âWeâll talk in detail when we meet. My men discovered Yulissaâs tracks around Jipsdale. Sure enough, sheâs still alive. Iâm in Nateâs hospital room right now. Come over,â Xavier murmured on the phone.âOkay, Iâll come over right away.âHanging up the phone, Winnie quickened her pace and went back to Nateâs hospital room.As she knew that Xavier was the only person in the hospital room then, her guard was lowered. For that reason, someone caught her off guard and hugged her the instant she pushed open the room door.She instinctively tensed all over when she suddenly ended up in someoneâs arms.But soon, she relaxed, for she knew the person hugging her at that second was none other than Xavier.Lifting her hand, she smacked him on the back. âYouâve got to remember that Iâm not the average person. If it werenât for my familiarity with your smell, you wouldâve definitely gotten pummeled now.âXavier hugged her, the indulgence in his eyes so overwhelming that it could almost drown someone. âDonât you know that Iâm so reckless precisely because of that?âAs he spoke, he lowered his voice. âSay, Dumbo, how do other married couples deal with it? Why is it that I always feel that youâre far away from me? Whenever I canât see you, the urge to tie you to my side grips me hard.
Am I sick?ââYeah, youâre more or less sick, but Iâve got the cure. Are you interested in it?ââYup! I want everything you give me. Youâre the only one who can cure me.â Burying his head in the crook of Winnieâs neck, Xavier took a deep breath of her natural fragrance.Winnie understood that he was whispering sweet nothings to her.To her, however, that remark also carried an underlying meaning.He was injected with the venom by Yulissa in his bid to save me, but Iâll definitely cure him of it. Regardless of whether itâs the traditional or modern medicine route, Iâll do everything possible!She lifted her hand and caressed his head. Subsequently, she asked, âWhereâs Yulissa right now? We must capture her!âHer tone was firm and resolute when she said that, so Xavier immediately dropped his hold on her.He regarded her warily. âDonât tell me youâre planning to go there in person?ââYes. Iâll worry if it were anyone else.â The expression on Winnieâs face was exceedingly solemn.âBut Iâll worry if you go. If you insist on going, Iâll go as well.âWinnie went silent for a moment. She couldnât make a decision right then. âHow about this? Letâs put this aside for now since itâs not an easy decision to make. We must first devise a foolproof plan. Tell me the latest news about Yulissa without hiding anything from me.âFrowning, Xavier pressed his lips into a thin line as he plunged into a brief silence.Winnie threw him a look. âYou know me, Xavier. No one can stop me from doing something I want to do. Even if you donât tell me, I can investigate this by myself. Itâs just a matter of time. Why make me mad for nothing?âIndeed, sheâs as obstinate as a mule. Even I, who has great influence in Avenport, canât sway her.âDonât be mad. Iâll also be in a bad mood if youâre mad. Come and sit down here. Iâll tell you everything I knowâ¦ââIs that all? In this case, Nate probably didnât hear anything useful just now. But since heâs now aware of the fact that Yulissa is still alive, he wonât possibly stay in the hospital and recuperate docilely. Heâll definitely do something. Now that heâs on our opposing side, anything he does will be troublesome for us. Heâs free to go and do whatever he wants, so we canât guard against such a thing. As such, we must act quickly,â Winnie analyzed after listening to Xavier.âYes, but we can hire peopleââ âShh! Someoneâs here.âFollowing Winnieâs warning, Xavier swiftly fell silent.In no time, Nate and the others returned.Winnie glimpsed Yolanda outside the door. Thus, she said to Xavier, âIâm going to seek Yolanda out. See you later.âHowever, Yolanda wanted to take off as soon as she spotted Winnie.Nonetheless, Winnie didnât give her that chance. Striding forward, she grabbed Yolandaâs arm and stopped her from leaving.Yolanda shot her a glare. âWhy are you everywhere? Hurry up and let go of me!âInstead of dropping her hold on the woman, Winnie increased the force of her grip instead.âYou should be grateful for that. Otherwise, there wouldnât have been anyone to care for your grandfather.
Do you know that he suffered a fall at home today in his bid to chase after you? He even broke his leg!â
Evidently, Yolanda didnât believe her. âAre you insane? I donât know why youâre stopping me from leaving, but Iâd advise you to quit while youâre ahead if youâre joking about such a thing just to keep me here. No matter what, my grandfather was once your master.ââFollow me to the orthopedic department if you donât believe me and see whether your grandfather is having his leg placed in a cast!âWinnie couldnât be bothered to yak with her anymore. If her grandfather werenât my master, I wouldnât even care about her!Even now, she was still being patient.Dragging Yolanda along, she stalked toward the elevator. But the woman kept refusing to cooperate, struggling and even leaving scratch marks on her arm with her fingernails.At long last, Winnie snapped. Locking Yolandaâs arms behind her back, she kicked her all the way to the elevator.That caused quite a scene. Seeing that, the few patientsâ family members in the elevator exited it early although they obviously hadnât arrived at their desired floors, afraid that they would be caught in the crossfire.âLet go of me, Winnie! Youâll regret this!ââYouâre the one whoâll be regretting it if you donât go and see your grandfather today!âAfter saying that, Winnie flung Yolanda to a corner of the elevator.Then, she flipped through her phone for the video of Sebastian in a wheelchair and showed it to her.As Yolanda stared at the phone screen, she finally started panicking.
âMy grandfather is really in the hospital? Is he okay?ââAre you asking me this? Youâre his family, so you should be asking the doctor that question.âWhile they were talking, they had already arrived at the third floor. Winnie lifted her hand and snagged her phone back from Yolanda before motioning for the latter to go out with her eyes.At once, Yolanda headed for the orthopedic department. Winnie, on the other hand, sat on the chair in the hospital corridor.She only got to her feet when she saw Yolanda wheeling Sebastian, who already had a cast on his leg, out.When Sebastian caught sight of Winnieâs back from a near distance away, he said to Yolanda beside him, âFortunately, Nini drove me to the hospital this time. It was also thanks to her that I found you. Go over and thank her.âYolanda had her arms twisted behind her back and had been kicked all the way over earlier, so she was still aching then.Frowning deeply, she huffed with a chilly expression, âNo way!ââWhy not? I owe her a debt of gratitude. Iâm old and feeble, so you should repay that debt of gratitude on my behalf!âYolanda pursed her lips, stubbornly refusing to speak.But still, she committed that debt of gratitude to memory.Winnie waited for Xavier at the parking lot. The two of them went for lunch together before returning to Fairchild Corporation.Since Winnie carried an acupuncture kit with her everywhere she went, she performed acupuncture on Xavier in his lounge.After inserting the needles, she started calling Jacinta, but the latterâs phone remained engaged.It persisted for a whole ten minutes, and that had her finding it rather abnormal.A touch worried, she began pacing in the lounge.Her unusual behavior snagged Xavierâs attention.Opening his eyes, he queried in concern, âWhatâs wrong? Did something happen?âA frown marred Winnieâs countenance. âI canât get through to Granny. Her line keeps indicating that itâs busy.
Such a situation rarely occurred in the past. Iâm worried that she might have run into trouble or something might have happened to her.âXavier opened his mouth, but he ultimately swallowed the words that had already reached the tip of his tongue.In truth, he didnât think that something had happened to Jacinta. Instead, he felt that she was exceedingly suspicious. But to that very moment, he still hadnât had the time to send someone to keep an eye on her.After pondering for a bit, he suggested, âHow about I have someone go and look in on her at the condominium?ââSure!â No sooner had Winnie nodded than something abruptly occurred to her. She instantly changed her tune. âNever mind, forget it.ââWhatâs wrong? Are you not worried anymore?ââNo, I suddenly remembered that Josiah has the day off in the afternoon. He should be at Aqua Moana now, so Iâll ask him to look in on her. Iâll phone him right away.âHowever, Josiah didnât answer the phone for a long time.Winnie called him several times, but there was no response.This isnât his style at all. Probably because of his professional ethics, he generally keeps his phone turned on twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. That aside, he always answers within three rings. But this time, something out of the ordinary happenedâ¦