Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

When James saw that Greta had come, he said to Winnie and the rest, “Let me introduce her to you.

She is Officer Margareta Lockhart who works with us in public security. You’ve met her outside the

borders before. Back then, she was working as an undercover spy on behalf of our organization.

Despite the numerous close calls, she has now returned to us safe and sound. Still, I did not expect

you to be so insistent on finding out Officer Lockhart’s whereabouts and identity. In fact, you even

discovered who her previous comrade was. That created quite a huge commotion.”

After a short pause, he continued, “Regardless of whether it’s Officer Lockhart’s ex-comrade of herself,

their files are under national protection. Leveraging all your connections and recklessly investigating

Officer Lockhart have posed a huge threat to her safety. Hence, I’ve invited all of you here, hoping that

you’d stop investigating Officer Lockhart and the other soldiers. Don’t interfere with the activities of the

nation’s public security authorities. Since I know that you’d inevitably have many questions, I called

Officer Lockhart over today to clarify some of your doubts. That being said, I hope that the three of you

will refrain from asking any questions that shouldn’t be asked. I’ll be keeping an eye on you from

outside.”

“Got it!” replied Winnie and the rest simultaneously. They also promised to stop all investigations

regarding Greta and her comrade.

“Okay. Thank you for your cooperation.” James rose to his feet and nodded at Greta before leaving the

interrogation room alone.

Instantly, only Winnie, Josiah, Xavier, and Greta were left in the room.

All of them knew very well that even though it was a confined space, there were surveillance cameras

scattered in all four corners of the room. Their every word and action—even the minutest expression on

their faces—would be recorded.

Meanwhile, James was observing their actions in front of the surveillance monitors in another room.

“Officer Lockhart.” Winnie stood up and shook Greta’s hand. “I didn’t expect this to be your true

identity.”

Greta gripped Winnie’s hand and smiled. “I’m sorry. I wasn’t allowed to reveal it previously. Please take

a seat.”

As she spoke, she pulled out a chair and sat opposite Winnie and the rest.

Winnie went straight to the point. “I have two things to talk to you about, Officer Lockhart.”

The corners of Greta’s lips curved upwards, forming her usual bright grin. She took out her beret and

said, “Continue calling me Greta, Ms. Garland. I’m still not used to hearing you call me Officer

Lockhart.”

Looking at the dimples on Greta’s cheeks, Winnie could not help but smile.

“Okay, Greta. The first thing I want to tell you is that Mason’s looking for you. He came all the way from

Manchernius to where I’m at. This is a photograph he gave us.”

Since Winnie wanted to leave the important point to the last, she started off by telling Greta about

Mason. As she spoke, she showed the photograph to Greta on her phone.

The smile faded from Greta’s face gradually when she saw that photograph. “Yeah, it’s mine. I’ve been

keeping the photo with me over the past few years. Since I was in a hurry to leave, I didn’t have time to

pack my stuff. I’ve heard from my colleagues that he’s looking for me. I’ll deal with him personally later.

Let’s talk about something else. It’s about Captain Bennett.”

Winnie’s eyes lit up when she heard Greta mention Christopher first. “We couldn’t find his body

afterward. Furthermore, you disappeared at around the same time too! You brought him away, right?”

“Yes.” Greta nodded and recalled what happened.

“Our car and Mr. Fairchild’s car were at the front back then. Professor White and Mdm. Sumner was in

Mr. Fairchild’s car while the other mercenaries, Captain Bennett, and I were in Mason’s car. Since you

and Dr. Houghton had not arrived yet, they decided to leave me behind to meet you. After that,

everyone else headed to the top floor to wait for the helicopter. Before I heard the gunshots from the

top floor, I had no clue that Yulissa was already hiding there. My only mission was to wait for you to

come. It was already too late for me to rush up by the time I heard those gunshots on the top floor. In

addition, the first helicopter had already arrived. I had no idea what happened until I found out later on

that the first helicopter only brought Professor White away. Then, the car with you and Dr. Houghton

arrived with Harold’s men hot on your tail. Since I was designated to be a sniper, I didn’t immediately

reveal my location when I saw Harold pursuing you. I’ve been hiding all along. Soon afterward, Captain

Bennett plummeted down the building. You dragged Rachel, who was then unconscious, to the top

floor, with Harold’s men still pursuing you closely.”

She took a deep breath and continued, “Still, I didn’t make a move. On the first day when Captain

Bennett entered Lightspring, I already knew that he was my colleague. Hence, when you left, I

immediately checked on his injury. If he had plummeted straight from the top floor, his death would’ve

been certain. However, I witnessed the entire process of his fall. He had actually tried to save himself

after toppling over. First, he stuck close to the glass windows of the building and slid down throughout.

It was only after he crashed into a platform around the second floor that he fell to the ground freely.

Since I rushed him back to our organization for emergency treatment, he didn’t die. It was such an

urgent situation that I didn’t have time to inform the organization. The decision to bring Captain Bennett

away was wholly my own, which greatly risked exposing my identity. Luckily, since Captain Bennet

completed his mission and we emerged victorious, we were instructed to return. This is the reason for

my sudden disappearance. Captain Bennett is also still alive.”

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