Chapter 400: Chapter 400

Chapter 400 Brought Xavier To His Knees Perceiving the reluctance and uneasiness in the man’s voice, Winnie kissed him lightly and coaxed, “If my eyes were fine, I’d go with you. In my present state, however, I’d only be a burden if I were to do so.

This isn’t Lisanne’s business alone, so I’d also like to contribute, but that’s beyond my capabilities at the moment. Besides, my only task right now is to protect myself, no?”

“Yes, you’re absolutely right! I’ll do my best to return as soon as possible. That aside, I’ll call you every day. If I’m too busy or miscalculated the time, you must still phone me before going to bed. While I’m away, you’ve got to take good care of yourself. If you need anything done, have Mary and the others help to do it. Try not to do it yourself if they can accomplish it on your behalf. And if you’re bored, you can call your friends over. Don’t go out if there’s nothing important. Also, if there’s something you really need to handle personally, remember to bring the bodyguards along. Otherwise, you can have Josiah keep you company. Alternatively, Louis is fine. I won’t be taking him along this time, so he’ll be staying in Avenport.

But then, there’s a lot of work at the office, so he might not be able to take care of you every second of every day. As such, go to Josiah if something happens, for I don’t trust anyone else. If it’s something even he can’t resolve, go and seek Grandpa out. He’ll come up with a solution. I’ll ring him later to tell him about this. Additionally—”

There was still a ton of advice he hadn’t yet voiced, but Winnie had already placed a finger against his lips.

She chuckled soundlessly.

“What a pity I didn’t record everything you said just now. You know what? You almost talked as much as you usually do in a month in that brief two minutes earlier. I’m not a kid anymore. Moreover, I know my limits. I’m aware that I’m currently a patient. Thus, I understand everything you said earlier. You don’t need to worry! All you need to do right now is arrange your itinerary.”

“That won’t do! I naturally have to make all the arrangements for you before I leave. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to rest easy.”

Winnie hugged Xavier around the waist tightly, a wealth of warmth suffusing her. Yet, she teased, “Okay.

How about deciding my meals for the next month? And then, there are the clothes I’m to wear daily.”

“What an imp!” Lowering his head, Xavier planted a kiss on her. “Are you making fun of me?”

This time, Winnie chortled aloud. “But of course. Was it not obvious enough on my part? It’s no exaggeration to say that you’re acting as though this is the last time we’ll be seeing each other.”

Reflexively frowning, Xavier lifted his hands and cradled her face. “Touch wood, quick! Don’t utter such an inauspicious remark!”

Before getting together with her, he had always been a staunch atheist and never believed in such things.

At that moment, however, inexplicable fear lingered within him. He was terrified that negative words would jinx things.

“Okay.” Sensing the man’s somberness then, Winnie solemnly did as he ordered.

When Xavier saw that she had done as he requested, he instinctively breathed a sigh of relief.

Subsequently, he indulgently praised, “What a good girl.”

“Cut it out.” Winnie was a strong person and didn’t like such sweet talk usually. Instead, she preferred having control over things.

Hence, she brought Xavier to his knees shortly after.

As they were soon going to be separated briefly, both were exceedingly reluctant to be apart and clung to each other like glue.

Alas, Xavier hadn’t much time left. He needed to make arrangements for everything before boarding the plane tomorrow.

He settled work matters before handling the matters at the mansion.

On the heels of that, he gave Rufus and Josiah a call.

Before he had finished doing everything, Winnie was already so sleepy that she was nodding off.

Nonetheless, she forcibly kept her eyes open, for she couldn’t bear to sleep.

If she were to sleep then, the few hours she had left to spend with Xavier would be wasted.

It so happened that Wilhelm and the others didn’t yet know about the tremendous progress Lisanne had made. Thus, Winnie gave Wilhelm a call.

She told him everything, keeping nothing from him. After chatting for a while, she informed him about Xavier’s imminent departure to Alendor.

The instant Wilhelm heard that, he voiced his concerns.

“In reality, it isn’t that easy to resolve matters of ownership and development rights of mineral resources.

For my project previously, Xavier and I negotiated with the other party for a long time. In the end, we only reached a consensus after paying an exorbitant price. In fact, I only left that place a week ago. Coupled with the exploration and refining, I’m afraid that it’ll be a very long process. I’m just worried your condition won’t allow you to wait that long.”

When Winnie heard that, her brows creased. “He didn’t tell me all this just now.”

Pausing momentarily, Wilhelm had no choice but to admit, “He probably didn’t want you to worry.”

In response, Winnie grunted. “He’s likely aware he wouldn’t be able to settle it so quickly as he advised me at length earlier. Do you have any suggestions, then, Wilhelm?”

“Yes. I’ll go, too. I’ll handle it with him. He’s still busy now, yes? If so, I’ll call him when he’s free and discuss it with him,” Wilhelm replied.

Winnie nodded. “Okay. I’ll have him call you when he has finished making all the arrangements later.”

“Sure. I’ll wait for your call, then. I’ll also need to make some arrangements in advance on my side.”

The two of them said their goodbyes before hanging up the phone.

About ten minutes later, Xavier finally came out of the study.

Upon hearing the click of the door opening, Winnie spread her arms at him from afar.

Quickly striding over, Xavier hugged her. In a slightly hoarse voice, he asked, “Why aren’t you asleep yet?”

Winnie gently rested her head against his shoulder. “I’m waiting for you. At the mere thought that we’ll be apart soon, I cherish every second we have now wholeheartedly.”

“What a silly girl. I’ll be back in no time.”

Nestling in Xavier’s arms, Winnie urged, “Give Wilhelm a call. He has something to discuss with you.”

While saying that, she handed her phone to him.