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. Garland? As in,

“Yes, that’s right.”

to his feet and asked, “Where is she,

We were having a conversation when she suddenly turned around and ran after that person,”

“Who was it?”

it was. She just

motioned for the nurse

got declined after the first

might have happened to Winnie, he immediately gave her another

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

were you

was gone by the time I ran after her. Could you help

so he agreed to her request and brought

surveillance camera footage, they realized that the person who looked like Greta 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

they checked the footage from a few hours ago that

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

had undergone surgery two weeks ago. The surgery went rather smoothly,

man was doing quite well, Josiah decided

Was that person who visited

old age, the patient was alert and on

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

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, I figured I’d drop by

Get out now, or I’ll scream for help!” the old man

pulled up Greta’s picture on her phone and

person? She’s an old friend of mine, but I lost contact

old man’s expression changed the moment he saw

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 ward right now, or I’ll press the bell and have

sir,” Josiah reassured the old man while gesturing at

them then quickly stepped out of the

bit. You have people searching for Greta, right? You can just pass it to them,” Josiah