Silly Bride

Chapter 336

explained, “Ms. Garland, it was Mr. Fairchild who asked me to stay quiet just now.”Winnie let out a soft hum in acknowledgment before telling Mason, “You may go back and rest now. Come back after you’ve got some sleep. We don’t need you for now.”“All right!” Mason nodded and left the ward promptly.After Mason left, Xavier held Winnie in his arms and sat down on the couch.He cradled Winnie’s hands and said, “I already know the general situation after Josiah told me about it. Currently, the possibility of Granny confessing her crimes is low. So, I’ll make a police report as soon as the sun rises. It’ll take another hour. What do you think about this plan?”“All right, we’ll do that, then.” She had already made up her mind. “It’s not a good idea to delay further. Is everything fine on Stuart’s end? We can’t afford to make any more mistakes on this matter.”“Don’t worry. Stuart’s completely under our control. I won’t let him escape this time.”“Okay.”“There’s one more hour to go.” Seeing Winnie’s reddened and swollen eyes, Xavier frowned and felt his heart wrench. “Talk to me. Tell me everything that’s troubling you now. We will face them and solve them together.”“All right…” Winnie didn’t even feel this much grievance when she was being called ungrateful and heartless by Jacinta.After all, she knew she must stay strong and maintain her rationality during that time.However, now that she was in front of Xavier, she could feel all the grievances she had suffered crashing down on her, turning her eyes red to the point that she wanted to cry.Winnie leaned on his warm and strong shoulder as she vented her feelings.This was the only time when she would babble everything on her mind without any reserves.Despite her prattle, Xavier listened attentively with his gaze fixed on her face from the beginning till the end.After Winnie was done ranting about her problems, he comforted her gently, “Silly girl, just leave this to me. From now onward, you don’t have to worry about this matter anymore.”Time flew as they embraced each other and shut their eyes to get some rest. When it was finally morning, the doctor who was doing their