Silly Bride

Chapter 371

What is it you want to ask me?”The female voice on the other end of the phone enunciated, “It’s about Winnie Garland. How is she

her kiss fell on the face shield used for quarantine purposes, Xavier abruptly went silent.As he was no longer talking, Winnie immediately declared, “I wanted to seal your mouth. So, how was it? I got it right, didn’t I? Sure enough, you’re not nagging me anymore.”“Yeah, you got it right,” Xavier fibbed in a muted voice.In truth, she hadn’t gotten the position right. Her kiss had almost landed on his forehead.Verily, he felt as though he was on the verge of suffocating.If possible, I’m willing to exchange everything I have for the success of her surgery tomorrow!Every time Xavier visited Winnie, he didn’t want to leave anymore.This time, more than ever, he remained there, unbudging despite her efforts to get him to leave.Later on, Josiah came over.He was likewise worried that Winnie would be anxious about the surgery tomorrow. He deliberately made a trip over to inform her about the things she had to look out for.Conversely, Winnie wasn’t the least bit perturbed. She merely asked him for a favor to take Xavier away.Josiah reasoned with Xavier for some time. In the end, he successfully got the latter to leave with him.It wasn’t until Winnie heard the sound of the lights flicking off and the door slamming shut that she went to the bathroom to wash up.Unbeknownst to her, Xavier didn’t leave.Instead, he continued watching her from outside the glass door.Standing beside him, Josiah patted him on the shoulder lightly and asked, “Aren’t you leaving when you can’t even see her anymore?”However, Xavier’s gaze remained fixated ahead. “Right now, all she sees is vast darkness regardless of whether it’s day or night. It’s probably the same as the sight before my eyes presently, huh? How about you beat me up?”“Why?”“Back then, you urged us to go back, but I turned a deaf ear to you. I said I’d protect her. Yet, I failed to keep my word.”“If so, you should also beat me up. I should’ve gone after you both at that time!”Both of them were racked with guilt, especially Xavier.Whirling around, he leaned back against the glass and slowly slid down to the floor. “She’s going to have the surgery tomorrow. I want to stay and keep her company here tonight.”In the darkness, Josiah stared down at his best friend, who was over one point nine meters tall yet