Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

As soon as Winnie and Leandro entered the room, Christopher thanked the man for saving his life.

Leandro had another reason for visiting Christopher—he wanted to take the man under his wing.

However, Christopher indirectly turned down the offer. “You saved my life, so I’m supposed to work for you in return. Sadly, I’m of no use to you since I’m bound to my sickbed like this.”

Chuckling, Leandro responded, “What are you talking about? The most important thing now is for you to get enough rest. I can’t have you climbing out of your bed to work for me now, can I? We’ll talk again after you’ve fully recovered. You and Vivian are close, and she’s already family to us. We’ll welcome you with open arms when it’s time for you to come home.”

“That’s right.” Winnie nodded at Christopher. “As Boss said, you’ll definitely be with me. You don’t need to worry about anything now. I’ll make the arrangements for you when you’re well again.”

Then, the woman turned to look at Leandro. “Isn’t that right, Boss? I can still make the arrangements for him, right?”

“Of course. He belongs to you, so it’s only fair that you get the final say.”

In response, Winnie simply brushed off that statement with a half-smile before voicing, “I’m glad to hear you say that, Boss. However, do you mind waiting for me outside? Chris and I have some personal matters to discuss.”

“Don’t let me stop you!” Leandro immediately stood up, ready to leave. “I’ll get out of your hair then. You’ll have to hurry up, though. The doctor just told us that we shouldn’t stay too long.”

To that, Winnie nodded understandingly before walking Leandro out of the room.

As soon as Leandro left, Winnie locked the door behind her and hurried back to Christopher, whose gaze never left the woman.

Christopher instinctively extended his hand to Winnie when she returned to his side.

Without a second thought, the woman swiftly grabbed Christopher’s hand.

She tightened her grip for but a few seconds before letting go of the man. “I don’t have much time, so I’ll keep it as brief as possible.”

Christopher withdrew his hand and nodded. “Tell me. Is there anything I can do now?”

“There is!” Winnie’s smile instantly enlivened the atmosphere in the room. “There’s no way I’m going to let you lie in bed while I work my as* off.”

“Sure. I just so happened to be someone who can’t stand doing nothing,” voiced Christopher with a chuckle.

Only after that did Winnie tell the man all about how they got rescued and what happened in the past two days.

“That’s why what we have to do now is contact Xavier and my mercenaries and shake off Leandro,” concluded Winnie in the end. “Having found our first buyer, he’s requesting that I provide a sample. On top of that, I’ve already figured out how to get out. I just need to find the right opportunity to create chaos so we can escape. However, what worries me the most is you. You can’t even walk on your own, and there are so many people guarding the hospital. I have to wait until you escape first before I make my move. The alternative is we make a break for it together. If we mess this up, they’ll surely hold you hostage. We might even end up putting your life in danger.”

Even though Christopher knew Winnie had a point, he still could not help but frown. “But you’re also putting yourself in danger.”

Winnie smiled nonchalantly in response to that. “Don’t worry. I’ve already used up all my bad luck in my childhood, so I’ve been nothing but lucky in everything I do ever since. I believe it’ll be no exception this time. You can do it too!”

Looking at Winnie, Christopher nodded unconvincedly. “I don’t believe in luck, but I do believe in you.”

Winnie was glad that the man had unconditional confidence in her. “That’s more like it. Seeing how you’ve put your trust in me, I won’t let you down.”

After hearing that, Christopher nodded once again with a soft smile.

The man, however, was keeping something from Winnie.

He wanted to tell her that he would not mind even if she disappointed him.

After all, Winnie was the reason Christopher was still alive then.

The woman then decided not to waste any more time. Since she could not move her right arm, Winnie extended her left arm to Christopher.

“What are you doing?” inquired the man, puzzled by Winnie’s action.

“Remove the ring for me,” answered Winnie, wiggling her finger. “This is our only way to reach Xavier. I tried sending him messages a few days ago, but I didn’t get any response at all. Maybe he couldn’t reply to my messages because he was on the move, or there could be a problem with his receiver. I don’t really know what kind of situation he’s found himself in, but I believe he’s also trying to reach us. When you can do next is try to contact him again and see if you can get him to respond. It shouldn’t be hard for him to find the hospital. If he can just get our messages, I’m sure he’ll be here in no time. As for us, I’ll give you a video call every day, and we’ll keep in touch that way. As soon as we reach Xavier, we’ll make our move. This time, we’ll be sure to make it back home!”

After nodding in silence, Christopher slowly removed the ring from Winnie’s ring finger.

waiting to be rescued. The last thing Christopher wanted was to leave Winnie in the wolf’s den for

he was powerless to turn his intention into

the man was down and why he felt that way, so she smiled at him. “You have to make it out of here safely. Only then can you stop being a burden to me. Tell

“Sure,” responded Christopher.

patted the man on the shoulder. “It’s getting late, so I should be going. You have to listen to the doctors and

two bade each other farewell,

few minutes alone with Christopher, so when she went out, Leandro had just finished smoking a cigarette and was heading back

fast. Why not chat a little longer?” Smiling,

more days,”

have such a catch like you,” complimented Leandro before getting back to business. “We better go back soon, then.

replied Winnie, glancing at Leandro. “Don’t forget that you promised me half of the share. I expect to receive my due when you get

to talk about money.

nodded in response before the two got into the car and hurried back to

laboratory was much simpler than Harold’s, and he was aware

Winnie could not work with her right arm, so it was unusually challenging for her to

do about it. He had no choice but to wait patiently for Winnie

that, two days passed in

she could not afford to take any more time, so he handed Leandro

what he wanted. The buyer even allowed Winnie to chat longer with Christopher over their video call after ensuring everything was right with the

her privacy when she requested it instead of

so neither of them said anything they

special way of communicating, and in that exchange, Winnie heard the best news of

that he had finally reached Xavier, and Winnie got so excited that she instantly broke into

while since Christopher last saw Winnie smile that

though he was glad to see the woman so uplifted, he could not stop himself from

could tell that he was nothing compared to Xavier in Winnie’s

not want to ruin the moment. In fact, he was more than willing to make Winnie even happier, so he suddenly held

eyebrows in concern when she saw what happened. “Are you okay? Did you tear

weakly. “Somebody’s doing that for

nodded in response. “I’ll talk to you later then. I’ve already managed to produce the

talk. I’m sure…” The man was only acting that way because Leandro was still watching him. “I’m sure you want to see me for a

alone is so boring and I don’t

his attention to the door. “Pay

the man’s words. Why should

appeared on screen

white coat and a mask, she could immediately tell who he was just by looking at

none

returned to her senses. Suddenly,

Since he could not speak freely or reach out to touch Winnie, all his

not help but feel a hint of bitterness as he

with him in the next life, Christopher

the next life. Winnie likely took pity on me, but it’s okay. I’ll

not communicate with Winnie since Leandro’s men were in the room, so he only appeared briefly on screen a few

to

double meanings to Christopher before leaving. “Don’t worry because I’m well aware of your condition. As long as you follow my lead, everything will be okay. What’s important is that you arrange your time properly to get enough rest. I’ll deal with the rest. It’s my day off tomorrow, but I’ll be working the night shift the

that, Xavier glanced at Winnie through the video call before turning around to

doctor!” Christopher then returned to Winnie after seeing Xavier off. “You heard him,

was trying to say just then. He is making all the necessary arrangements, and the time is set for the night after tomorrow. As for me, I’ll have to

that,” uttered Christopher

Winnie got emotional

phone, she even asked for some

so

at that time, it was

then. “I heard you enjoy this wine, so I brought all the bottles I have in the cellar. The buyer

only but