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.

his door when he

“Yes, that’s right.”

asked, “Where is she, then? Why would she have you deliver the food

I’m guessing she saw someone she knew. We were having a conversation when she suddenly turned around and ran

“Who was it?”

sure who it was. She just asked me to bring you this food. So, will you be

motioned for the nurse to leave as he

got declined after the first

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

a knock on the door. “I’m here, so you can

you knew. Who were you running

lot like Greta, but she was gone by the time I ran after

searching for Greta, so he agreed to her

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

wasn’t until they checked the footage from a few hours ago that

ward 801, which turned out to be occupied by an old

surgery two weeks ago. The surgery went rather smoothly, and the old man was in the process

quite well, Josiah decided

hospital. Was that person who visited you earlier

old age, the patient

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

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

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

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

have a look at this picture and see if you recognize this person? She’s an old friend of mine,

the moment he

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

down, sir,” Josiah reassured

them then quickly stepped out

hospital. I’ll get it for you in a bit.