Silly Bride

Chapter 366
Xavier grabbed Winnie by the shoulders and exclaimed in fear, “Don’t scare me like that, Winnie! This isn’t funny!”Winnie simply
frowned at him in confusion as she wasn’t joking.What is he saying? It’s clearly dark all around me! Wait a minute... No, this
can’t be... They must be pulling a prank on me or something! I’ll switch on the lights and prove them wrong!She turned around
and fumbled for the light switch on the wall behind her.After finding it, she pressed the button and plunged the room into pitch-
black darkness.She then pressed the button again, lighting the room up instantly.However, her eyes did not pick up on any of
those changes.Realizing that she had most probably lost her vision, she swallowed anxiously as she called out to him,
“Xavier?”“I’m here.” Xavier held her hand tightly before instructing the doctor standing behind him, “Bring me the best eye
specialist you’ve got! Do it now!”The doctor was not expecting Winnie’s vision to be affected either. “Got it!” he said, then quickly
went outside to make a call.Although Winnie wasn’t able to see, she could hear everything around her just fine.I remember
hearing a lot of people entering the room, but only one of them stepped outside to make the call.After taking a moment to predict
where the doctors were standing in the room, she glanced past Xavier’s shoulder and said calmly, “I would like to have some
time alone with my husband while waiting for the eye specialist to get here. Could you all please give us some space?”Realizing
what she meant, the doctors quickly turned around and walked out the door, leaving Winnie and Xavier inside the quarantine
room.“Winnie, are you really unable to see anything?” Xavier was still in disbelief.Noticing that his voice was trembling, she tried
to comfort him by saying with a smile, “Why would I lie to you? Feel free to give me a test if you don’t believe me.” She held one
of his hands up. “Go ahead and wave it in front of my eyes. See if it’ll make me blink.”Of course, Xavier couldn’t bring himself to
do that. His eyes reddened as tears welled up in them.Winnie reached out to caress his face when she didn’t hear a
response.“Are you crying? Ah, I forgot that you’re wearing a protective suit. Silly me! Come on, don’t cry! This might just be
temporary!”Xavier’s lips twitched slightly, but the words were stuck in his throat.Oh, Dumbo... Why would you still try to play it
cool even when you can’t see anything?He couldn’t bring himself to say anything, as he feared he would break down if he
tried.Unable to stand having to wear a protective mask while being inches away from the woman he loved, he lifted it and gave
her a kiss on the eyes.“Hey! What are you doing? We’re in a quarantine room. There’s a reason I’m being quarantined! Put your
mask back on!” Winnie exclaimed while shoving him off.Xavier ignored her protests and leaned in for another kiss. “No, I won’t!
I’m not afraid of kissing you! I already did it once at the scene, so there’s nothing for me to be afraid of. I hate you so much for
tricking me into going back! Why wouldn’t you let me go with you?”Winnie’s eyes turned red when she realized Xavier was crying
even though she wasn’t. “Because I love you, silly! I told you it would be my turn to protect you, didn’t I? Our relationship is a
mutual one, so I can’t have you being the only one contributing all the time. I want to love you too. You can’t take away my right
to love you!”“I don’t need you to do that!”“But I do. I need you to feel my love for you,” Winnie replied as she picked up the
goggles and face mask from the bed. She then handed them over to him. “Here, put them back on. If that radioactive gas can
take away my vision, then you need to protect yourself from it. You can’t lose your vision because I might need you to be my

eyes in the future.”Xavier cupped his hands around Winnie’s cheeks and pressed his forehead against hers. “No, you’ll be all
right! I know you will! This has got to be temporary! I’m sure you’ll make a full recovery soon!”“All right. I’ll believe in your words
this time. I’ve been through so much. I’m sure my amazing luck will help get me through this as well. Now, stop kissing me and
put your mask back on. This quarantine room has transparent walls, right? Lisanne is in the room next to mine. She may not be
able to hear us, but she can definitely see us. I don’t want her to witness us making out like this. It’s embarrassing!” Winnie said
with a smile as she pulled away from Xavier’s kisses.Eventually, Xavier had no choice but to do as told and put his protective
mask back on.Lisanne was indeed very confused as she watched everything from the next room.She knew that something
must’ve happened to Winnie, but she had no idea what it was.When she saw Winnie pick up her phone, she instinctively did the
same and pressed it against her ear.“What’s going on over there, Winnie? Why did you get rid of the doctors? Also, we’re still in
quarantine right now. How could you guys just take off your masks like that?”Winnie let out a sigh as she replied, “My husband
over here is a little immature, but I’ve given him a proper lecture. See? He has his mask back on now.”Winnie was well aware of
the change in her tone of voice. She knew that she was trying to sound casual to not worry those who cared about her.However,
she still decided to tell Lisanne the truth about her vision.“Lisanne, I seem to have lost my vision all of a sudden. I was just fine
before I passed out, so I suspect that—”Lisanne cut her off, “Wait a minute... What do you mean by that? Is that why you were
switching the light on and off earlier? What about now? Can you see anything yet? Do you at least see lights or
shadows?”“No...” Winnie replied after a brief pause.“Try closing your eyes and opening them again. I’ve heard about people who
suffered from temporary vision loss before. They usually regain their vision after resting for a bit, so maybe you should try closing
your eyes for a few minutes.”“All right.” Winnie felt it was impossible to regain her vision like that, but she decided to give it a try
anyway.Sure enough, she still could not see anything when she opened her eyes a few minutes later.As she didn’t expect it to
work to begin with, she wasn’t all that disappointed with the results.“Now that I’ve tried this technique, I’ll continue what I was
trying to say earlier. I suspect that this vision loss is a side effect caused by exposure to the Alpha radioactive gas. What about
you and your colleagues? Are you guys experiencing any discomfort as well?” Winnie continued.