Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

“No!” Winnie rejected Josiah’s suggestion with a serious tone.

Josiah, refusing to give up, tried to reason with her. “Why? All I have to do is secure it in place.”

“No, I don’t want the monkey stealing my equipment. It’s expensive.”

“Ah? Are you trying to lure the monkey?” Josiah seemed to realize her intention.

“That’s right.”

“Okay, but are you sure that the monkey is on this mountain?”

“Of course. As an intelligent pet, it won’t stray too far from its master. The monkey will definitely come

here in five minutes. There are no other monkeys here, and the frequency of the sound waves emitted

from my signal transmitter is that of his kind, so he is bound to feel excited and thrilled.”

“Let’s hope you’re right. I can only do this for five minutes at most.”

They talked for a while. About three minutes later, they heard a slight commotion from the forest

nearby.

It sounded like an animal jumping from branch to branch.

Josiah whispered, “It’s definitely the monkey. It sounds like it.”

“Yes, it’s here. Once it picks up the apple on the slope, I’ll turn off the signal transmitter. Then, you get

out there and scare it away.”

Winnie placed an apple on a small mound not far away. That was her bait for the monkey. Then, she

and Josiah hid themselves.

The monkey came because it had heard the sounds made by his own kind. However, it could not find

any of its kind when it arrived. There was only a fresh, red apple.

The monkey could not withstand the temptation. It looked at its surroundings in confusion before it

picked up the apple with its hand.

Winnie immediately turned off the signal transmitter.

Confused, the monkey stood rooted to the spot, as it suddenly could not hear the sounds of its mates

anymore.

“What a dumb monkey!” Josiah was furious. How could he have allowed a dumb monkey to steal his

briefcase?

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He let out a shout and jumped out of his hiding spot.

This gave the monkey a fright. It quickly jumped onto the tree and escaped.

Winnie was also frightened by Josiah. “Those not in the know will think you have some kind of deep

hatred toward that monkey.”

“I do! Did you place a tracking device on the apple? What if he eats the apple and discards it along the

way?”

“It’s fine. I applied something on the apple. Even if the monkey finishes the apple and throws it away,

the powder will remain on its fur. We have to get going. It’s moving rather quickly.”

Josiah walked over to take a look at Winnie’s laptop.

On the screen, there were two images. One was a drone’s aerial view in high definition, and the other

was a thermal imaging map from the drone’s perspective.

The thermal imaging map showed a red dot traveling quickly through the forest.

Josiah pointed at the red dot and asked, “That’s the monkey, right?”

“Yes!” Winnie had synced the footage to her phone. “Let’s go!”

“Okay!” Josiah say that Winnie needed to refer to her phone, so he took the initiative to carry the

briefcase for her.

They traversed the forest.

As they followed the monkey, they found that there were no proper paths for them to walk on. It was all

vines, brambles, and branches.

After seeing Winnie’s forehead cut by a thorny branch, Josiah pulled her back.

“This can’t do. We don’t know where we’re going, and we aren’t even walking on proper paths.”

Winnie had no intention of stopping. “Well, we’ll make one. Wherever out feet stand, there’s bound to

be a way. Look, the monkey has stopped. The thermal imaging map shows someone beside it. It has to

be Old Mr. Xander.”

Winnie let Josiah look at her phone.

Josiah said, “Can you set it to high definition?”

“Okay.” Winnie then set the aerial view footage to high definition.

Sure enough, the drone showed a flat piece of land in the mountain. There was a person. However,

their face could not be seen clearly from high above. Despite that, the vague image showed a hunched,

old man with a monkey-like animal by his side.

“Nice! The monkey has really gone to its master. You’re amazing!” Josiah did not hesitate to praise

Winnie.

However, right after that, he shouted, “Oh no! Someone’s coming. It’s probably Yolanda. She’s

definitely here to thank Old Mr. Xander.”

“Shoot! She’s faster than us. The monkey has already stopped moving. Did you save the trajectory of

its movements? It’s probably in the southeastern direction. In that case, we have a problem. Where is

that?”

“Easy!” Winnie said. She clicked the watch on her left wrist.

There was a smacking sound as the dial popped up, revealing an intricate compass inside.

Josiah was surprised. “Why do you have everything?”

“Being fully prepared is the way to success. I detest failure, so I’m always prepared. Let’s head in that

direction. We’ve to catch up to Yolanda.”

As Winnie said that, she pointed to a direction and led the way.

Ten minutes later, Winnie and Josiah finally reached Sebastian’s herb field.

Luckily, Sebastian had not left yet. He must have taken quite some time to arrange his farm tools, as he

had not left by the time Winnie and Josiah rushed over.

“Old Mr. Xander!” Winnie stood at the side of the herb field and called Sebastian, who was at the other

side.

Hearing that, Sebastian and Yolanda turned their heads toward the source of the voice.

Sebastian was slightly confused. However, Yolanda’s expression darkened. She held onto Sebastian’s

arm tightly.

Josiah was afraid Yolanda would drag Sebastian away, so he immediately ran over to them.

Before Winnie could rush over, Josiah suddenly kneeled before Sebastian.

Winnie was rendered speechless.

“Ah? Young man, what’s this for? Quick! Get up!” Sebastian was even more confused by Josiah’s

action. The old man extended his hand to the latter. “Get up and talk, please.”

Winnie could not believe that Josiah could put aside his pride so quickly and kneel before someone

else.

Josiah stood up and replied, “Old Mr. Xander, I’m here with a request. I would like you to treat my

friend. You see, I practice modern medicine myself, but I have a friend who’s also my patient. Someone

has injected him with poison, and it has affected his nervous system. He can’t sleep at all. He hasn’t

slept for the last few days. If this goes on, he might die. I’m begging you to save him.”

Sebastian furrowed his brows. “Can’t sleep? There’s such an illness? You don’t sound like you’re from

around here. Are you from elsewhere?”

“Yes, we came from Avenport.”

“Then, where’s your patient? Is he here?”

“Yes, he’s here. Actually, I came here yesterday.” Josiah glanced at Yolanda before continuing,

“However, Ms. Xander said that you weren’t well, and that you weren’t accepting visitors. Therefore, we

could only come and meet you today.”

“Not accepting visitors?” Sebastian looked at Yolanda in confusion and furrowed his brows. “Yolanda, is

everything he said true? Was that what you told him when he came over yesterday?”

Yolanda seemed to have a naturally cold face. Her expression did not change even after her

grandfather questioned her.

“Yes, Grandpa. Yesterday, he was acting suspiciously at the entrance of our house. He didn’t seem like

a good person, so I rejected him.”

“Ms. Xander, I swear to God I’m honest and upright. I’m not suspicious. Moreover, it’s all because of

that monkey who snatched my briefcase. My ID card and phone are all in there. Ms. Xander even

called the police to take me away. I’ve been through a lot of trouble without my belongings. I wonder

whose instructions the monkey has been under to do what it did.”

Josiah was implying that the monkey had been following Yolanda’s instructions.

The monkey would never actively snatch someone else’s things. Since it stole the briefcase the

previous day, it must have been obeying Yolanda’s instructions.

Sebastian had an epiphany. He turned to Yolanda. “What is going on here? Why didn’t you tell me

yesterday?”

“Grandpa, you’re getting old. I don’t want to bother you with all that. This isn’t a good place to talk. Let’s

return to the house.”

“Sure, let’s do that.” Sebastian would not discuss family matters in front of outsiders.

With that, he glanced at Josiah and said, “You should head down the mountain for now. Bring the

patient to me in the afternoon.”

Josiah was afraid that Yolanda would stop them from seeing Sebastian if they leave now. He quickly

responded, “Thank you, Old Mr. Xander. If you don’t mind, I would like to wait here. My friend will bring

the patient to you. She’s his wife.”

Yolanda rejected him at once. “No, you don’t look like a good person. I won’t let you enter our home.”

“Then, what about me?” Winnie, who had been standing next to Josiah, stepped forward. She stared at

Sebastian before continuing, “I would like to tell you about my husband’s symptoms after he got

poisoned.”

Sebastian was about to speak when his eyes landed on Winnie’s compass watch.

Shocked, he extended his trembling hand. His voice was choking when he exclaimed, “Girl, where did

you get this watch?”

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