Silly Bride

Chapter 57

a silly woman. I could order him to do anything back then and even tease him whenever I was in the mood.Winnie had only taken the pajamas out of the wardrobe before Xavier gave his orders consecutively. “Bring me the clothes and turn yourself around. You can give Josiah a call now.”She had no choice but to turn around. Hmph! What’s the point of covering himself? Didn’t he know that I’d already seen him naked before this?Seeing that Winnie remained motionless, Xavier queried impatiently, “What are you waiting for? Don’t you have his phone number?”“Yes, I do.” Winnie turned her back toward him before she whipped out her phone. “I’ll call Dr. Houghton now.”“Turn on the speaker.”“Okay, Mr. Fairchild.”Josiah answered the call very soon, and Winnie greeted him first, “Hello, Dr. Houghton. I’m Paulina.”“Oh! Paulina, what’s wrong? Aren’t you at Mr. Fairchild’s place now? Did anything happen?” Josiah asked on the other end of the line at once.“Nothing. It’s inconvenient for Mr. Fairchild to make a phone call now. Thus, he told me to relay his message to you that he has something to discuss with you. Would you mind coming over?” “Huh?” Josiah was stunned. “He only broke his leg, didn’t he? Don’t tell me he even has a broken arm now.”Winnie was rendered speechless.Meanwhile, Xavier chimed in, “Dr. Houghton, if you’re not busy now, can you come over at once?”“Okay! I’ll be there in half an hour,” Josiah replied, feeling surprised when Xavier addressed him as Dr. Houghton.When Josiah reached twenty minutes later, Winnie was about to step forward to brief him about Xavier’s condition. Nevertheless, he gestured to her to stop. “Wait a minute. I’ll go in to have a look first.”“Okay!” Winnie beamed sweetly, but two options had already popped into her mind at the same time.For the