The Substitute Bride: Idiot Or Not? novel Chapter 73

The ambusher moved too fast, so Winnie couldn't dodge the attack in time.

While she tried to avoid the attack agilely and protected her head, her left shoulder still suffered a powerful hit.

Despite the pain, she remained silent. Her opponent spoke up first. “What are you trying to do? Why are you following us?”

“What am I trying to do?” Winnie rubbed her shoulder. “I should be the one asking you two this question. How dare you two go into someone's house and kidnap a person in broad daylight!”

“A woman!” The middle-aged man's eyes reddened. “Based on your accent, I don't think you're someone from the island. Since you're an outsider, don't stick your nose into this matter. It won't do you any good.”

Just as the man finished speaking, the younger man beside him urged, “Quickly, Dad! Stop wasting time talking with this woman! If we don't move now, I'm afraid Sis' illness is going to act up! It'll be bad if people from the Briggs family catch us.”

Winnie turned to the young man when she heard him speaking.

It was then she saw the woman they kidnapped was biting the young man's arm.

Based on how hard he was wincing, she knew the woman's bite must be powerful. However, the young man didn't make a sound. An average person would've hit the woman to stop the biting, but he didn't, probably because he didn't want to hurt the woman.

Additionally, the young man just called the kidnapped woman “Sis.”

It was then Winnie connected the dots. “She was kidnapped to the island and sold here, right?”

“Yes!” The middle-aged man turned back to look at his daughter, whose illness was on the verge of acting up. There was immense pain in his eyes.

Without warning, he kneeled in front of Winnie. “I beg you, please don't shout and let us go. There's something wrong with my daughter's brain. When she vanished, my son and I ran around the state before we found her. The Briggs family refused to let her go, so my son and I had no other choice but to do this. As they say, a bad environment breeds bad people. These islanders don't fear the police at all. We have no other choice! If you don't believe me, we can show you a picture.”

Then he pulled out a photo from his pocket.

It was an old photo with no signs of being photoshopped. Indeed, the image depicted all of them as a family.

“I beg you; please let us go. We're running out of time. Her illness is about to act up, so we need to take her to a big hospital as soon as possible to get her medicine!” The middle-aged man even lowered his head to the ground as he cried.

Seeing that, Winnie suddenly recalled her mother from years ago.

Back then, her mother did the same thing, asking for people's help while kneeling on the ground for her daughter's sake.

“Please, stand up.” She was touched by the father's story and returned the picture to him.

“Thank you! Your kindness will one day be rewarded by the universe!” The moment the middle-aged man finished speaking, he rapidly grabbed his children before running to the dock.

As for Winnie, she went back the way she came. Now that the woman has been rescued, people from the Briggs family will definitely find out about it. I should go back there and cause a mess.

Sadly, she underestimated the islander's solidarity. Soon after she began her return journey, she saw a group of people heading her way.

So, she quickly chased after the middle-aged man. “They're about to catch up. I saw tens of people heading this way. It won't be easy dealing with them. How are you all going to leave? Do you have a boat?”

The man replied, “I do! However, my daughter's illness is about to act up. If no one keeps an eye on her, she'll bite her own tongue off. My son needs to watch her, and I alone can't push the boat.”

“No problem. I can help you push it!”

“Okay, then follow me.”

Once their conversation concluded, the two of them went to the shore to push the boat.

It wasn't a small vessel, but it wasn't a big one, either. It was only big enough for three people.

The middle-aged man was worried Winnie would be in trouble after his family left, so he asked, “You aren't an islander, right? Do you want to come with us?”

“No. Your boat isn't big enough for four people. If I get on your boat, it will probably sink. It's not worth the risk.”