Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

Suddenly, he grabbed Winnie’s wrist agitatedly and asked, “Is this your doing? Have you any idea how great a service you’ve done for mankind? You’ve done an admirable deed!”

Meanwhile, explosions continued all around them. Cracks appeared on multiple surfaces, and the ceiling above them was beginning to crumble.

Winnie broke free of the professor’s grasp and grabbed his hand instead. She pulled him into a run and said, “Now’s not the time for this conversation. We need to get out of this place!”

They ran as fast as they could, yet the ground collapsed at a frightening pace.

A slab of cement suddenly broke off from the ceiling above Riley.

Though Winnie reacted quickly and pulled the professor away, the slab still struck him in the leg.

She hurriedly turned back to help him, as did Mason and the others.

Alas, the underground sewage was in a precarious state, and it would not be easy to free Riley.

Worst of all, it was pitch black in the underground tunnel. The torchlights carried by Mason and his men hardly allowed them to see anything.

Winnie even stepped on a steel rod while trying to move the cement slab off Riley.

Mason immediately turned toward her when she screamed in pain. He shone the torchlight in her direction, and everyone saw a steel rod impaled in her foot.

That was the only time she screamed. She gritted her teeth through the pain as she pulled the rod out of her foot.

Then, instead of tending to her own foot, she turned her attention back to moving the cement slab off Riley’s leg.

The professor could not bear to watch her suffer. Tears welled in his eyes, and he insisted, “The ground is still shaking. It’s too unstable here, and different parts of the tunnel could continue to collapse. You must go! Leave me behind. I’ll just die here! Don’t risk your life for an old man like me. I can die in peace even if this is my final resting spot.”

He added, “You’re Yulissa’s friend, right? Please send my last message to her. She must live a long and good life. Tell her to perform more good deeds in the future and make up for all the sins I’ve committed.”

Winnie never imagined Riley would think of ending his life. After all, he had persisted for years in Harold’s captivity, yet now, he was simply throwing his life away.

“No, Professor White!” Winnie stared straight into his eyes and declared, “You can’t die now! You need to go outside and watch how Harold and his factory burn to ashes! How can we die before those vile people?”

Her words struck a chord within Riley. She’s right! How can I die before that devil Harold meets his end?

He suddenly found the will to live again. Still, he muttered hesitantly, “The whole tunnel is about to collapse. If you don’t leave now, we could all be buried alive! I don’t want to ruin your chances of survival!”

“That’s not for you to worry over! You just need the will to live!” Winnie continued pulling at the slab as she added, “We’ll focus on saving you. Don’t concern yourself about our well-being. There are some aftershocks now; make sure you cover your head!”

It took four people to finally free Riley’s leg from under the cement slab.

While his leg was broken, he was at least alive and breathing.

Mason quickly carried Riley on his back. The group pushed on as fast as they could and arrived at the sewage entrance about ten minutes later.

Mason’s fellow mercenaries were already waiting for them outside.

They knew their teammates like the back of their hands, and they instantly identified a stranger in their midst.

of the mercenaries raised his gun and pointed it right at

everyone a huge

to protect him. Frowning, she demanded, “What’s

“He’s a new face. Who is he, and

face? Is he

and was about to say something

not work for Harold. He’s my assistant and was captured like me. When you arrived with your

Harold!” The stranger raised his hands and pleaded, “Please save me from this

earnestly and vowed, “I can vouch for him. I hope

did not have time to hesitate. “Fine. Let’s go.

them ahead. They had walked over ten

cover his eyes. Then, he looked at Winnie anxiously and asked, “Did Harold’s

not make out the vehicle. Thankfully, Mason yelled out reassuringly, “Don’t

the car

pulled to a stop, and Xavier

could see at that moment was his

her into a tight hug. At the

his embrace. “I’m fine. Look! We saved Professor White! We can cure your

joy in her tone, yet

tightened his arms around her and croaked through the lump in his throat, “Thank you. It

and replied, “Well, we’re out now, so it wasn’t that bad. You should let go of me. We’re technically

right.” Xavier reluctantly released the woman in his arms before turning his attention to Riley, who stood behind Winnie.

and quickly recognized

replied, “Yes, that’s me. Get

before, all his doubts

military truck

people could sit in the front. There were even two motorbikes parked in the

and Riley took the two front passenger

emotional as the truck began moving. He asked Xavier, “Will

frown to Xavier’s face. Several seconds later, he answered

reply. He subconsciously looked out the

into flames at that exact moment, followed by the sound of a massive

everyone’s attention, and Winnie stuck her head out the window to get a

factory, she could clearly feel the heat waves from the explosion

stared at the burning factory in

later than Winnie, but he quickly realized

could not help but furrow his brows as he asked, “What’s

I never planned to cause an explosion. We only wanted to burn their warehouse to the ground. There must have been

grew as she spoke. She shot Xavier a frantic look and questioned, “Where is

returning his attention to the road. “We divided our tasks precisely. I received their signal from where I stood by, but I never saw him or his men

must’ve happened, or there wouldn’t have been an explosion. We can’t just leave

want to do? He’s not alone; he has backup. If anything happens

Winnie’s nerves. Instead, she insisted, “That’s different! It’s pretty safe for us to escape underground, but they’re out in the open. The enemy could engage them anytime.

to prioritize our safety. There’s only one car carrying both you and

in this car, but Christopher’s my partner. I have to go back for him! I can’t just

by her suggestion, Xavier glanced at Winnie and demanded, “Do you have any idea what you’re suggesting? You’re willing to

He doesn’t deserve that!” Winnie shot Xavier a steely gaze and added determinedly, “You don’t understand what they’ve gone through. All of them deserve to live! Their lives are worth so much more than you could imagine!