Silly Bride

Chapter 299

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 was you until today. Does this mean he wouldn’t have died if he hadn’t met either of you?”“No!” Xavier could tolerate Lisanne blaming him for Christopher’s accidental murder, but he refused to let Lisanne insinuate the reason Christopher died was that he met Winnie. “Back then, Christopher was severely injured in Harold’s factory. If Winnie hadn’t risked her life to save him back then, he would’ve died then and there. I’m responsible for Christopher’s death, so I hope you won’t blame Winnie for this, Ms. Marsh.”“That’s right.” Lisanne’s eyes reddened as her lips trembled. “I shouldn’t blame Winnie. No, I should blame you! If I accidentally kill Winnie one day, I bet you wouldn’t forgive me. Therefore, you should pay the price for taking his life with your own!”She couldn’t accept the fact that a madman faced no legal consequences for killing someone because it meant no one would be punished for the murder, and justice wouldn’t be served.Grabbing the fruit knife on the table, she immediately tried to stab Xavier in the chest.Winnie managed to grab the knife before the attack connected.“Lisanne.” Her eyes had also become red-rimmed from sorrow. “Xavier really didn’t do it on purpose. It’s because of me he became like that. If you want revenge, punish me instead.”Staring at Winnie’s bleeding palm, Lisanne started to weep.Her gaze remained fixed on Winnie for a long while before she finally let go of the knife. “You two should leave. I don’t want to see either of you for the time being. I need time to readjust my emotions. As for you, Xavier, I very much regret helping you in the past. If I had known things would turn out like this,