Silly Bride

Chapter 329

to have it declined again.Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. “I’m here, so you can stop calling now.”“The nurse told me you ran after someone you knew. Who were you running after?” Josiah asked with a frown while putting his phone away.Winnie shut the door behind her immediately after entering the office. “I saw someone who looked a lot like Greta, but she was gone by the time I ran after her. Could you help me check the surveillance footage? I really want to find her.”“Sure thing!” Josiah knew she was searching for Greta, so he agreed to her request and brought her to the security room.While checking the surveillance camera footage, they realized that the person who looked like Greta seemed to know the place well. Not only did she avoid all the surveillance cameras in the hospital, but she also went straight to their blind spots upon getting to the parking lot.It wasn’t until they checked the footage from a few hours ago that they saw her visiting a patient in ward 801. Winnie and Josiah then rushed over to ward 801, which turned out to be occupied by an old man in his seventies.He was diagnosed with a malignant tumor and had undergone surgery two weeks ago. The surgery went rather smoothly, and the old man was in the process of recovering from it.Seeing as the old man was doing quite well, Josiah decided to have a little chat with him.“Hello, sir. I’m a doctor at this hospital. Was that person who visited you earlier a family member of yours?” he asked.Despite his old age, the patient was alert and on guard.“Are you sure you’re a doctor? Why aren’t you wearing your white coat, then? What are you up to? Are you trying to con me of my life savings?”Josiah didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when he heard that. “I’m not trying to con you, sir. I really am a doctor here, and I don’t have my coat on because I ended my shift a while ago. Since I had noticed a stranger entering your ward earlier, I figured I’d drop by to ensure everything is okay.”“What stranger? You’re the stranger here! Get out now, or I’ll scream for help!” the old man yelled.Winnie quickly pulled up Greta’s picture on her phone and showed it to the old man.“Sir, could you have a look at this picture and see if you recognize this person? She’s an old friend of mine, but I lost contact with her a long time ago. Another friend of hers is also looking for her.”The old man’s expression changed the moment he saw the picture.“No, I don’t know her at all! I don’t even know you, so why would you be asking me about your friend? You two had better get out of my ward right now, or I’ll press the bell and have security escort you both out!”“All right, we’ll leave right away. Please calm down, sir,” Josiah reassured the old man while gesturing at Winnie.The two of them then quickly stepped out of the ward.“We have his registration information here at the hospital. I’ll get it for you in a bit. You have people searching for Greta, right? You can just pass it to them,” Josiah said.“All right.” Winnie frowned. “Did you see the look in that old man’s eyes when he saw the picture? There’s definitely something off about him.”Josiah nodded. “We’ll look into it. By the way, did you get the thing I asked for last night?”“Yeah, I did. Here you go.” Winnie spoke while handing him a clear plastic bag containing a few strands of Jacinta’s hair.Josiah glanced briefly at it before shoving it into his pocket.“Let’s go see Old Mr. Fairchild and get some of his hair as well. After that, we’ll try to obtain some hair from Stuart and carry out the DNA test. We’ll only be able to confirm our theories once the results are out.”Winnie nodded. “Sure thing. Let’s go.”“Wait, I need to make a trip back to my office.”“Why?”Josiah waved the plastic bag in his hand. “I need to store this in the safe. You can wait for me at the elevator.”He then ran off after saying that, only to return a few minutes later with the breakfast that Winnie had bought him.“Thanks,” Josiah said while pointing at the food.Winnie flashed him a smile as she recalled how he had helped her and Xavier out. “Don’t mention it. I bought it to thank you anyway.”“How about you do me a