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 heard that.

“Yes, that’s right.”

his feet and asked, “Where is she, then? Why would she have you

she knew. We were having a conversation when she suddenly turned around and

“Who was it?”

Garland didn’t say, so I’m not sure who it was. She just asked me

Josiah then motioned for the nurse to leave as he

the call got declined after

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

a knock on the door. “I’m here,

Who were you running after?”

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.

knew she was searching for Greta, so he agreed to her request and brought her to

know the place well. Not only did she avoid all the surveillance cameras in the hospital, but she also went straight to

until they checked the footage from a few hours ago that they saw her visiting a patient in ward

and Josiah then rushed over to ward 801, which turned out to be occupied by an old

surgery two weeks ago. The surgery went

the old man was doing quite well, Josiah

that person who visited you earlier a family member of yours?” he

old age, the patient was alert

doctor? Why aren’t you wearing your white coat, then? What are you up to? Are you

have my coat on because I ended my shift a while ago. Since I had noticed a stranger entering your ward earlier, I

Get out now, or I’ll scream

Greta’s picture on her phone and

of

man’s expression changed the moment he saw the

would you be asking me about your friend? You two had better get out of my ward right now, or I’ll

Please calm down, sir,”

of them then quickly stepped

the hospital. I’ll get it for you in a bit. You have people