Silly Bride

Chapter 378

stopped the car, Josiah immediately got out of the car to assist Winnie.Once Winnie had gotten out of the car as well, Josiah went to close the car door.Before Josiah could close it, Xavier blocked it with his hand.Xavier glanced at Winnie and alighted from the car as well.He couldn’t help but embrace her and put his head on her shoulder. “I’ll miss you.”Winnie smiled. “You’re still here, though.”“Yes, but I’ll miss you. Will you miss me?” Xavier asked.“Of course.” Winnie cocked her head to the side and kissed Xavier on the cheek.Xavier only turned around to leave after he caressed Winnie’s head.After they left, Winnie turned back to Josiah and said, “Let’s go.”“All right. Where should we go?”Winnie stood rooted to the spot and gave it some thought. “Let’s go somewhere quiet.”“Sure. I’ll lead the way. But stay here and wait for me for a while. I’ll be right back.”“Okay. Be quick.”“I know. I’ll be back in two minutes. Wait for me.”A few moments later, Winnie heard the sound of branches rattling.Feeling curious, she asked, “What are you doing, Josiah?”Josiah kept her in suspense by saying, “It’s a surprise!”“Oh,” responded Winnie.She wasn’t sure if it was because of a gust of wind or if Josiah had shaken the branches, but she caught a whiff of the sweet smell of osmanthus.She seemed to be in a good mood when she said, “What a nice smell! Is osmanthus already in bloom at this time? Isn’t it a bit too soon?” Josiah’s voice rang out from a distance away. “Not really. It’s almost Thanksgiving. Isn’t it the time osmanthus blooms?”“Is it? When is Thanksgiving?” Winnie had been in and out of hospitals over the past month, and she had totally forgotten about Thanksgiving.“In a week’s time, I think. I’ll have to check the calendar to be sure.” Josiah’s voice was getting closer because he was making his way back to Winnie.As he was approaching, the sweet smell of osmanthus became more intense.“Here you go.” Josiah gave the flowers to Winnie. “Hold them.”Winnie reached out her hand to grab the flowers and waved at Josiah. “Thank you. They smell so nice. Why would you think of giving me flowers?”“So that I can lead the way by holding the flowers!” Josiah laughed.Winnie let out a hum of realization and said, “You’re rather caring, Dr. Houghton.”“You flatter me.”“Haha! You’re too humble!”Josiah then led Winnie to a bench, and they both sat down.While Winnie was smelling the flowers, Josiah asked, “Were you hiding something from me when we were in the car just now?”Winnie froze and kept mum.Seeing that, Josiah grew anxious and immediately rose to his feet before squatting