Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

“Ignore him and follow my instructions,” Josiah muttered while staring at Xavier’s back with furrowed

brows. “Why? Do you not trust me?”

Louis had complete trust in Josiah, of course, so he hastily nodded. “I shall wait outside, then. Call me

if you need anything.”

With that, Josiah tucked his hands inside his coat pockets and smiled as Louis took his leave.

However, as soon as the latter was out of the room, Josiah’s smile faded.

Furiously, he threw his stethoscope onto the bed and yelled, “What’s wrong with you? Do you not want

to live anymore? Or do you not have basic medical knowledge? You should be old enough to know that

a pain in the chest is no laughing matter! I understand if you don’t want to go to the hospital, but why

won’t you cooperate with me? Do you want to throw your life away? Fine. I’ll open the windows right

now so you can jump out. Don’t call me over if you have no wish to help yourself! Stop wasting my

time!”

After getting such a harsh scolding, Xavier frowned and slowly turned to face his friend. “Are you out of

your mind?”

“Me? Out of my mind?” Josiah fumed. “What? Did I say anything wrong? You weren’t cooperating with

me at all!”

“What the hell are you talking about?” Xavier retorted as he suddenly sat up. “Why must you always

beat around the bush to make a point? I don’t have the patience to listen to your blabbering.”

“I don’t give a damn whether you listen to me or not! I’m here to treat you!”

“I’m not sick!” Xavier hollered, his voice easily drowning out Josiah’s. “I’m f*cking furious! Do you

understand? I’m mad as hell!”

“Fine. Tell me, then, what are you so angry about? What was it that pissed you off so much that you

had to fire two employees on the spot? Have you forgotten that one of them’s in upper management?

What on earth is wrong with you? Not only have you given yourself a heart attack from all this rage, but

you’re also refusing to listen to your doctor. How much more stubborn can you get?”

As it turned out, Josiah was already in a bad mood because his family had tried forcing him into an

arranged marriage. Xavier’s lackluster attitude, unfortunately, only made the day worse for him.

Now that Xavier had calmed himself down, he noticed the pain in his chest had also disappeared.

Having realized that Josiah didn’t seem like his usual self, Xavier quickly turned his attention back to

his friend. “What’s wrong with you? Did something happen?”

“Nothing’s happened!” Josiah snapped as he plopped himself down on a chair and extended a hand

toward Xavier. “Hand me my stethoscope.”

Xavier did as instructed and added, “Come on. What is it?”

“Nothing important. It’s just some family matters. What about you? What made you so angry?”

A deep frown once again crossed Xavier’s brow as he began recounting everything that had happened.

“You should still go to the hospital if you can. Nothing beats the equipment there,” Josiah advised. “I’ll

draw two vials of blood from you today and get them tested.”

“Okay. Let’s do that. I’ll head to the hospital once I’ve gotten the test results.”

Josiah nodded. “I’ve also read the news about Ms. Garland, and to be honest, I’m not all that surprised.

It just feels that her life is full of unexpected twists and turns.”

Then Josiah suddenly broke into a cheeky grin. “That said, the two gossipmongers did bring up a good

point. From the looks of it, you no longer seem good enough for her. The Fairchild family may be

powerful, but the Speisers easily outdo you in all aspects. The influence they hold is simply

incomparable. All I can say is it must be true love if your Dumbo has fallen for you. Think about it. She

has everything that you have and also those that you don’t. Why else would she stay with you if it

weren’t for love?”

Instead of replying, Xavier glared at his friend.

“Why are you staring at me like that? You’re giving me the chills…”

“Are you in cahoots with the two employees I just fired? Must you attack me like that?”

“Of course not! I was merely stating the facts! I swear on it!” Josiah exclaimed. “This is nothing more

than my objective analysis, and I’m sure I wasn’t as harsh as your employees. Otherwise, you’d have

fired me, too, wouldn’t you?”

Upon hearing that, Xavier fell silent.

Argh! Those thoughts did cross my mind too. How could they not? Ever since I heard what those two

had said earlier, I’ve been agonizing over this matter!

“I can’t go on waiting like this,” Xavier said as he looked at Josiah. “I’ve barely spoken to her these past

few days. If this drags on, I’m worried she might forget about me.”

“Huh? Is her love that cheap? Why would she forget about you just because she’s back in Yartran?

Besides, didn’t she live there before she met you? Can’t she just be taking a trip back to visit her

family?”

“I never said her love is cheap!” Xavier snapped. “But you know very well that her attitude toward me

has changed after what I did to Christopher. There’s no doubt about that!”

Josiah frowned as he pondered about it. “Try putting yourself in her shoes. If you were her, wouldn’t

you also want to have some quiet time after such a harrowing incident? So, what are your plans now?”

“I want to find her!”

“What? You, of all people, should know how firm and assertive she is,” Josiah uttered, his frown

deepening. “Do you think she’d be happy if you showed up uninvited at her place? Besides, it’s also

possible that the Speiser family may not acknowledge you, Xavier. Or rather, they’re aware of your

existence but choose to ignore your marriage in Chanaea. If that happens, how are you going to deal

with it? Don’t you think your actions will repulse her? What about her relationship with her family? If the

Speisers object to your marriage, will she put family or love first?”

When Xavier didn’t reply, Josiah continued, “You don’t have any answers at all, do you? I know your

mind’s all clouded now, so I’m advising you from a completely objective standpoint. Don’t be reckless

and run off in search of her. You have to communicate with her first! More importantly, you’re still

getting used to your new medicine. You can’t just leave whenever you like! Have you forgotten how

much hardship she endured while tracking down Professor White to formulate the antidote for you?

Have you forgotten how many times she almost lost her life? If you still have an ounce of rationality left,

I’m sure you’ll know better than to waste her efforts!”

Thankfully, Xavier was clear-headed enough to see sense. “Yes, you’re right. I should give her time and

discuss everything with her.”

“There you go!” Josiah exclaimed, his lips slowly curling into a smile. “Now, be good and stick your arm

out so I can draw your blood.”

The next second, Xavier shot his friend a look of disdain. “Please don’t talk to me as if you’re coaxing a

child, Dr. Houghton.”

Amused, Josiah was about to say something when Louis suddenly knocked on the door.

“Come in,” Xavier said and waited for the latter to enter. “What’s the matter?”

“Your aunt has come over and is currently waiting in the guest lounge. Is this a good time for you to

meet her?”

By then, Josiah had drawn a vial of blood from Xavier and was starting on the second one.

“You’re done here, aren’t you?” Xavier asked his friend.

Josiah nodded and smiled. “You don’t want to worry your aunt, huh?”

“Yes, but more importantly, I don’t want Grandpa to find out,” Xavier replied before turning to Louis. “Did

my aunt say what she’s here for?”

“She came straight from Fraser Group, so I think she’s only dropping in to pass you some snacks.”

Beatrice doted on her nephew a lot, and every time she delivered some delicious food to her husband,

she’d never forget to include a share for Xavier. As such, the latter had long gotten used to her frequent

visits.

“Very well, then,” Xavier said as he stood up from the bed. “You can send her in once I’ve cleaned up

the place.”

“Oh, I think it’d be better to wait until I’m gone,” Josiah hurriedly added.

Louis nodded. “Understood!”

To everyone’s surprise, Xavier and Josiah had only just tidied up the room when Beatrice suddenly

marched toward the office while answering her phone.

Even though she was wearing high heels, there was no doubt she could walk fast in them as she soon

burst into the room.

After exchanging glances, Xavier and Josiah promptly dropped what they were doing and turned to

Beatrice.

The latter, who had a paper bag in her hand, hastily placed it on Xavier’s table and prepared to leave.

Bewildered, Xavier quickly got up to stop his aunt. “Aunt Beatrice, why don’t you sit down and finish

your call? There’s no hurry.”

“That’s right,” Josiah chimed in. “There are no strangers here, so please make yourself comfortable.”

Since she was still busy talking on the phone, Beatrice merely nodded and did as instructed.

“What do you mean you lost his tracks? In that case, who was the last person he contacted before he

went missing? Do you have the exact day, time, and name? Yes, go ahead and look for the information.

I can wait,” she rattled on. “What? Private plane? Are you sure he took a private plane? Huh?”

Halfway through the phone call, Beatrice suddenly turned around to glance at her nephew.

Despite feeling slightly worried, Xavier didn’t interrupt his aunt and patiently waited for her to be done

with her call. Five minutes later, Beatrice finally hung up the phone.

By then, Xavier and Josiah had more or less figured out what the conversation was about.

As it turned out, Beatrice was looking for Nate’s whereabouts because he had yet to return to

Chanaea.

Back then, in Yeringham, Xavier didn’t realize that Yulissa had colluded with Nate to find out about the

landing point of his helicopter.

On top of that, Xavier only found out what happened to Nate when he returned to Chanaea and heard

Josiah talking about it. He, unfortunately, couldn’t remember much about his cousin at all.

At that moment, Xavier and Beatrice were staring at each other, with the latter having a worried yet

expectant look in her eyes.

“Xavier, your cousin has been missing for ten days now. I’ve searched all the places he might have

gone to, but there are no signs of him! However, I did hear that he had checked the flight route of our

family’s private helicopters before he disappeared. Do you have any idea where he went? Those

helicopters are primarily for your use, aren’t they?”

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