Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

Seeing how calm and nonchalant Winnie was, Josiah felt so horrible he could not articulate a word.

He suppressed his emotions for some time before he broke his silence. “So, what’s next?”

“Collect the medicine, then head home for some rest.”

“All right. Take a seat here first, then. Ms. Marsh and I will go and collect the medicine.”

“Mm, okay. Anyone of you brought your earphones? I want to listen to some songs.”

“I didn’t,” Lisanne answered. “Ask Dr. Houghton if he has it.”

“Just nice I have it.” Josiah smiled and pulled out his wireless Bluetooth earphones from his pocket.

He passed the earphones to Winnie and asked for her phone. “Give me your phone. I’ll help you connect

the earphones.”

“No need. I can do it myself using the voice control function on my phone.” Winnie reached out to feel

her way and grabbed an earphone from Josiah’s palm. “I only need one. I have to leave one ear to keep

tabs on the movements around me.”

“All right. Go on and listen to your music. We’ll go over now and be back soon.”

“It isn’t too far, actually,” Lisanne said. “It’s technically only a wall apart, but we’ll have to walk down a

long corridor.”

As she said that, she took the initiative to walk ahead to lead the way.

“Goodbye for now. I’ll see you guys later.” Winnie waved her hand at Lisanne and Josiah before she

unhurriedly navigated her phone with her spoken commands.

Something as simple as connecting Bluetooth earphones only took her one second to complete in the

past, but now, she had to use several minutes to do it. Then again, that did not matter to her, as she was

patient enough.

What Lisanne told them was indeed true. The corridor they had to go through was so long that they took

several minutes to walk from one end to the other.

As they reached the other end of the long corridor, Josiah halted in his tracks.

Seeing that, Lisanne did the same before asking, “What’s wrong, Dr. Houghton?”

Josiah turned to look at her. “About the photo on my phone… Can you not tell Winnie about it?”

A frown marred Lisanne’s forehead. Sadly, the truth was, she could empathize with him as she had

experienced one-sided love too.

That was exactly how her relationship with Christopher was.

She lowered her eyes, seemingly slightly dispirited. “I won’t say anything. But Winnie and Xavier are

married and genuinely love each other. Even though we can’t control our feelings, I think perhaps it’s

better if you can hold back a little and be more discreet. That’ll be best for the three of you.”

Josiah adjusted his glasses and nodded at her with a weak smile. “I understand what you mean. It was

an accident earlier. Let’s go and collect the medicine.”

While waiting to collect medicine, Josiah recalled what Lisanne had said earlier—the dispensary was

only a wall apart from where Winnie sat. With that thought in mind, he stuck the other Bluetooth

earphone in his ear.

The strong signal of the earphone proved that Lisanne was right. The moment he put on the earphone,

he heard music traveling out from it.

That was what Winnie was listening to at that moment.

It was a piano solo. Its tune was peaceful and soothing, almost resembling the floating clouds in the vast

blue sky, and analogous to moments of serenity that slowly trickled by.

As Josiah listened to the melody, he felt an outburst of energy spread throughout his body.

He found himself relating to the emotions Winnie was feeling at that point. The calmness and tranquility

made him realize that she was a tough lady. Yet, it was that exact reason he felt so bad for her.

Along their way back after they collected the medicine, the signal of his Bluetooth earphone became

increasingly lower as they walked farther. Gradually, Josiah found himself unable to hear the music

Winnie was playing from her phone anymore.

Halfway through, Josiah suddenly turned to Lisanne and uttered, “Head back and meet Winnie first. I

need to go to the restroom. Get her to wait a while more. I’ll return quickly and bring her back.”

“Sure.” Upon agreeing to the request readily, Lisanne quickened her pace and continued walking

forward.

Making a turn, Josiah headed in the other direction. Then, he waited till the sounds of Lisanne’s

footsteps faded before he made a U-turn and followed after her.

That continued until he reached a corner. There, he watched Lisanne leave before he slowed his pace

down and moved forward a little more.

He only stopped in his tracks when he could clearly hear the music playing in his earphone.

Soon, a voice rang out in the earphone.

It sounded like a live recording of a certain performance.

In a foreign language, the host invited Winnie up on stage to perform a Chanaean-style harp solo.

Josiah was shocked.

He could not believe that Winnie even knew how to play the harp. However, it did not take too long for

him to realize it was not a surprising fact.

What’s so weird about that? She’s so talented. No doubt she’s skilled at many things.

Before long, the musical sound of a harp resounded. From the initial mournful tune that gradually

unfolded into grief and melancholy, the fluctuating emotions in the melody eventually took a swerve and

became fiery and passionate, almost as if tens of thousands of troops were charging forward. The way

the music played perfectly expressed an expansive yet majestic vibe.

Comprehension dawned upon Josiah after he listened to that melody.

Exactly. That’s the life she leads. That accurately illustrates her state of mind. Despite being sick, she

has been fighting hard. She’s calm yet strong-willed! As her friend, I should fight alongside her!