Silly Bride

Chapter 258
Before getting into the car, Winnie remained in a state of utter chaos.But as soon as she hopped into the vehicle, the gears
inside her head began to turn once again.At present, she and Christopher had been shoved into the back of the car by Leandro’s
men, whereas Leandro himself was now seated in the passenger seat.Winnie recalled Christopher once mentioned that people
in the underworld normally addressed Leandro as Boss, so she followed suit.“Please take us to the best hospital there is, Boss.
My friend needs a blood transfusion!”Leandro was a middle-aged man with medium-long hair. As someone who wasn’t too tall
and had a slightly chubby build, he looked very average and accommodating at first glance.However, he and Harold were
hospitable in different ways. The former appeared especially down-to-earth, unlike the latter who was more like a wolf in sheep’s
clothing and had an insidious smile.Thus, Leandro immediately agreed to Winnie’s request.“Don’t worry. We’re on our way to the
best hospital. It’s not just for Chris; you need to get that arm treated too. I’ll be sure to get the most skilled doctor to tend to
you.”Winnie frowned as soon as she heard him referring to Christopher like that. “You know him?”Leandro glanced back and
smiled, his tanned skin and disheveled hair making him look like a law-abiding commoner rather than a major drug lord.“Chris is
Harold’s best subordinate. Everyone involved in this business knows him. Frankly speaking, I’m fond of talented people and just
so happen to lack people like him. That’s why I’d save him without you telling me to. I want him to be indebted to me and work
for me in the future. As for you, Ms. Vivian, I believe my reasons are obvious. Everyone wants what you have.”Winnie was fully
aware that people like Leandro did everything with a goal in mind. They always had an ulterior motive.Still, she couldn’t be
bothered to think about that now. All she wanted was for them to reach the hospital as quickly as possible and find out more
information through him.“We’re naturally grateful that you’re willing to save us, Boss. It’s just that we’ve barely just managed to
escape from Harold, and there’s no way he’ll let us off so easily. He and his men have been chasing after us ever since we fled
last night, so I’d like to ask you if you happen to know more about them?”“To be honest, there was another chemist who escaped
with us in the midst of all the chaos,” she continued. “I want to know if Harold’s caught up to him and taken him back. Have his
men captured anyone since last night?”“Another chemist working for Harold?” Leandro’s curiosity was piqued immediately. “Are
you referring to Professor Riley White?”“Yes.” Winnie’s brows furrowed. It looks like he’s only interested in chemists and his own
benefits. He didn’t pay any attention to my question.She began to grow impatient. “Please answer my question, Boss. I’ll tell you
whatever you want to know when I get my answer.”“Oh, of course. Look at me! I lost my focus the moment you brought up
chemists. Regarding your question, I think you don’t have to worry. You’ll be safe once you’re on my turf since Harold wouldn’t
dare enter my territory for now. I also heard he’s been injured—by explosives, at that—my guess is that he’ll stay hidden for a
while.”He continued, “As for Professor White, according to what I know, he probably hasn’t been captured. Harold is so ruthless
that if anything happens to him, his whole family would be thrown into chaos. That’s why his biggest priority right now is to
protect himself and take care of his family’s internal strife. He doesn’t have the time or manpower to deal with outsiders now. Not
only did you guys blow up his lab and burn his factory, but you also released his chief drug maker. If he ever finds you guys, he’s

definitely going to skin you alive. I’m not trying to scare you. He’s capable of doing something like that. That’s why you’ll be the
safest with me.”Then, he began to try to entice her, “I’d say it’s best if you could tell me where Professor White is, given the
dangerous situation he’s in now. Tell me his location so I can take him here and guarantee his safety.”Winnie glanced at him
silently before responding, “Sorry, but I don’t know where Professor White is either. I’m not actually well-acquainted with him. I
blew up Harold’s lab because he didn’t want to give me the proceeds I asked for. But according to what I heard from Professor
White himself, he’d been wanting to get out of there since ages ago, so he escaped during the explosion. If you’re looking for
him, I’m afraid I won’t be of much help.”If all is well, Professor White should be with Xavier right now.Winnie breathed an internal
sigh of relief upon learning that the two were safe, but she certainly wasn’t going to tell Leandro where they were.“I see.” The
man looked disappointed but quickly changed the subject. “How much would you ask for if we were to work together then, Ms.
Vivian?”“Half the proceeds,” the woman answered candidly. “I won’t accept anything less than that.”“Haha!” Leandro chuckled. “I
can tell, judging from how you burned down Harold’s factory just because he couldn’t agree. I’m overjoyed to know that!”Winnie
didn’t know how to react to the man’s glee and merely shot him another glance.Noticing her cold gaze, Leandro quickly hid his
smile.“But don’t worry, Ms. Vivian. I’m not as greedy as someone like Harold who expects seventy percent of the proceeds, so
fifty-fifty is fine by me. If you work with me, I’ll provide you with whatever you need so long as I have it!”Feeling Christopher’s
pulse grow weaker, Winnie didn’t have the energy to pay attention to Leandro.“Sure,” she replied half-heartedly. “Let’s talk about
it when he wakes up.”Leandro shot both her and Christopher a glance. “It looks like you really love each other, huh? I’m so
envious of you kids. Your love comes so quickly and with so much passion. You haven’t even known each other that long, from
what I heard.”Winnie frowned and kept quiet, choosing not to respond anymore.With that, the rest of the journey continued in
silence, and they finally arrived at a hospital about ten minutes later.Winnie had fractured her right arm, so a doctor from the
orthopedic department immediately gave her an X-ray and cast thanks to Leandro’s connections with the hospital. Christopher
had long been wheeled into the operating room for an emergency operation by the time Winnie was done being tended to.As she
waited outside the operating room, Leandro’s men watched over her from a distance, making it difficult for her to go somewhere
to make a phone call.The two men refused to budge even when she tried telling them that she wanted to use the restroom.The
way they never even responded to the woman was as though they couldn’t understand a word she said, no matter how
aggressive she became, and that riled her up.She wouldn’t have wasted her time on them if it were before, but Christopher’s life
was on the line now, and she couldn’t stop feeling anxious.Just as she got up and was about to pace back and forth to calm her
nerves, Leandro suddenly appeared.In his hand was a plastic bag containing a few bottles of drinks. He took one of the bottles
out and handed it to Winnie after twisting the cap open for her.Yet, her brows creased in response. She hadn’t let her guard
down just because this man had saved her.Hence, she turned down his gesture. “I’m not thirsty.”Understanding her reaction,
Leandro drank half the bottle right away. “I guess you don’t trust me, but there’s nothing wrong with the drink.”The woman took a
deep breath. “I’m really not thirsty.”“Then I’m sorry for misjudging you,” he replied before taking a seat next to her. Then, he
asked in a seemingly innocent way, “What happened, by the way? Were you arguing with my men? Let me know if they did

anything wrong. I’ll punish them on your behalf.”“Then please do, Boss.” With a frown, Winnie pointed toward the cast on her
right arm. “What can I even do when I’m in this state? It’s not like I can blow up the hospital with just my left hand, but they won’t
even let me use the restroom.”“Oh! So that’s what it is. It’s their fault then. But think about it this way: they’re just concerned
about your safety. I can accompany you if you want to use the restroom, but I’ll have to get them to clear the area before we
head there.”Winnie was flabbergasted. What? They’re going to clear the whole restroom area before I can go there? But I was
thinking of borrowing someone’s phone to make a call! How the hell will I be able to do that now?“Forget it,” Winnie spat. “I’m so
annoyed that I don’t even want to pee anymore.”Leandro laughed heartily before taking a phone out of his pocket.“Is this yours?”
he asked, handing it to her.Winnie furrowed her brows. “What do you mean?” Has he seen through me? Is he testing me by
giving me this phone?“One of my men found it in the basement,” Leandro explained, looking slightly puzzled. “Does it not belong
to you?”The basement? It has to be Yulissa’s then. She used this phone to capture the videos!“Yes, it’s mine.” The woman took
the device without a second thought.Her thumb brushed the fingerprint scanner as she grabbed it, but the phone didn’t
unlock.Leandro noticed that but wasn’t sure what was going on.“Aren’t you going to unlock it to make sure everything’s still
intact? I’ll buy you a new phone if this one’s broken.”Winnie shoved the phone into her pocket right away.“There’s nothing to
inspect, nor am I in the mood to play with my phone now. By the way, what did you do with that body in the basement?”“What?”
Leandro frowned in astonishment. “Body? What body?”Winnie became more confused as she saw how clueless the man
looked.“There was a woman’s body right next to me. Didn’t you see it?”“Not at all.” Leandro summoned two subordinates
immediately and spoke to them in front of her.She couldn’t fully understand what they were saying, but it most likely had to be
about Leandro asking them about a female corpse.It didn’t take him long to receive an answer, and he shook his head at
Winnie.“My men can confirm that there was no one else inside the basement apart from you and Chris. There was no corpse
either, but it’s true there was blood on the floor. I saw that too. It was probably Chris’, though.”“That’s impossible!” How could it
have just been Christopher and me?“Could you have recalled wrongly?” Leandro surmised. “You were in bad shape when we
found you, so what if you were just seeing things?”“There’s no way I was hallucinating,” Winnie insisted before realization
dawned on her. “D*mmit!”She had broken her right arm and was being hung in midair at the time, so she could only maneuver
her left arm.Furthermore, it was true that she didn’t manage to make a proper cut due to the less-than-ideal angle, amount of
force, and position she was in.All I know is that Yulissa did collapse to the floor, but I didn’t pay attention to her after that. Now
that I think about it, she must’ve run off while Christopher and I were talking! This is bad. She’s going to come back with a
vengeance.Winnie used to think that Yulissa was a character with rather extreme tendencies who would do anything to meet her
objectives, but now, it was apparent that the latter was much more than that. She was a complete deviant, and a lunatic like her
would only continue to push the boundaries.At the thought of that, Winnie quickly turned to Leandro. “Find her. She’s Professor
White’s granddaughter. If you can get your hands on her, you might be able to find Professor White too.”She decided to take the
initiative this time.The door to the operating room finally opened more than two hours later.Christopher had made it for now, but
he was to be admitted into the intensive care unit.As for whether or not he could pull through, even the doctors dared not

guarantee anything.Winnie wanted to stay behind and look after him, only to be taken away by Leandro.She didn’t expect to fall
into another wolf’s den right after escaping one.Still, Leandro didn’t force her to make drugs yet since her right arm was
injured.The woman remained sleepless at night. She repeatedly tried to unlock Yulissa’s phone to no avail and eventually gave
up when the battery died.After putting the device down, she couldn’t help but gaze at the ring on her left ring finger.Then, she
brought the ring in front of her lips and took a deep breath.“Where are you, Xavier? Can you hear me? If you’re in Lightspring,
give me a signal. Use a green flare just like what we agreed upon.”After that, Winnie strolled toward the window and opened it.If
he heard me, I’ll definitely see a green flare tonight.Alas, despite her having waited until dawn, the sky remained pitch-black with
not a single flare in sight.