My Mute Bride

My Mute Bride Chapter 21

It felt like a dream to Rachel as Justin carried her into his car; she couldn’t even feel the pain in her knees anymore. It was the first time she felt that this man wasn’t as cruel and heartless as he seemed on the surface.

Rachel looked at him as she sat inside the car. Why did you help me?

Justin still hadn’t answered the question that she had asked him back in the principal’s office. After all, deliberately going through the effort to set up a trap did not seem like something that he would do.

Justin watched as her hands signed away. Even though he couldn’t understand sign language, he could still figure out her thoughts through the grateful look in Rachel’s eyes.

“You don’t have to thank me. I didn’t do it for you.” Justin’s tone was as cold as his expression. “I only looked into this matter for the Burtons’ reputation. You married into my family, so you are a Burton. It’s best that you behave yourself so that we can live together peacefully. Otherwise, do not blame me for my callousness if you cause another controversy like this.”

The icy voice resounding around the car interior instantly smothered the warmth flickering in Rachel’s heart. That’s right. Why would Justin go through so much trouble for me?

Rachel couldn’t stop herself from shivering at the memory of his treatment of her last night. It wasn’t cold, but she still shuddered. If something like this happened again, Justin would certainly kick her out.

As such, neither of them spoke on the trip home.

Justin did not stay after he sent Rachel back to the Burton home. Instead, he got the chauffeur to send him to his workplace. Soon, the car sped down the highway.

“Everything with the school has been dealt with, Mr. Burton. There won’t be any rumors about that past incident anymore. The media outlets have also prepared their scripts for their apologies.”

Justin leaned back in the back seat, his eyes closed as he rested. His handsome features were reflected in the window’s glass, but his expression turned harsher and

colder. “A mere gym teacher wouldn’t have been able to spread the news about such an old incident and cause it to come back to public consciousness.”

“You’re saying that someone else is behind the incident’s resurgence?”

“Investigate the situation properly before he’s handed over.”

“Understood.”

next morning, news of Rachel’s gym teacher sexually harassing female students surged to the top of many trending news lists, and multiple victims jointly voiced their condemnation. News about the Young Mistress of the Burton Family was promptly buried by this, dropping from its top spot on the

We will continue to follow up

for the day on the

nowadays—they’re always changing their stories every day.” Sue huffily switched the television off. She then crossed her arms and

she hadn’t expected for the mute to be wrongfully accused. Even more

possible, though? She had personally raised Justin herself. How could he be interested in someone like Rachel? Yet, she still couldn’t figure out why Justin continued allowing

is here, Madam

pulled Sue’s

up to greet the woman. “Why are you here so early in the morning? Have you… seen the

news?” Amber sat down on the couch as

puzzled expression.

she had been framed. That gym teacher from your

How could

be in a relationship with that teacher? How could things have turned on its head so suddenly? Now, everything is just going great. I’m worried that Justin will say that I was jumping at

Sue was putting the

that incident had the entire school up in arms back then-everyone in school knew about it. How did Justin settle it after visiting the school

stiffened when she heard

that my sister is married to Justin, yet they still pushed those reports out the door anyway. They must not be worried

reminded Sue of something, and her mind suddenly came to a

you saying that Justin only

responsibility. “Just act like nothing happened, Madam Parham. My sister is the lady of the Burton Family now, after all—the downfall

said that last sentence was especially loaded

and marrying into the Burton Family, Sue did not doubt the woman’s words at all. Anyway, Justin’s behavior was indeed unusual. How could

Duncan, where is that girl? Where did she run off to? Doesn’t she know that she has to