Silly Bride

Chapter 319

was horridly pale, but he still forced a smile upon seeing Winnie waiting for him in the corridor.Glancing at him, Winnie commented mercilessly, “Don’t smile if you don’t feel like it. You look so ugly.”She didn’t have a good impression of Nate, so her reply was curt. To her surprise, Xavier’s smile deepened despite her harsh words.“Are you crazy? I said your smile is ugly, yet you’re still smiling?” Winnie asked with a frown.“Yes.” Pursing his lips, Nate explained, “It’s been a long time since someone was honest with me. Even when I have dark eye circles and a horrible skin condition due to overworking, my fans and assistant will still praise me exaggeratedly for my charm. At home, I often argue with my dad, so my mom often says pleasant words to appease me. Even the woman I used to love only says pretty but empty words. What’s the use of all that? None of it is true. I despise those pretentious things. You speak the truth, making me feel like I’m not living in a fake world.”Winnie frowned as words eluded her. He seems to be in a sorry state, but…“I’m sorry, Nate, but I’m not interested in what’s going on in your mind. Don’t you have something to say to me? What is it?”A bitter smile spread across Nate’s face as he spoke. “Seems like you still haven’t forgiven me, but I believe I’m not far from getting your forgiveness since you came to visit me. It’s not convenient for us to speak here. Can you come to my ward?”“Okay. Lead the way.”Winnie followed Nate’s lead, and soon, they reached his ward. After closing the door, Nate cut straight to the point. “You’ve heard what the doctor said. There’s something wrong with my heart. Can I ask you for a favor?”“Do you want me to give you my heart?” Winnie asked, frowning.Shock inundated Nate as he exclaimed, “What? Why would you think so? Am I that evil to you?”Throwing Nate a glance, Winnie replied after a moment, “Yes. I usually think the worst of people who have offended me in the past.”Nate smiled sheepishly and uttered, “Looks like one shouldn’t do bad things, or one will forever be labeled a bad person. Anyway, I want to make up for what I’ve done.”“I know. Get straight to the point. What favor do you want me to do?”Nate stared straight at Winnie and said, “It’s not something difficult. I just need you to keep my condition a secret from Xavier. I’m afraid that once if he finds out about it, my mom will also know.”“Oh. So you’re thinking of giving up instead of undergoing treatment? You plan to just wait for your doom?”Nate was both amused and rendered speechless by her words. Only after a few seconds did he explain, “No, I don’t want to die yet. I just don’t want my mom to know. I’ll undergo treatment myself.”Winnie chuckled and replied, “All right then. I’ll agree to your request. Actually, I’m not that gossipy as to tell Xavier your affairs. Since you shielded me from that stab today, we’re even. You still remember that I once saved you, right?”“Yes, of course.” Touching the tiny round scar on his neck, Nate continued, “You operated on me and removed the wasp from my windpipe. I won’t forget that.”“You can forget that now since we’re even.”“All right.”Seeing that Winnie was about to leave, Nate couldn’t help stopping her. “I don’t know who I can speak to, so can you hear me out? You can pretend I’ve never said anything after I’m done!”Initially, Winnie was planning to leave, but she was suddenly interested in what he was about to say when she heard his tearful tone.Turning back, she stared at him and asked, “Will I be happy listening to it?”Nate’s lips curled up into a self-deprecating smile. “Since you hate me so much, you will be ecstatic to hear what I have to say.”“Well, I’m all ears.”Nate hummed in response before recalling that terrible memory. “Actually, my heart was fine a few months ago. There’s something wrong with it now because after Harold captured me in Manchernius, he electrocuted me. I thought I was going to die as I felt my heart stop, but I don’t know how