Dumb head?
Stumped for words, Winnie rolled her eyes. “Do you know why I’m holding myself back from smacking you?”
“Huh, wouldn’t it break your heart to do so?”
“That has nothing to do with it. More importantly, striking you will turn this into domestic violence, which either never happens or does so all the time. Once you force me to become a husband beater, I’ll have difficulty finding other suitors, for all of them will be terrified of me because of my history.”
“What?” Xavier’s expression darkened drastically. “You’re intending on looking for someone else?”
“Don’t people always say that the next one will be better?”
“Who said that? Do they have a death wish? Tell me their names!”
“Oh no, even three days and nights will not be enough for me to list them out.”
Just when Winnie wanted to tease him further, her phone suddenly rang.
What surprised her further was that the caller ID indicated that it was from a police station.
Xavier, who noticed the number as well, furrowed his brows. “What’s going on? Put it on speaker.”
“Mmm-hmm, we’ll know once I answer it.” Winnie placed the phone on the desk for both of them to listen to.
From it, an unfamiliar male voice rang out.
He said, “It’s connected.”
Josiah’s voice followed.
“It’s me, Josiah.”
“I can recognize your voice.” Winnie was puzzled. “What the hell did you do? Are you calling me with the police station’s telephone?”
“I am.”
“Why?”
Josiah let out a sigh. “Because Old Mr. Xander’s granddaughter called the cops and had me arrested.”
“Why? Did you trespass on their property?”
“No, I didn’t enter at all. She accused me of harassing them in her report. As I didn’t have my phone and ID card with me, I was arrested straight away.”
“You didn’t have your ID card with you? That’s impossible. It’s not like you’re a three-year-old.
Josiah was nonplussed. “You’re not going to believe me when I tell you.”
“Go ahead.”
“What if I tell you my briefcase was stolen by a wild monkey in the mountain? Would you believe it?”
Speechless, Winnie narrowed her eyes while drumming her fingers rapidly on the couch’s armrest. “I do. But I don’t think it’s a wild monkey.”
“Are you saying that the monkey is a pet of the Xanders?”
“I can’t say for certain. Anyway, you should get your lawyer to provide them with proof of your identity and apply for bail from afar. In the meantime, I’ll head over with Xavier right away. With the patient visiting him in person and us convincing him with our sincerity, I’m sure Old Mr. Xander will definitely agree to see us.”
“All right, you guys should hurry. Currently, I’m all alone and have nothing else on me.”
“Okay. Just sit tight.”
Once the call ended, Winnie said to Xavier, “We have to travel to Yaleview right away.”
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