Silly Bride

Chapter 336

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 rounds informed Winnie that Jacinta might be awake within half an hour.Not long after, Josiah also brought some breakfast and arrived at the ward.Since he knew Xavier had returned in the early morning, he brought some food for both Winnie and Xavier.After placing down the breakfast, Josiah glanced at his watch and asked Xavier, “Is it all right if we get going in fifteen minutes?”Xavier glanced at Winnie before replying to Josiah, “We don’t have to wait another fifteen minutes. Let’s go now.”Xavier didn’t want to see his beloved woman feel distressed by this matter any longer. He even wished that this entire situation would be over right then.Unexpectedly, he bumped into Rufus right when he reached the entrance of the ward.“Grandpa?” Xavier asked in confusion. “Why are you here?”Rufus was equally surprised to see Xavier there as well. “When did you come back? I thought you’d be there for two more days?”“I got back early.”“Mm-hmm.” Rufus patted Xavier’s shoulder and said, “It’s indeed your responsibility to handle such a huge issue that happened at home. It’s been tough on Winnie throughout the few days you were absent.”“Yes, I know.”Hearing that, Rufus nodded before asking again, “Why are you in such a rush? You haven’t even changed yet. Where are you going?”“I’m going to make a police report,” Xavier immediately responded. “I want to settle this as soon as possible.”“Is there no other way to proceed from Jacinta’s side? Is she still refusing to confess to her crimes?” Rufus inquired.Xavier nodded. “Looks like there’s no room left for discussion. Last night, she was sedated because she got too agitated. She’ll need