gossip instead!”“What latest gossip? What happened this time?”“Yeah, I’m curious about that as well. Tell us what happened!” It was human nature to be curious about gossip, and Josiah was no exception.The nurses were so absorbed in their gossiping that they didn’t even notice Josiah standing there.One of the nurses pulled out her phone and said, “You know Winnie Garland, right? She’s a friend of Dr. Houghton and the wife of the CEO of Fairchild Corporation.”“Yeah, what about her? I saw a news article about her being from a noble family or something. She seems to have a really impressive family background.”“Some of the journalists there revealed some shocking news about her lately! Apparently, she’s engaged to the son of an earl! They’re both powerful families, but Winnie’s slightly superior. I mean, her grandpa is a freaking duke! Of course, the earl is still pretty impressive. After all, you can only have one duke!” “Is that it? What’s so special about that? It’s common for prominent families to establish alliances through marriage. We see that all the time in movies and novels.”“Aren’t you forgetting something? Yes, it’s true that arranged marriages are common practice for prominent families, but you need to keep in mind that Winnie has yet to divorce her husband! I know she’s from a really powerful family and all but the Fairchild family is no pushover either. I can’t believe she’d openly cheat on Xavier like that!”“Oh, my goodness! You’re right! I can’t believe I forgot about that! Man, this is some really crazy stuff! Does she think the people in Chanaea wouldn’t know about her actions in Yartran? We’re living in the modern age, for goodness’ sake! All it takes is a few clicks for information to spread all over the internet!”“Exactly! There are even pictures of them online!”“The pictures only show their backs and the side of their faces, so you can’t see much.”“That’s good enough for me. Winnie used to work really long hours here, so I’ve spent lots of time around her. You girls may not be able to recognize her, but I can. Trust me, that is definitely her in the picture.”“Really?” Josiah frowned deeply as he glanced at the nurse’s phone. “Mind if I have a look at the picture?”“Sure thing. Here you—” The nurse froze when she realized who she was talking to. “Dr. Houghton? W-When did you get here?”All the staff in the hospital knew about Josiah being close friends with Winnie and Xavier. The nurses felt really awkward when they saw him, as they reckoned he had caught them badmouthing Winnie.“Um… I-I-I just happened to stumble upon that stuff on the internet! I d-didn’t make it up or anything!” the nurse stammered nervously while putting her phone away.With a gloomy look on his face, Josiah held his hand out and ordered, “Give me the phone.”“I…” The nurse didn’t dare defy Josiah’s orders, so she handed him the phone after a brief moment of hesitation.Josiah furrowed his brows the moment he saw the familiar-looking face in the picture.As Josiah wasn’t around by the time Xavier came out of the treatment room, Xavier went straight to Josiah’s office, which happened to be on the same floor.After lazing around on the couch for a bit, Xavier got bored and started browsing aimlessly through his phone.He