Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

Thinking Josiah probably hadn’t eaten, she bought two sets of breakfast on the way there.

While making her way to Josiah’s office, Winnie overheard a conversation between a few nurses when she walked past the nurses’ station on the eighth floor.

“Isn’t Dr. Houghton working a little too hard? He has been working overtime for three days in a row! He went home really late last night and came in early this morning! I don’t think he managed to get any sleep at all!”

“I know, right? I don’t know why he’s working so hard when he’s already so rich! If I were him, I’d just kick back and relax every day!”

Winnie paused in her tracks when she heard them mention Josiah.

One of the nurses noticed her sudden pause and asked, “What brings you here, Ms. Garland? Is there something you need help with?”

Winnie flashed her a smile and replied, “Oh, nothing. I just came to see Dr. Houghton.”

Halfway through her sentence, Winnie noticed someone who looked a lot like Greta walking past the corridor.

She then quickly placed the food on the counter and told the nurse, “This breakfast is for Dr. Houghton. Please bring it to him.”

Before the nurse could even respond, Winnie turned around and ran after the person she had seen earlier.

After a brief pause, the nurse brought the food over to Josiah’s office.

Josiah was changing and had just removed his white coat when the nurse came in through the door.

“What is it?” he asked when he saw the plastic bag in her hand.

The nurse placed the food on his desk and said, “It’s breakfast. You haven’t eaten, right, Dr. Houghton?”

Josiah turned her offer down without any hesitation. “Thanks, but I’m about to head out now. Please take the food away.”

“But this is from Ms. Garland. I don’t think I should be taking it away,” the nurse said.

glanced outside his door when he

“Yes, that’s right.”

asked, “Where is she, then? Why would she

when she

“Who was it?”

“Ms. Garland didn’t say, so I’m not sure who it was. She just asked me to bring you this food. So, will you be eating

Josiah then motioned for the nurse to leave as he

declined

might have happened to Winnie, he immediately gave her another call, only

was a knock on the door.

someone you knew. Who were you running

the door behind her immediately after entering the office. “I saw someone who looked a lot like Greta, but she was gone by the time I ran after her. Could you help me

so he agreed

footage, they realized that the person who looked like Greta seemed to know the place well. Not only did

wasn’t until they checked the footage from a few hours ago that they saw her visiting a patient in

then rushed over to ward 801, which turned out to

The surgery went rather smoothly, and the old man was in the process of recovering from

man was doing quite well, Josiah decided to

doctor at this hospital. Was that person who visited you earlier a family

old age, the patient was alert and

then? What are you up to? Are you trying to con me of my life

laugh or cry when he heard that. “I’m not trying to con you, sir. I really am a doctor here, and I don’t have my coat on because I ended my shift a while ago. Since I had noticed a stranger entering your ward earlier,

stranger here! Get out now, or I’ll scream for help!” the

quickly pulled up Greta’s picture on her phone and showed it to the old

She’s an old friend of mine, but I lost contact with her a long time ago. Another friend of hers is

man’s expression changed the

don’t know her at all! I don’t even know you, so why would you be asking me about your friend? You two had better get out of my

leave right away. Please calm down, sir,” Josiah reassured the old man while

them then quickly stepped out of

have his registration information here at the hospital. I’ll get it for you in a bit. You have people searching for Greta, right? You can just pass