His face brimmed with concern as he helped her back to her feet. “Are you all right? Get a grip on yourself. Now isn’t the time to lose your concentration.”
Throwing Josiah a glance, Winnie fell into a momentary silence.
In spite of that, she knew it was an inappropriate moment to talk about Christopher.
Hence, after murmuring that she was fine, she swiftly stood back up.
When Josiah saw her going toward the door thereafter, he stopped her at once.
“What are you doing? You have to think rationally. There’s no way Christopher could’ve survived a fall from such heights. If you were to go down now and be captured by Harold, only certain death awaits.”
“Josiah…” When Winnie knitted her brows at him, a calm look had returned to her eyes.
“Cut the bull. I know what the priority is. Anyway, find something to block the door at once. With so many old and wounded, there’s no way we can board the helicopter quickly. Therefore, we must buy ourselves some time, as Harold and his men could barge in at any moment.”
“All right, all that matters is that you have regained your senses.” The shocked expression on Winnie’s face when she saw Christopher fall was seared into Josiah’s mind.
Nonetheless, he didn’t say anything else as he began to scan his surroundings.
In no time, he found a metal box nearby.
Observing it, he commented, “That’s it. It should be enough to hold them off for a while. The helicopter would be arriving very soon.”
A curious look descended upon Winnie’s face. “The problem is, how are we going to push the box over? At the moment, only one of my hands can be of use. It would be better if we block the door with a club instead.”
Josiah swept his gaze around the area again. “I can’t find a club anywhere. Leave this with me. You should go and check on Xavier and the others.”
With that, he went off to push the box alone, but it refused to budge no matter what. In the end, he yelled at Yulissa and Nate, who were still arguing.
“Stop quarreling and help me over here. At the rate you’re going, we’re all going to die!”
Nate had already gotten all the answers to his questions.
In reality, his questions were not new, but Yulissa had been lying to him all this while. Now that she no longer had any use for him, she finally came clean.
She revealed that she never even liked him, let alone loved him. Previously, she simply enjoyed the rush of being pursued by a rich young man, but now, he was just a puppet to her.
Yulissa’s confession was like a knife that stabbed his broken heart with every word she said.
At that moment, Nate felt as if all the feelings and sincerity he had committed over the years had been nothing but a waste.
Staring at Yulissa—tears brimming in his eyes—he swung his hand to slap her.
“Yulissa, I have truly been blind this whole time. From today onward, I sever all ties with you.”
With that, he headed to Josiah’s side.
Josiah threw him a glance. “Now that you have woken up to the truth, congratulations on getting back on track. Anyway, help me push this box. When we get back, I’ll definitely sing your praises in front of Xavier and Winnie.”
Nate grunted in acknowledgment before pushing the box with all his might.
After being slapped by the ever-obsequious Nate, Yulissa felt utterly humiliated to the extent of wanting to return the favor twofold.
However, the sight of Winnie heading toward Xavier and Jacinta distracted her from her urge for revenge.
She was, after all, overwhelmed by her desire to see how the matter would develop and was curious to listen to Jacinta’s explanation to Winnie.
When Christopher fell from the top of the building just now, he crashed onto the top of Winnie and Josiah’s car. Hence, Winnie must have definitely seen it. During the time in the basement, both of them seemed to be on very good terms. Therefore, she must be devastated over Christopher’s death and her ability to retrieve his corpse.
Yulissa languidly leaned against the rooftop’s railing as she continued to observe Winnie and Jacinta.
As for Jacinta, she hurried toward Winnie the moment she saw her.
“Winnie!” Jacinta threw herself forward and gave Winnie a hug. “Captain Bennett is dead. He fell from the top floor.”
“Granny…”
At that moment, Christopher’s last words flashed across Winnie’s mind again. When she subconsciously asked who was responsible, Christopher replied with Xavier’s name.
Even though she didn’t believe it, she was also aware that Christopher wouldn’t joke about something like that on the brink of death.
Therefore, she had to demand answers from Xavier. Not only did she need to clear Xavier’s name, but she also had to clarify what happened on the rooftop.
Despite being wrapped in Jacinta’s arms, her gaze looked over Jacinta’s shoulder and fell upon Xavier, who was sitting beneath the railing.
When she saw him hang his head in silence, Winnie had no idea what had happened to him.
She then gently pushed Jacinta aside. “Granny, let me go. I need to check on Xavier.”
“No, you can’t!” All of a sudden, Jacinta got all worked up and screamed at Winnie to stop her. “Stay away from him! He’s too dangerous. Just now, he pushed Captain Bennett off the building.”
Jacinta’s words struck Winnie like lightning.
As if by reflex, she disputed, “How is that possible? Why would Xavier do something like that? There’s no way he did it. I don’t believe you!”
“I’m telling the truth, Winnie.” Pulling Winnie’s hand, Jacinta continued, “I saw him push Captain Bennett down with my own eyes!”
Winnie’s faith in Xavier was unwavering. “Impossible, unless his illness was acting up. Xavier!”
Winnie called out his name thereafter.
Amidst her cries, she managed to free herself from Jacinta’s grasp to approach Xavier.
After failing to stop Winnie, Jacinta—eyes glistening as she watched Winnie’s silhouette—hurried after the former.
With no response from Xavier, Winnie knelt beside him and realized, upon closer examination, that he was unconscious.
On top of that, blood was flowing out from the back of his head.
“What happened? Who did this?”
Reflexively, Winnie—who had caught a glimpse of Yulissa from the corner of her eye—turned to look at the vicious woman.
“Was it you? Are you responsible for all of this?”
Yulissa maintained a nonchalant expression. “What has this got to do with me? It’s unfair to blame me for everything just because you hold a grudge against me. Your grandmother saw with her own eyes everything that happened just now. Thus, you should ask her instead. Besides, even if I told you what happened, would you have believed me? If you’re willing to trust me more than your grandmother, I don’t mind relating everything that happened to you.”
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