My Mute Bride

Chapter 5,My Mute Bride

Rachel’s palms were a bit sweaty as she was still somewhat nervous. After a moment’s hesitation, she pushed the door open. The room was dark. Lighting her way using her cell phone, she walked up to the desk until her eyes fell upon the drawer below the table. When she opened the drawer, she saw an envelope marked in red with the word ‘Property’ as she had expected.

She then picked up the envelope, feeling somewhat puzzled as to why such an important document wasn’t locked away. She quickly realized something, and her expression changed slightly. Just as she was about to leave, the lights suddenly turned on with a click. “Are you looking for this?”

to the floor in fright. At this moment, Justin was holding an identical envelope, whereas the envelope Rachel

black, but they were more like the sea before the storm with invisible waves surging underneath the sea surface. “Jefferey Hudson told you to

pupils shrank, and she felt like he was stepping on her heart with every step he took. Finally, he stopped in front of Rachel and looked down at her taut face. “You’re bolder than I thought,” he said, though no one knew if he was actually mocking or praising her. Rachel smiled wryly in her heart. She wasn’t bold, but she simply had no other

covering it up. The more she spoke, the more mistakes she would make as well. Hence, the only thing she could do was to remain silent. Suddenly, Justin’s voice became extremely penetrating. “As my nominal wife, you stole the Burton Family’s trade secret. If I call the police right now, you’ll spend the rest

110 displayed on its screen. His thumb hovered over the dial button, and it seemed like he was about to press it the next instant. Rachel looked up sharply as she could no longer maintain her composure. However, Justin was still indifferent. “Are you afraid now?” Rachel pressed her lips together with all

man smiled a smile that didn’t reach his eyes. He then said

pleased enough not to hold you accountable.” Rachel was stunned. She was as humble and weak as an ant before this powerful man, but even an ant clung to life, let alone a living person like her. She closed her eyes forcefully. After opening her eyes again, she began to undress slowly while her hands trembled. Justin was surprised. He had purposely mocked her in such a way, but