Silly Bride

Chapter 337

at Winnie. At that time, Winnie was sitting beside the bed to accompany Jacinta.Just when Winnie was about to speak, Jacinta regained consciousness.Before this, she was acting crazy, so the doctor had to administer sedatives to calm her down. To prevent her from becoming hysterical again, the doctor took precautionary measures by binding her limbs and putting her in a special hospital gown.When Jacinta woke up and realized she was tied up, she started shrieking, “Why am I all tied up? Why did you do this to me?”She could not help but shiver upon noticing the crowd in the ward.Only when Winnie walked over and reached her hand to comfort her did she notice the woman was standing by her side. “Winnie, am I in the hospital? Get the doctor to untie me and release me. I want to go and see my son. Please, Winnie. I want to see my son. Don’t forget he’s your uncle too.”“Granny…” Winnie’s heart jolted when she saw how unstable Jacinta was. Somehow, she felt her condition was more severe than she first thought.Winnie turned her attention to Josiah. “Come over here and take a look at her.”Josiah, who was a stone’s throw away, also realized something was amiss with Jacinta.He walked toward Jacinta, took a closer look at the elderly woman, and said to Winnie, “Earlier, I found a document about your granny. The record shows that she was once admitted to a psychiatric hospital, but she eventually recovered and was discharged. I supposed it wasn’t a severe case back then. Looking at her condition now, I’m afraid she’s experiencing a relapse. It’s unlikely for patients to recover completely from psychiatric disorders. Patients who are not mentally strong might go through a relapse if something or someone agitates them. Since you’re unaware of her medical past, I supposed she hadn’t taken any medicine in the last ten years. This will further increase the chances of a relapse.”“Yes,” Winnie muttered upon hearing Josiah’s explanation, “I never knew she had this problem.”Once again, she shifted her gaze to Jacinta.Jacinta continued pleading with Winnie, “Winnie, please allow me to meet my son. I beg you. Please!”Jacinta got out of bed and was ready to prostrate herself before Winnie. Winnie immediately stopped her and helped her up. “Please don’t do this, Granny. Please stop!”Not wanting to put Winnie in a tough spot, Xavier made a call and ordered his men to bring Stuart over. He was also doing this for Rufus.While waiting for Stuart, Winnie instructed a doctor to give Jacinta a more thorough checkup.Jacinta was emotionally unstable but had yet to exhibit any other symptoms. So the doctor told Winnie he could only continue to monitor her condition and not provide an accurate diagnosis on the spot.Nonetheless, the doctor warned that Jacinta must not be triggered again.That was why Winnie had to step out of the ward to talk to Stuart when he arrived at the hospital.“Listen carefully,” Winnie warned Stuart, “by right, we should hand you over to the cops, but since Grandpa Rufus gave you the green light to meet Granny, I have no choice but to respect his decision. But I need you to know Granny is now mentally unstable, so speak nicely when you see her. If you dare to utter something that will agitate her, I’ll make sure you rot in jail!”Stuart glared at her and responded sarcastically, “Stop acting like you know everything about kinship. She’s my mom, and I just want to visit her, yet you’re warning me not to agitate her. Don’t you think you’re being ridiculous? You should know you’re the reason she’s admitted to the hospital in the first place.”“Shut up!” Xavier, who came out of the ward with Winnie, unbuttoned his sleeves and aimed a punch at Stuart’s face after seeing how he provoked Winnie.Coincidentally, Rufus was also standing outside the ward. He knitted his brows upon witnessing the argument. “Come in if you guys are done.”“Wait a minute.” Xavier stopped the two men who were escorting Stuart from advancing. “Have you searched his body? Did he carry any weapon?”One of the men replied, “No. Besides his clothes and watch, he didn’t carry anything else.” With that assurance, Xavier moved aside, allowing them to enter the ward.He held Winnie’s hand and followed right behind them.Xavier laced his fingers through hers, lowered his head, and said gently, “Don’t take his words to heart.”“I won’t,” Winnie assured him with a steady look. “Nothing he said will affect me because I don’t give a d*mn about him.”After entering the ward, they locked the door right away.Jacinta and Stuart were already bawling their eyes out and hugging each other.Stuart kept apologizing to Jacinta for dragging her into trouble.Likewise,