Silly Bride

Chapter 369

male colleague’s photo instead.”There was a pained look in Xavier’s eyes that Winnie could not see. “I don’t want to. I’m not interested in other people.”Even though Xavier was already suppressing his emotions, Winnie could still hear him choke on his words. She wrapped her arms around Xavier’s neck and said, “Don’t be like this, okay? You’ve been here for a while now, right? You must have seen how unperturbed I was when I was chatting with Lisanne. If we, the ones caught up in this, aren’t worried, why are you worrying about it instead? You’re only stressing me out.”“Then what should I do?” Xavier asked, tears in his eyes.“You’re neither a doctor nor a scientist, so there’s nothing you can do. Just relax as I do and think of this as just a normal cold. Go back to your normal schedule.”Xavier was silent for a while.Winnie snapped her brows together. “Don’t stay silent. I can’t see you now, and if you don’t say anything, I can’t tell what you’re thinking about.”“Okay…” Xavier choked out as he hugged her tightly. “I wished I was the one in your place.”“But I don’t wish for that.” Winnie gently stroked the back of his head to console him. “Don’t blame yourself for this. I have some things to do later.”“What things?”“Officer Clark, Captain Gibson, and Greta will be coming over to visit me. Do you want to head back to work on your stuff first?”“No need. I’ve already handled all the urgent matters.”“All right. I’m going to get up to familiarize myself with my surroundings, so I’ll be training myself. I need you to correct me.”Xavier froze as another wave of heartache washed over him. It took him a while before he could give her a hum in agreement.About half an hour of training later, James and the others came.The first thing they did was ask how Winnie was before Winnie asked them some questions in return.“Did you find the bomb later on?”“We did. Although Harold was shot to death on the spot, his subordinates have confessed everything,” James said. “However, according to his subordinates, there’s someone else in the line of command above Harold who only Harold knows how to contact. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find his phone at the scene. Apparently, that person was the one who provided Harold with the bomb. In other words, that person is the most dangerous person of all. We’ll have to catch them as quickly as possible if they’re still in the country.”Those words brought a frown to Winnie’s face.He has someone else he reports to? A phone?All of a sudden, a thought popped into Winnie’s head.When she came out of the chemical plant back then, Harold had shoved her into a car. After saying things that Harold disliked hearing, Harold angrily put a bag over her head.Her hands were tied at that time, and her vision was blocked by the bag, but she could sense something falling beside her hand from the bag.It was something small and thick. She did not dwell much on it, and after getting it, she sneakily put it in the back pocket of her pants. She forgot about it after that.Recalling the moment now, she realized the thing felt like an old phone.Upon realizing that it could be something James and the others were looking for, Winnie squeezed Xavier’s hand and said, “Where are the things, including my clothes, I had with me when I was rescued? Where are they?”Xavier was quiet in contemplation for a second. “They took it for processing when they quarantined you, but I think they kept it away.”“Then hurry up and get them back,” Winnie started. “There should be an old phone inside. It could be Harold’s.”“All right. I’ll get someone to work on that right away.”Shortly after, the things Winnie had before she went into quarantine were brought over.Indeed,