The Substitute Bride: Idiot Or Not? novel Chapter 36

Coincidentally, when Josiah and Yulissa arrived, Winnie was walking down the stairs.

Winnie never liked Yulissa. Even if I'm supposedly mentally challenged and she's the one Xavier truly loves, she should at least wait until I've divorced Xavier. Back then, Old Mr. Fairchild brought both our ID cards to register for our marriage. Therefore, it's still a legally binding marriage.

Winnie turned away the moment she saw them. She didn't want to greet them.

However, Josiah called out to her, “Hey, Winnie! You saw me, right? Why didn't you greet me?”

While standing on the staircase, Winnie looked down at him and mimicked his tone as she greeted, “Hey, Bad Specky!”

Josiah was momentarily stunned. “What's going on? Aren't you supposed to address me as Specky?”

Winnie didn't want to respond to that, so she merely giggled innocently.

“All right, then.” Josiah shrugged and turned toward Yulissa. “That's just how she is. It's like she has the mind of a child. Don't worry, okay? She's not going to put up much of a fight.”

Winnie was rendered speechless. You can treat me as a fool, but do you think I'm deaf?

Meanwhile, Yulissa was stunned when she saw Winnie, and she didn't quite agree with what Josiah said.

Didn't Xavier leave me because this dumb girl was sick last night? Also, how is she so pretty? I never expected Xavier's wife to be so pretty! Since technology is so advanced now, what if she gets cured? She's definitely going to be a threat! Still, I'm not going to lose Xavier. I'll do whatever it takes to have him!

When Josiah saw that Winnie was about to walk away, he quickly stopped her and asked, “Winnie, where's Handsome?”

Winnie blinked and hesitated. “He... could be dead.”

“What?” Josiah panicked. “What do you mean? What nonsense are you talking about? He was still okay last night, no?”

Yulissa grew anxious as well. “Josiah, why are you asking her those questions? It's pointless. Let's go upstairs and check on him.”

With that, the two of them hurriedly went up.

Seeing that, Winnie uttered, “Handsome was mean to Winnie last night, so Winnie smashed his head with something, and Winnie hasn't seen him since. He should be dead by now. Otherwise, why is he not awake yet?”

“What the f*ck?” Josiah was amused. “Why didn't you say so? You've scared me and Ms. White, you know?”

Yulissa was actually worried. An inexplicable feeling rose from within when she glanced at Winnie's pretty face. “Did Xavier sleep with you last night?”

Before Winnie could answer, Josiah beat her to it. “What are you on about, Yulissa? Xavier doesn't even come here that often. Besides, didn't Winnie say that she hadn't seen Xavier since she smashed something against his head? If they did sleep together, she would've seen him already.”

Yulissa's expression softened when she heard those words.

Josiah's head was throbbing. It's as if Yulissa is my first love instead of Xavier's! Why am I the one helping him and explaining things to her? Xavier should be doing this!

“Let's go up and check on Xavier. He should be in the study or in the guest room.” Josiah was very familiar with the place, so he brought Yulissa upstairs.