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 heard that. “Ms.

“Yes, that’s right.”

feet and asked, “Where is she,

don’t know. I’m guessing she saw someone she knew. We were having a conversation when she suddenly turned around

“Who was it?”

not sure who it was. She just asked me to bring you this

motioned for the nurse

call got declined after the first

happened to Winnie, he immediately gave her another call,

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

were you running after?” Josiah asked with a frown while putting

looked a lot like Greta, but she was gone by the time I ran after her. Could you help me check the surveillance footage? I

searching for Greta, so he agreed to her request and brought her to the security

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

footage from a few hours ago that they saw her visiting

Josiah then rushed over to ward 801, which turned out

surgery two weeks ago. The surgery went rather smoothly, and the

man was doing quite well, Josiah decided

person

his old age, the patient was alert

you sure you’re a doctor? Why aren’t you wearing your white coat, then? What are

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,

now, or I’ll

on her phone and

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

old man’s expression changed the moment he saw

even know you, so why would you be asking me about your friend? You two had better get out

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

two of them then quickly stepped out of

you in a bit. You have