Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

Winnie simply frowned at him in confusion as she wasn’t joking.

What is he saying? It’s clearly dark all around me! Wait a minute… No, this can’t be… They must be pulling a prank on me or something! I’ll switch on the lights and prove them wrong!

She turned around and fumbled for the light switch on the wall behind her.

After finding it, she pressed the button and plunged the room into pitch-black darkness.

She then pressed the button again, lighting the room up instantly.

However, her eyes did not pick up on any of those changes.

Realizing that she had most probably lost her vision, she swallowed anxiously as she called out to him, “Xavier?”

“I’m here.” Xavier held her hand tightly before instructing the doctor standing behind him, “Bring me the best eye specialist you’ve got! Do it now!”

The doctor was not expecting Winnie’s vision to be affected either. “Got it!” he said, then quickly went outside to make a call.

Although Winnie wasn’t able to see, she could hear everything around her just fine.

I remember hearing a lot of people entering the room, but only one of them stepped outside to make the call.

After taking a moment to predict where the doctors were standing in the room, she glanced past Xavier’s shoulder and said calmly, “I would like to have some time alone with my husband while waiting for the eye specialist to get here. Could you all please give us some space?”

walked out the door, leaving Winnie and Xavier inside

really unable to see anything?”

him by saying with a smile, “Why would I lie to you? Feel free to give me a test if you don’t believe me.” She held one of his hands up. “Go ahead and wave it in front of my

couldn’t bring himself to do that. His eyes reddened as tears

to caress his face when she

that you’re wearing a protective suit. Silly me! Come

but the words

to play it cool even when you

couldn’t bring himself to say anything, as he feared he

away from the woman he loved, he lifted

are you doing? We’re in a quarantine room. There’s a reason I’m

and leaned in for another kiss. “No, I won’t! I’m not afraid of kissing you! I already did it once at the scene, so there’s nothing for me to be afraid of. I hate you so much for tricking me

eyes turned red when she realized Xavier was crying

to protect you, didn’t I? Our relationship is a mutual one, so I can’t have you being the only one contributing all the time. I want to love you too. You

need you

you to feel my love for you,” Winnie replied as she picked up the goggles and face mask from the bed. She then handed them over to him. “Here, put them back on. If that radioactive gas can take away my vision, then you need to protect yourself from it. You can’t lose your

pressed his forehead against hers. “No, you’ll be all right! I know you

right? Lisanne is in the room next to mine. She may not be able to hear us, but she can definitely see us. I don’t want her to witness us making out like this. It’s embarrassing!” Winnie said with a smile as she pulled away from Xavier’s

to do as told and put his

she watched everything from the

that something must’ve happened to Winnie, but she had no idea what