Silly Bride

Chapter 325

“Then, what are you planning to do?” Xavier asked through the phone.“We have to keep looking into it!” Winnie said firmly. “Not only should we honor the truth, but we must also be brave enough to accept it.”Xavier said, “Then, I’ll go back and face everything with you. I know this is not easy for you, but things will be so much easier to deal with if you leave it to me.”“That’s okay,” Winnie rejected Xavier outright. “Wilhelm and your matter is equally important, and I hope you can prepare for this bid properly. As for this matter, I’ll handle this on my own. After all, we still have Josiah for support if I hit a snag somewhere, don’t we? Unless you don’t trust me and are afraid that I’ll try to cover up for her, then I can’t say anything to that.”“That’s not what I mean.” Xavier chuckled. “Are you using reverse psychology on me? You don’t need to, really. I’ll agree to any of your requests if it’s reasonable. Heck, even if you are covering up for her, I can just call off the investigation. You know, all I want is for you to be happy.”“Okay.” Winnie’s throat tightened, and her eyes were a little misty. “Thank you, Xavier.”“You don’t have to thank me, Darling. No wife will keep saying thank you to her husband.”Winnie smiled. “Okay, I understand, Hubby.”“Say it again.”However, Winnie was not up for it. “Sorry, Xavier. I’m not in the mood. Maybe next time, all right?”“All right. Whatever makes you happy. Wait for my return, and promise me, no matter what happens, be it a big or a small incident, you have to tell me. I can’t be by your side for the moment, but my heart is always with you.”“Okay, I promise.”Just as Winnie stopped speaking, she heard Wilhelm’s voice in the background.I think Wilhelm’s looking for Xavier.“Oh, you should get back to work. We’ll talk next time when you’re free,” Winnie said before hanging up. She did not want to delay Xavier and Wilhelm’s matters any longer.After she put away her phone, she stood up and looked outside the floor-to-ceiling window, her mind wandering. Then, she photocopied a copy of the documents before putting the original ones back into Josiah’s bag.No sooner had she zipped up the bag than Josiah returned.Lifting the paper bag in his hand, Josiah said, “I’ve bought you a chicken salad. How’s this? It’s light enough for you, right?”“Yes, this is good.” Winnie pushed the briefcase to Josiah. “You can have this back.”Josiah smiled and jested, “Seems like you’re really not interested in my bag.”Winnie glanced at him before saying, “Thank you for trying to lighten the mood by spouting

nonsense, but I’m really not up for it today. Sorry.”“Okay.” Josiah walked toward Winnie, sat in front of her, and took the salad from the bag before placing it next to her hand.In the meantime, she took the forks out of the bag and gave one to Josiah.“Do you want to know why I was able to listen in to your conversation with the private investigator?” Winnie asked.“Yes.” Josiah lifted his head and glanced at Winnie with a smile. “Honestly, it’s easy talking with you because you know what I want to know without me saying it.”Winnie ignored him and unlocked her phone.Next, she tapped on the picture gallery and showed him a photo.Josiah had never seen this person before, so he asked, “Who’s this?” Winnie explained, “Someone who had been tailing you. Actually, I saw you in the elevator earlier on, but I figured you might be busy, so I didn’t go over and greet you. However, I realized something was wrong when I saw someone following you. Naturally, I followed you two, too, and discovered he was eavesdropping on your conversation with the private investigator. When I confronted him, he kept denying he was eavesdropping. He’s cunning, all right. Since I couldn’t get any information out of him, I could only let him go. Fortunately, I took a photo of him. With this photo, I think it’ll be easy to find out who he is.”“Good!” Josiah nodded. “The photo is clear enough. Send it to me and I’ll have someone look into it, but…”“But what?”Josiah frowned and said, “Although I have never seen this person before, there aren’t many people who would stalk me at this period of time.”“Who do you think sent him?”After pondering for some time, Josiah said, “If I’m not mistaken, it should be Stuart. He probably knew I was going to meet the private investigator. Moreover, I remember Xavier telling me that Stuart was aware we were investigating Jacinta’s case. If he really were your granny’s biological son, then he would definitely be interested to know what we were doing. Nevertheless, your appearance had alerted him. So, let’s say he is Stuart and Jacinta’s biological son, then his next step would most probably be informing Jacinta about this. When you return home later, try to sneak a look at your granny’s phone. You should look at her call logs or message records for clues.”Winnie nodded. “Okay, I will. Let’s eat.”Josiah knew this was the cue that Winnie did not want to talk anymore, so he ate his food quietly.After a silent dinner, the two returned to the residential area.As Winnie reached home, Jacinta was already lying on the couch, sleeping with the television on.The old woman would always wait for Winnie in the living room as long as she knew that Winnie would be spending the night at home.No

matter what Winnie said, Jacinta would stubbornly stay up and wait for her.The elderly woman’s concern for Winnie warmed her heart like the amber-colored light at home.However, that day, as Winnie stared at Jacinta, who was sleeping soundly on the couch, she felt her heart wrench.Is someone so warm and gentle as my granny really the one who committed arson and helped Zyon escape his crimes?Winnie looked at Jacinta’s phone on the couch and reached out to take it.However, as soon as she bent over, Jacinta woke up.The older woman sensed a person’s presence and immediately opened her eyes.“Winnie? When did you return?”Winnie slowly retracted her hand and smiled faintly at Jacinta. “Just now. I saw you sleeping soundly and was about to cover you with a blanket. Granny, how many times do I have to tell you that you don’t need to wait for me? If you’re tired, you can go and rest in your room.”Jacinta sat up. “I know, but I’ll get worried if you don’t come home safely. Also, I’m not that tired when I was watching television and waiting for you. I don’t know when I fell asleep. Well, enough about me. Have you had dinner? Do you want me to make you something to eat?”“Nah, I’m okay.” Winnie shook her head. “I already had my dinner in the office.”“Then, what about supper?” Jacinta stood up and was about to go to the kitchen.Smiling kindly, she added, “Actually, I didn’t know what to have for dinner just now, but I suddenly thought of mashed potatoes, which was your favorite dish you were younger. So, I went to the supermarket to get some potatoes. I’ve made extra, so you can have some of them when you get home.”Winnie was at a loss for words as she felt guilt wash over her.That’s right. We didn’t get to have anything nice when I was young. In the past, just a bowl of mashed potatoes was considered a luxury. Gravy would make it better, and the mere thought of it would make me drool all day long. Granny remembers every single thing that I like.This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.