Silly Bride

Chapter 369

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