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Not only that, but the place looked as though it had been ransacked.
“Could it be a break-in?” Josiah speculated as he pulled open the door.
However, the door was still perfectly locked. It didn’t look as if anyone had forced their way into the
house.
“What exactly happened? The door is fine, though.” Josiah tried to push the door forcefully from
another direction, but the door still wouldn’t budge.
“Let me try. Master once told me that the password is Harrison’s birthday,” Winnie said as she stopped
Josiah in time.
“His grandson’s birthday? Do you know when it is?”
Winnie furrowed her brows. “Don’t rush me. I need to think.”
With that, she closed her eyes and tried digging through her memories.
Soon, a series of numbers popped up in her mind.
She quickly keyed in the numbers on the lock pad. As expected, the door opened with a click.
After that, they immediately went to check on Sebastian’s condition.
Seeing that his breathing and complexion were normal, Winnie breathed a sigh of relief.
“This doesn’t look like a sudden illness. There isn’t any external injury to Master’s brain either. But why
did he faint out of the blue?” she asked while pinching Sebastian’s philtrum acupoint.
Not long after that, Sebastian’s eyelids moved a little.
“It’s working! Continue doing it, but a little harder this time,” Josiah said.
Winnie did as he said. A few moments later, Sebastian opened his eyes.
Everything looked blurry to Sebastian for a few seconds before he could focus normally, and he could
finally see Winnie and Josiah in front of him.
“Nini… You’re back! H-Hurry! Go check on Xavier!”
“What happened to him?” Winnie was shocked to hear what Sebastian said. She couldn’t believe that
she had forgotten about Xavier because all she thought about was Sebastian’s condition.
“Here…” Sebastian said wearily as he took out a thin syringe.
Josiah recognized the item with just one look. “I gave him this tranquilizer. Why do you have it?”
Sebastian stood up slowly with Winnie’s help. “There was a little accident when I removed the needles
from him. In the end, it triggered the nerves in his brain. After that, he had a relapse and started to
become aggressive. Even then, he had strong self-control. He gave me this tranquilizer and asked me
to inject him with it. At that time, I almost injected all the medication into his body, but who would’ve
thought he would go berserk at the last second? He grabbed the syringe from my hand and injected the
last few bits of the medication into my body. After that, he started messing up the entire place. I wanted
to stop him, but I couldn’t move because of the tranquilizer. If you hadn’t come, I wouldn’t know how
long I would have continued lying unconscious on the ground.”
Winnie’s expression changed after she heard that.
However, she was still able to think logically. “Usually, when someone in a frenzied state rushes out of
the room, there’s no way he will close the door behind him. But the door was perfectly locked when we
came in, so he should still be here. Master, please sit down and rest. I’ll look for him with Josiah.”
“Go on! Don’t worry about me. I’m sober now.”
“Okay,” Winnie said before she dashed toward the consultation room.
The room was small, so she didn’t leave any spots unchecked. Even so, there was still no sign of
Xavier.
Suddenly, Josiah shouted from another room, “Winnie! I found him! He’s here!”
“Where?” Immediately, she ran out.
“Here!”
He knew that he was in Yolanda’s room, but he had to pretend that he didn’t know so that Sebastian
wouldn’t suspect anything.
What will Old Mr. Xander think of me if I said I’m in Yolanda’s room and if he knows I’ve been watching
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtYolanda’s every move?
However, Sebastian was oblivious to Josiah’s concerns.
He pointed Winnie in a specific direction when he saw her walking out of the consultation room.
“It’s right in front. Yolanda’s room is next to the study. Hurry!”
The next moment, Winnie rushed toward Yolanda’s room.
Other than wanting to see how Xavier was doing, she was thinking about something else.
She had wanted to get rid of Yolanda from Sebastian at the same time so that she could search
Yolanda’s room, but who would’ve thought that she would enter Yolanda’s room with Josiah like that?
Things didn’t go as Josiah had planned in the early morning.
Yolanda had locked her door from the outside, so logically, no one could open it without a key.
But now, the lock was broken, and the room was a mess too.
Anyone could tell the mess was Xavier’s doing with a glance.
Winnie sighed as she approached Xavier and touched his forehead. “How is he? Is he all right?”
“He’s fine. A situation like this is normal for him. I guess he’ll wake up after he sleeps for a few hours. I
just hope there won’t be any more problems with his brain after he wakes up. We’ll talk later. Let’s bring
him outside first. We can’t let him continue to sleep in Yolanda’s room,” Josiah said as he put Xavier on
his shoulders.
Winnie agreed and grabbed Xavier’s other arm as she helped Josiah support Xavier’s weight.
Soon, both of them got Xavier on the couch in the living room, and Sebastian quickly felt Xavier’s
pulse.
“His pulse is gentle and steady. I think the tranquilizer is working. Let him rest for a while. Give him
some medication once he wakes up.”
“Okay. Master, how about I clean up the place with Josiah since Xavier has made a mess, especially
Ms. Xander’s room? The lock is broken. I’ll get someone to change a new lock later. As for the
medicine, we have it at home, so I think it should be fine if I give it to Xavier after we get home,” Winnie
said after exchanging a glance with Josiah.
“That’s a great idea. I’ll leave this place to you two. I’m still a little unwell, so I’ll go back to my room to
rest now,” Sebastian replied.
“I’ll help you.”
“That won’t be necessary. I can get into my room by myself. Just let me know when you leave.”
After Sebastian returned to his room, Winnie and Josiah immediately walked into Yolanda’s room.
Even after the two of them searched all over Yolanda’s room for a long time, they still couldn’t find
anything else suspicious. All they could find was a small box of hypnotic incense.
They had already found out about the hypnotic incense, so they weren’t shocked to find it.
Josiah started cursing out of irritation after he rummaged through the closets and couldn’t find anything.
“I’m sure she’s hiding something in this room. But where? Must we dig the ground to find it?” he asked
while stamping his foot.
Although what Josiah was doing looked like a futile move, Winnie didn’t stop him. What if she’s really
hiding something underneath the ground?
When Winnie considered whether she should knock on the walls, her phone suddenly rang.
She took it out and saw that it was Yolanda’s phone number.
Furrowing her brows, she picked up the phone.
“Hello? What’s the matter?”
Yolanda chuckled bitterly. “Drop the act! You were the one who threw stones at me and punctured my
tire, weren’t you? Are you playing pretend?”
“If you really have to put it this way, I can only tell you that I didn’t puncture your tire.”
Yolanda continued to chuckle coldly. “Hah! So, you admit it. Just you wait. I’ll expose you in front of
Grandpa once I’m home. I’ll let him know how his favorite student treats his granddaughter.”
Winnie frowned. “So, do you admit that you hypnotized Xavier?”
Yolanda was silent for a while before she continued, “That’s nonsense.”
Winnie smirked. “Hmph! Very well. I know what you mean now.”
“Oh? Why don’t you tell me what you understood?”
“It’s meaningless. You’ve never been cooperative, so there’s no need for us to continue talking,” Winnie
said and hung up instantly.
Josiah had stopped stamping on the ground when Winnie answered the call because he didn’t want to
disturb her.
Once Winnie hung up, he asked, “What is Yolanda up to by calling you?”
“She wishes to report to Old Mr. Xander that I stalked her and hurt her. But she’s the one who started it.
Besides, she also hurt me by prickling me with needles and making monkeys follow me. Who should I
complain to? Let’s—”
Josiah suggested, “Since she wishes to involve Old Mr. Xander in this matter, let’s make the first move!
Didn’t she refuse to admit to hypnotizing Xavier? Then, let’s bring the hypnotic incense piece you got
from the dumpster and the one you found in her room. We’ll let Old Mr. Xander compare them himself.
From what I know, every hypnotist has a specific incense piece. This should be something that belongs
only to her, so I’m sure Old Mr. Xander will recognize it.”
Winnie nodded. “Okay. Let’s do that.”
Half an hour had passed when Yolanda returned to the Xander residence.
She had planned to report Winnie’s doing to Sebastian, but she didn’t expect to see him looking so
angry when she arrived.
Sebastian was sitting on the couch while Winnie and Josiah were standing beside him.
When she saw the scene before her, Yolanda frowned and understood what was happening since she
was intelligent.
She sneered with hostility, “Winnie, did you flip the story around when you’re the one to be blamed?”
Sebastian slammed a little box on the coffee table when he saw Yolanda’s terrible attitude. “That’s
enough! Yolanda, you’d better be honest with me! Who started it?”
Yolanda frowned as she stared intently at the object on the coffee table. “Grandpa, what is the meaning
of this? Did you search my room? Or you’re telling me that these two went into my room?” She lifted
her hand and pointed at Winnie and Josiah. “Who gave you permission to go into my room? I’ve
already locked it from the outside, and the key has been with me this whole time! How did you open it?”
“I did!” Sebastian wasn’t in the mood to explain how Winnie and Josiah had gone into Yolanda’s room
at that moment. All he wanted to know was if what Winnie said was true.
“So, you’re not denying the hypnotic incense belongs to you, right?” Sebastian asked while glaring at
Yolanda.
Yolanda frowned. “Yes. It’s mine.”
After that, Sebastian slammed another item in a transparent bag on the coffee table. “Then what about
this? Take a close look at it and tell me if you know what it is!”
Yolanda took it up and sniffed it. “Grandpa, where did you get this?”
“Where did I get it? Winnie found it in the trash! This is what you threw away after you cleaned up the
incense burner! Do you admit that you altered his memories? Why did you do it? What can you gain
from this? You’re a doctor, Yolanda! Tell me, who made you do this? Who is the mastermind behind all
this?”
Yolanda stared at Sebastian, looking hurt.
“Grandpa, how long have you known her? Why do you believe everything she says? Do you know what
she did to me? She got a man to stalk me and hit me with a stone!”
“I know. She told me everything, including what happened today. But have you thought about why she
did all that?” Sebastian asked with a grave expression.
“Why should I think from her perspective? Grandpa, are you my grandpa or hers? Why are you helping
an outsider?”
“So, you still won’t admit it?”
“I can only say that I didn’t do anything wrong!”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“All right. You’re still not admitting it, are you? Then, get out of my sight! I don’t have a granddaughter
like you!”
All Yolanda needed to do was admit it, but she wouldn’t compromise. Sebastian knew she was
stubborn, but he was still mad about it. His words were harsher because she still wouldn’t admit it even
after Winnie and Josiah almost had the evidence.
Since Yolanda had a bad temper, she had no intention of compromising even after hearing what
Sebastian said. She turned around and left.
Winnie knew that Sebastian only said all those out of anger, but she didn’t want to chase after Yolanda.
Therefore, she nudged Josiah’s arm.
Josiah reluctantly shouted at Yolanda, “Come back!”
Before he could go after her, Sebastian said, “Stop! Let her leave!”
Josiah almost believed Sebastian. Right when Josiah was about to stop, Sebastian suddenly
continued, “Perhaps it’s better for you to take a look. See how she’s doing. She’s not familiar with this
area. Don’t let her get too far.”
Josiah was speechless.
What else could he have done? Of course, he had to go after her.
After Josiah left, Sebastian asked Winnie to sit in front of him.
“Winnie, you’re a very gifted student. It’s indeed Yolanda’s fault in this matter, but I’m your master.
Instead of telling me about this immediately when you noticed it, you chose to get someone to stalk her,
resulting in a conflict. I don’t think this is the right way to handle things. We should talk things through
when there’s a disagreement or misunderstanding, don’t you agree?”
Winnie opened her mouth but said nothing.
Although Winnie didn’t know Yolanda that long, the former could tell that Yolanda was a stubborn
person who had her own thoughts. If Yolanda didn’t want to say something, no matter how nicely
anyone talked to her, she would never cooperate.
Sebastian had been living with Yolanda for all those years, so there was no way he didn’t know her
temper.
Seeing that Winnie didn’t say anything, Sebastian continued, “You two shouldn’t keep fighting like this.
You’re very intelligent. You’re more flexible than she is in both medical skills and self-conduct. For
example, how you took the initiative to tell me about what had happened had completely pressured her.
But Winnie, I have to tell you. At this age, I already passed my prime a long time ago. I’m not the same
man I was who prioritized my career anymore. Before I’m your master, I’m Yolanda’s grandfather.
Honestly, I’m not very happy with what you did to Yolanda. She’s at fault for what happened to Mr.
Fairchild, so I’ll do everything I can to treat him and teach you everything I know about acupuncture.
But after you learn everything, I will no longer be your master. In the future, you’ll handle the
acupuncture sessions for Mr. Fairchild, and you and Yolanda won’t cross paths anymore. I’ll talk to
Yolanda too and ask her why she did all that. So, for my sake, can you forgive her?”
Sebastian meant everything he said.
It is human nature to put family first.
Of course, Winnie could understand that.
It’s his choice to choose his granddaughter over an apprentice like me. I won’t force him, nor do I have
any right to do so. I’ll respect his decision. Besides, he has already shown me plenty of respect when
he reprimanded Yolanda so harshly earlier.
Therefore, Winnie nodded seriously.
“Once a teacher, always a teacher. Perhaps our bond as master and apprentice isn’t that strong, but
deep down, you’ll always be my master.”
Sebastian sighed.
When he was about to say something, they suddenly heard Xavier’s voice.
“Winnie… Winnie…”
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