Silly Bride

Chapter 302

to her call, but she heard a sound inside Jacinta’s bedroom.Putting her guard up, she grabbed a vase on the coffee table and headed to Jacinta’s room.Winnie opened the door carefully to discover that the person who made the sound was none other than Jacinta herself.Shocked by Winnie’s sudden appearance, Jacinta hastily stuffed the thing she was holding back into her cabinet.“Winnie! Why didn’t you make a sound if you’re back? You gave me a scare!”Winnie put the vase down and went to her. “I did call you, Granny. What are you doing? Why did you close the door when you were at home?”She immediately spotted Jacinta’s clothes strewn all over the bed and the luggage opened on the floor.Stunned, she blurted out, “Are you packing your clothes, Granny? Where are you going? Are you going somewhere far?”“Oh.” Jacinta stopped in her tracks and explained, “Well…”Before she could say anything, her phone rang.Knowing Winnie had a photographic memory, she quickly grabbed her phone so Winnie couldn’t see the screen. Winnie was confused. “What’s wrong, Granny? Why are you acting weirdly?”“No, I’m not.” Jacinta rejected the call and continued her explanation. “To be honest, I was thinking of going back to my hometown.”“Huh? Why, Granny? Are you not used to living here? I thought you are friends with the old lady downstairs.”“I’m already used to living in my own house.”“I know, but you’re no longer young. It isn’t safe and convenient for you to stay back there. Back then, I could keep you company, but I’ll be living here more often. I can’t let you return alone.”Jacinta sighed. “I came to find your cousin, but I couldn’t find him. That’s why I want to go back home.”“Granny, you couldn’t find my cousin, but you have me. Don’t go back home alone, okay? Just stay here and take care of me. Will that do?”“But—”“Please, Granny.” Out of ideas, Winnie had to act cute like how she used to do back then.Indeed, Jacinta fell for that. “Okay, I will stay. Let me cook for you. Didn’t you say your plane will arrive in the evening? Why are you back this early? I haven’t been to the supermarket yet.”“The flight was rescheduled, so I got back earlier than expected,” Winnie explained. “You don’t have to do that. I can just order some delivery food.”She pulled her phone out and ordered some delivery food.After that, she went to the bathroom to take a shower.Once she disappeared from sight, Jacinta instantly dialed the number that she rejected earlier.The person was none other than her son, Stuart.“Stuart, Winnie suddenly came back earlier than expected, so I had to reject your call. Did you get Zyon’s ashes?”“Yes,” Stuart answered angrily. “My son is now cremated. I must kill Xavier to avenge him. Mom, you need to be careful now that Winnie is back.”“Why?” Jacinta frowned. “Don’t you dare harm Winnie! Xavier was the one who caused Zyon’s death. Winnie had nothing to do with it.”“Even so, you need to be wary of her. She’s smart and will notice something is off.”“No,” Jacinta assured him. “I brought her up, and she is a filial child. We had to rely on each other, so she would never suspect me.”“Mom, you can’t be sure of that. Do you know that I’ve just found out