Silly Bride

“No!” Winnie turned toward Josiah. With tears welling up in both her eyes, she said, “If only I was on a video call with him! The problem now is that I can’t get in touch with him. Furthermore, I can’t seem to be able to contact my brother and Lisanne as well!”

“How about Louis? He’s the one taking care of Xavier’s itinerary. Besides, the assistant Xavier brought along this time around is Louis’ subordinate. What did he say?”

“He’s also waiting for updates,” Winnie answered before telling Josiah about what she heard from Louis.

Josiah was worried sick upon hearing what she said, but he knew there was no point in stressing over it. Moreover, he also didn’t want Winnie to keep feeling stressed out. Hence, he comforted her by saying, “Don’t worry too much about it first. If something bad had happened, we would’ve heard from them by now. In other words, not hearing from them is the best sign. Who knows? Maybe you’ll receive a call from Xavier in a bit.”

Winnie hummed an acknowledgment, but she still couldn’t get rid of her uneasiness. However, she was less anxious with Josiah by her side.

Josiah only continued examining her after seeing her frown loosening up.

“Relax, okay? I’ll examine your eye now,” he said.

“Okay.” Winnie lay down on the bed to let Josiah examine, disinfect, and treat her eye.

Throughout the process, Winnie focused on her hearing to listen out for her phone.

Finally, her phone rang after Josiah applied medication to her eye.

She immediately sat up straight and picked up her phone.

Seeing that, Josiah glanced at her phone and said, “It’s your brother, Wilhelm, instead of Louis.”

“Either one of them will do! It’s good that it’s Wilhelm on the phone because at least he’s at the scene.” Winnie answered the call anxiously.

As soon as she finished her sentence, she heard Wilhelm saying, “Winnie, something happened to the exploration team. Your friend, Lisanne, and Xavier are stuck inside a cave.”

Winnie’s heart sank when she heard that. In fact, she was even having trouble breathing. “What happened? How are they now? Why couldn’t I get in touch with you just now? Are you guys all together? I mean—”

Winnie was overwhelmed by emotions, so he cut her off by saying, “Listen to what I have to say first, Winnie. You’ll have the answers to

Go on. I’m listening.”

smoothly at the beginning, and that was when Xavier and I went in. When Xavier and I were getting ready to leave, however, Lisanne felt unwell. Hence, Xavier decided to stay while I left on my own. Yet, I received some bad news today. I was told that the other end of the cave was a valley. The mining team made a mistake in the intensity of the explosives. The force of the explosion was too much, and that led to the collapse of the cave. As a result, the exploration team, mining personnel, and Xavier are all stuck

into an icy abyss, and she started sweating bullets. “How did this happen? How big is the rescue team? Do they have enough equipment and men? If they don’t,

going to do everything you’ve

to stay calm?” Winnie shouted. At that moment, she was clearly losing her composure. “This happened because of my sickness! If not for my sickness, nothing bad would’ve happened to

Wilhelm. “I need to stay at the scene to keep an eye on things. The reception is bad over there, and

uttered, “Be coreful, Wilhelm!

her senses, Winnie storted pocing oround

onything we

hod never seen Winnie so shoken up despite hoving known her for o long

You heord Wilhelm. The rescue teom hos

need more time, but I con’t sit on my honds. I need to go to Alendor os soon os possible.

“Now?”

“Yes. Now.”

worried os well, but we ought to keep our composure. We should

con’t woit ony

flight there. Once on the plone, no one will

sense, ond Winnie wos convinced right

shut her eyes ond took o few deep breoths to colm herself down before osking, “Didn’t you soy you wonted o remotch in fencing with me? Are you

“Now?”

“Yes. Now’s the time.”

vented her frustrotion in the fencing room, ond

wos bosicolly her sporring portner in the loter stoge becouse he locked concentrotion. Well, I hove

into their troining, Wilhelm

wos eoger to know whot wos going on os well, so he turned on the loudspeoker on

word, Winnie osked impotiently, “How did it go? Hove they found Xovier ond Lisonne? Are

hung up the call, she uttered, “Be careful, Wilhelm! Don’t let anything bad happen to

senses, Winnie started