Silly Bride

Chapter 259

“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 day, she heard the sound of dogs barking outside her door.She deliberately chose a rather wild-looking sheepdog and quickly took it for a walk.There were certain places where she had not been allowed to go. However, after following the somewhat uncontrollable dog over the past three days and wandering around different areas, she gained a pretty good grasp of the layout and locations of several exits.Alas, there were guards at every entry and exit point around this place, thus making it virtually impossible for her to escape on her own.Nonetheless, where there’s a will, there’s a way. After feeding the dog well every day, she finally succeeded in discovering a hole in a secluded and hidden spot. No one really knew about it, and there were no guards watching over it.Someone tall and burly wouldn’t be able to fit in there, but I can just squeeze through.Not wanting to arouse any suspicion, Winnie quickly left after discovering it.As was her routine, she asked someone to video call the person at the hospital after returning from walking the dog.Christopher had been unconscious when she called the past two days, lying on the bed without moving.However, when she called that day, he had regained consciousness.Watching him smile and talk to her softly, Winnie felt a weight off her shoulders.Her eyes stung with tears as she stared at Christopher, who looked weak, on the screen. “This is wonderful. You’re finally awake.”Meanwhile, Christopher gazed at her with his brows knitted together. “Where are you? Are you okay? Did