Silly Bride

Chapter 259

for the healing of the bones. If something happens during these few days, this arm will forever be crippled.”Seeing that Winnie agreed to his request, Leandro answered readily, “Sure. I’ll give you five days, then. It’ll also give me time to have some people go about the preparations in the laboratory. If there’s anything you need, you can just let them know. I’ve also helped you bring the doctor over. He’ll take care of you here during this period of time.”She faked a smile. “Is that so? How thoughtful of you. Now, I won’t even need to go to the hospital. However…”Gazing at Leandro, she continued, “I have another request that I hope you can agree to.”He nodded. “I’m all ears. Let me see if it’s something within my capabilities.”Winnie beamed at him as she responded, “It’s a piece of cake for you. All you have to do is say the word. Although you’ve brought the doctor here for me, I’d still like to go to the hospital to see Chris.” “Oh, I see…” Leandro murmured, rubbing his nose thoughtfully. “Why go through so much trouble, though? It’s inconvenient for you to move around now, and traveling back and forth will be very tiring. I’ve already sent someone to keep watch at the hospital. If you want to see Chris, you can do so through video call. That’ll be so much easier.”Winnie fell silent for a while. It looks like he’s determined not to let me leave this place.Smiling, she replied, “In that case, could I trouble you to prepare a phone for me?”“A phone? Didn’t I return your phone to you earlier today? Is it broken?” he enquired curiously.“Yeah, it is. I didn’t check it properly during the day and only realized it was broken when I tried to use it just now. It won’t even turn on.”“Oh, dear. That’s a pity.” Leandro still did not fully trust everything Winnie said. I did suspect the phone wasn’t hers. Anyway, I’ve no intention of letting her have any contact with the outside world for now.“I’ll bring you a new phone when I return as there are no spare phones in the house. If you need to speak to me while I’m away for the next couple of days, you can get anyone here to call me. Seeing that your hand is injured, it’s probably inconvenient for you to use a phone anyway.”“Sure,” Winnie replied. I want a phone that won’t get monitored, but from the look of things, it’s clear he’s not going to give me one. Even if I did have one, he’d probably come up with an excuse to take it away from me. He probably wants to keep me locked up here.After pondering for a moment, she remarked, “In that case, I won’t have anything to keep me entertained for the next few days. At least I had Chris to accompany me when I was at Harold’s house. Now that even Chris isn’t here, doesn’t that mean I’ll be bored out of my mind?”“That…” Leandro was momentarily dumbfounded. “Do you want me to find a few young men who resemble Chris for you?”Winnie burst out laughing upon hearing that. “Boss, what kind of woman do you take me for? Do I look like a floozy? If he’s easily replaceable, would I agree to make those samples for you even when I’m injured?”He also started chuckling. “That was a bad joke on my part. Please forgive me. What other interests and hobbies do you have? Tell me, and I’ll have someone make the necessary arrangements.”“Hmm…” She pretended to think for a while before answering, “I used to like skiing, but with the weather here, I don’t think there’s anywhere to ski. There’s not much else, except for maybe getting a dog.”Leandro’s eyes lit up. “A dog, eh? There may be no snow here, but there are plenty of dogs. I have many of them, from large breeds to small breeds. I’ve got this. I promise that as soon as you wake up tomorrow morning, all those dogs will be sitting in a line in front of you.”“That’s great!” Winnie responded, grinning.I still have no clue how long I’ll be staying here. Under normal circumstances, it’d only arouse suspicion if I were to wander around on my own. However, if I use the excuse that I have to walk my dog, that’d be a different story.When Winnie awoke the following