Silly Bride

Chapter 299

tightened further. “What is his name? What does he look like? How do we contact him? Where can we find him?”“It’s pointless to ask these questions, Lisanne. That place is very dangerous.” Winnie gently informed, “Even If I know the answers to all your questions, I won’t tell you. Besides, I have no idea where he is right now. If I could contact him, I would’ve been looking for him already.”At that moment, Lisanne wasn’t registering anything Winnie said. “That’s all the more reason you should tell me everything you know about him. Just because you can’t find him doesn’t mean others can’t. I can ask Lucas to help me. On top of that, I have my own resources.”“Lisanne.” A sigh escaped Winnie’s mouth. “I’ve already asked Lucas to help me. However, there still hasn’t been any breakthrough yet. You should wait for our news instead of throwing yourself into the fire.”“No, I will find him. Even if I can’t retrieve Christopher’s body in the end, I still want to avenge him! I’m begging you, Winnie. Please tell me the identity of the person who killed Christopher. I will make him pay in blood!”When Winnie was retelling the events that unfolded in Manchernius earlier, she had already avoided mentioning Xavier. Yet, Lisanne was bringing up the question again.She didn’t want to twist the truth and lie to Lisanne about who pushed Christopher off the building. However, she just couldn’t bring herself to say it either.As the two women were arguing with each other, Xavier had already noticed what was happening on their side.He wasn’t aware of the specifics of their argument, but he could still tell it was serious.Thus, he swiftly ended his call and approached Winnie.When he got closer, he realized they were talking about Christopher.He knew how much Winnie blamed herself for what had happened, which was why he didn’t want to make things even more difficult for her.Therefore, when Xavier heard Lisanne’s question, he answered on behalf of Winnie, “It was me. Back on the rooftop, I was under a drug’s influence and accidentally pushed Christopher off the building.”“What did you say?” Lisanne thought her ears were playing tricks on her. Without delay, she let go of Winnie and turned to Xavier. “You said you’re the one who pushed Christopher off the building?”“Yes.” He took the initiative to bear the responsibility. “It should be me. While I don’t remember what happened back then after it was over, there was no one else on the rooftop but us. My mental and emotional state were volatile at the time, and I recalled being very angry at Christopher when it happened.” “Is that true?” Lisanne didn’t expect that to be what happened. With a look of disbelief, she glanced at Winnie again. “Is what he said true? Did you know about this?”Nodding silently, Winnie replied, “Yes, I did. However, it’s not as simple as it sounds. Listen to our explanation first, okay?”“Explanation?” Lisanne shifted her gaze between Winnie and Xavier before collapsing onto the couch in dismay. “If I didn’t keep questioning you about who killed Christopher, would you have covered up your husband’s involvement in this? You knew he did it, yet you hid that fact from me!”“The situation’s complicated, Lisanne. Can you listen to our explanation first?”Seeing that the “murderer” was standing right in front of her, Lisanne calmed down instead. “Fine. Go ahead. I’ll listen.”Winnie nodded and sat next to Lisanne. “Some things are related to Christopher’s mission, so I can’t tell you everything in detail. However, I will tell you the things that I should…”Thus, Winnie recounted everything that happened to her and Christopher in Manchernius, including the promise she made to Christopher when he was on the verge of death in the basement—the one about meeting together again in their next lives.She told Lisanne that detail because Yulissa had used that incident to drive Xavier further toward the brink of madness.When Lisanne finished listening to the story, her face was already covered in tears. “So he’s the most innocent person in this whole ordeal, the one who paid a terrible price for the feud between you people. I had an inkling he was in love with someone, but I didn’t know it