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.

raised his gun and pointed it right at the stranger’s

action gave everyone a

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

face. Who is he, and why is he

Is he

about to say something when Riley stepped

He’s my assistant and was captured like me. When you

stranger raised his hands and pleaded, “Please save me from this place! I promise I won’t bother

earnestly and vowed, “I can vouch for

was running out, and Winnie did not have time to hesitate. “Fine. Let’s go. We

over ten meters when a pair of headlights blinded

to cover his eyes. Then, he looked at Winnie anxiously

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

ahead as the car drove closer

stop, and Xavier alighted from the

he could see at that moment was

At the same time, he

returned his hug, relishing the familiar comfort of his embrace. “I’m fine. Look! We saved Professor White! We can cure your disease now,

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

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

wasn’t that bad. You should let go of me. We’re technically still on the

attention to Riley, who

and quickly recognized Xavier. He exclaimed, “Are

replied, “Yes, that’s me. Get

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

had driven a small military truck to

There were even two motorbikes parked in the

Riley took the

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

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

Riley mumbled in reply. He subconsciously looked out the window

burst into flames at that exact moment, followed by

stuck her head out the window to get a better

she could clearly feel the heat waves from the explosion

at the burning factory

but he quickly realized something was off

furrow his brows

didn’t just burn; there’s an explosion too. But Christopher and I never planned to cause an explosion. We only wanted to burn their warehouse to the ground. There must have been an

spoke. She shot Xavier a frantic look and questioned,

divided our tasks precisely. I received their signal from where I stood by,

wouldn’t have been an explosion. We can’t

before asking calmly, “What do you want to do? He’s not alone; he has backup. If

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. They’re in a far more dangerous position than

only one car carrying

him! I can’t just let

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

doesn’t deserve that!” Winnie shot Xavier a steely gaze and added determinedly, “You don’t understand what they’ve