Silly Bride

Chapter 324

Josiah asked with a smile.She tapped the table in front of her twice and said after a moment of silence, “I told you there’s no need for that. Can’t we get right to business now?”Josiah stilled for a few seconds before adjusting his glasses with a smile. “Okay, Ms. Garland. I will listen to you today.”Winnie realized she was being unreasonable after seeing Josiah’s reaction.He’s just concerned about whether I had eaten or not.She scratched the back of her head awkwardly and lowered her voice. “I’m sorry for my bad attitude. Let’s talk about business first since I’m not hungry yet. I will treat you to supper if you’re still up for it later.”Josiah’s smile remained. “Okay! I understand how you’re feeling right now. In fact, we all know how close you are to your grandmother since you once relied solely on each other. I know you have your own judgment since you’re willing to sit down and talk about this with me.”Winnie leaned on her chair helplessly and hummed in response. “Can you tell me when did you guys start suspecting my granny? Just tell me everything objectively. You don’t have to worry about my relationship with my granny.”Josiah nodded. “Okay. Actually, the issue arose when a fire broke out in the Fairchild residence. At that time, everyone thought that Zyon was the one who started the fire, and so did Xavier and me. However, someone later discovered wine bottles near the fire, which served as an accelerant for the fire. It’s not plausible that Zyon was the arsonist, as it was unrealistic to think he ran around the Fairchild residence himself and injured Nate while carrying three to five wine bottles with him. Your granny had the stench of alcohol on her that night, and the room she stayed in had broken wine bottles in it. Don’t you think this is too much of a coincidence? Afterward, Zyon escaped. He most likely escaped from the courtyard your granny resided. Although your granny claimed she hadn’t seen him, that may not necessarily be true because the surveillance cameras weren’t functional during that time. Your granny’s behavior raised suspicions, but we weren’t sure why she was acting this way until we learned about a woman named Young Lady. She most likely had a relationship with Old Mr. Fairchild and even gave birth to his child. Everything will make sense if Young Lady is really your granny, Jacinta. Stuart must definitely be her son, and Zyon is her biological grandson. Hence, she must have loathed Old Mr. Fairchild, who abandoned her, and Xavier, who Old Mr. Fairchild favored. Thus, she voluntarily became a hostage to help Zyon escape and helped him unconditionally. All of this is merely conjecture, and Xavier didn’t want to let you know we were investigating your granny because you won’t be able to accept it.” Winnie nodded. “I understand Xavier’s intentions. As for what you have just said, I have never given them any thought before. However, these are clearly written in the documents, and your reasoning makes perfect sense. Indeed, I found it hard to accept when I first saw all this.”“Mhm. I knew you wouldn’t be unreasonable. Xavier genuinely cares about you. He didn’t dare bother you after you told him you didn’t want to talk to him. He could only ask me about how you’re doing.”As Josiah spoke, he passed his phone to Winnie.Xavier had just sent a message to Josiah: Is she feeling better?Although words didn’t carry emotions, Winnie could still feel the warmth and concern conveyed from Xavier’s text message.She returned the phone to Josiah and muttered, “I’ll give him a call.”“Okay, I will head out to buy some food since I’m hungry. What about you?”Winnie nodded. “I want to eat something simple.”Josiah made an “okay” gesture. “Got it.”As soon as Josiah left, Winnie dialed Xavier’s number with her own phone.Xavier had been staring at his phone, so when Winnie’s call came, he answered it in a flash.“What’s wrong, Winnie?”“Nothing. I’m just not in a good mood.” Winnie’s voice sounded despondent as she clutched her phone.Xavier immediately apologized, “I’m really sorry. Is there anything I can do for you?”Winnie stifled a sob. “Why are you sorry when you don’t even know why I’m not in a good mood?”“I know. It’s because what I did.”“I was only upset about that for a moment.” Winnie paused, and her voice sounded tearful. “Now I’m more terrified that what you discovered is true. Actually, I remember some details about the fire at the Fairchild residence when I was talking to Josiah just now. I remember my granny washing off the wine stain on her clothes and her asking me about the surveillance cameras in the residence. I also remember how Zyon called my granny his grandmother before he died in Manchernius. There are other minor things too… Xavier, this is what I’m most worried about right now.”Xavier was taken aback when he heard the choked-up voice of the woman he loved.So, she’s not in a good mood because of this. But she’s on the verge of crying all because of me. I’m the one who caused her to be upset. I feel so bad for her.After mulling it over for a while, Xavier made a swift decision.He stated in a serious tone, “I’m here for you, Winnie. I’ll face everything with you, no matter what happens. If this upsets you, then we’ll stop looking into it. Just let everything be.”“What are you talking about?”“I said let’s stop the investigation. Let’s leave it as it is. We can act as if nothing happened. I just want you to be happy.”“Can you really stop investigating this matter?”“Yes. At first, I wanted to find out the truth, but I’ve come to a realization just now that you’re more important to me than the truth. You can destroy those documents now.”“Really? I’m in my office right now, and if I put these documents in the shredder, all the evidence will be gone for good.”“Okay. Go ahead.”Winnie walked over to the shredder with the documents in hand and prepared to put them in.However, Xavier didn’t hear the noise of paper shredding on the other end of the line.He was puzzled. “Winnie?”Winnie’s eyes were red as she walked away from the shredder with the documents that were still intact.She thought