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 the stranger’s

everyone

in front of Riley to protect him. Frowning, she demanded, “What’s going

Who is he,

he

her gaze thoughtfully and was about to say

assistant and was captured like me. When you arrived with your men to

don’t work for Harold!” The stranger raised his hands and pleaded, “Please save me from this place! I promise

stared at Winnie earnestly and vowed, “I can vouch for him. I hope you trust

Winnie did not have time to hesitate. “Fine. Let’s go. We can’t hang around here any

had walked over ten meters when a pair of headlights blinded

looked at

not make out the vehicle. Thankfully, Mason yelled out reassuringly, “Don’t worry! He’s with us! Let’s go. We’ll be out

as the car drove closer to

a stop, and Xavier alighted from

person he could see at that moment was his beloved

a tight hug. At the same time, he bent over and repeatedly

fine. Look!

the joy in her tone, yet he could not bring himself to share her

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

out now, so it wasn’t that bad. You

the woman in his arms before turning his attention to Riley, who stood behind Winnie. He pursed his lips

and quickly recognized Xavier. He exclaimed,

replied, “Yes, that’s me. Get

Winnie’s identity before, all his doubts evaporated once he laid eyes on

driven a small military truck to pick them

sit in the front. There were even two motorbikes parked

the two front

began moving. He asked

name brought a frown to Xavier’s face. Several seconds later,

mumbled in reply. He subconsciously looked out the window to

flames at that exact moment, followed by

her head out the window to get a

were quite far from the factory, she could clearly feel

the burning factory

later than Winnie, but he quickly realized something

his brows as

planned to cause an explosion. We only wanted to burn their warehouse to the ground. There

She shot Xavier a frantic look

his attention to the road. “We divided our tasks precisely. I received their signal from where I

and muttered, “An accident must’ve happened, or there wouldn’t have been an explosion. We can’t just leave them there to fend for

asking calmly, “What do you want to do? He’s not alone; he has backup. If anything happens to him, they’ll try

It’s pretty safe for us to escape underground, but they’re out in the open. The enemy could engage them anytime.

have to prioritize our safety. There’s only one car carrying both you and Professor White. Do

car, but Christopher’s my partner. I have to go back for him! I can’t just let him die here without trying to save him. There’s a motorbike

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

I can’t leave him for dead! 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