My Mute Bride

Chapter 42 The Woman in the Photo

The so-called Deities were in fact not deities but a piece of wooden plaque carved with the birthdate and time. The four edges had locks on it, which were spray-painted red and bolted tightly to the ground.

On the right side of the plaque, there was a framed piece of bright yellow talisman and the writing on it was messy and indecipherable.

Just then, Rachel’s feet felt as if they were filled with lead. Her eyes were fixated upon the talisman and it felt as if she was about to bore a hole into it and find out what was beneath the frame.

Just then, Justin could sense that there was something wrong with her. “What’s wrong?”

However, it seemed that Rachel didn’t hear his words at all and she reached out an arm toward the talisman.

“What are you doing?” Justin pulled her back.

They must not touch a single item here. Otherwise, if Jefferey came back and saw it, he would definitely realize that someone had broken into the place and therefore it would be harder for them to obtain the formula next time if they failed to get it this time.

However, Rachel’s face was as pale as a sheet and she was still staring fixedly on the talisman with a dazed look on her.

Is she possessed?

Meanwhile, Justin frowned and admonished, “Don’t move.”

He was never a believer of spiritual objects, so he reached out his arm and immediately removed the talisman to reveal the frame behind.

There was a black-and-white artistic photo in the frame and it was evidently taken from a studio. The photo looked like it had been taken in the last century.

The woman had on a traditional outfit and she looked very young. She had a demure smile on her face which somehow looked quite familiar to Justin. He seemed to have seen her from somewhere before.

“Boohoo—“

Suddenly, there was a sobbing sound that came from behind.

Justin was momentarily shocked and he looked back to see a face filled with tears.

Rachel’s hands gripped the bookshelf tightly and her eyes were red-rimmed. Although she tried hard to suppress her emotions, she couldn’t seem to control her immense sorrow and she sobbed in a hoarse voice.

Justin glanced at her face and suddenly, he seemed to comprehend the part of the situation.

in this photo

was blurry. The bright-red necklace, the clear birthdate and time, coupled with that exact same photo that she had

Justin’s phone vibrations rang out from his pocket. Frustrated, he glanced at the safe right in front

quite some time, he put back the talisman and dragged Rachel out of

to break free as she

at it!” Justin reprimanded her in a low voice. “Even if you continue staring at it, she

be such an accident, I might as

the lounge of the second floor, Frankie sent a paper bag containing a gown into the room before

how did Mrs.

slightly in response and he remained lost in thought. “How did Rachel’s birth

Frankie to conduct the investigation when

“It was due to a car

“Is that confirmed?”

past and she usually went out to work at night. Once, she consumed too much alcohol and ended up losing control. That’s how she got

she

“Well…” Frankie hesitated.

the past and it wasn’t something that was hard to find out either. In the records, Rachel’s mother provided illicit services. Because of her great looks, she was

disappeared for quite some time and after that, Jefferey received

Illicit services?

photo he saw at the altar. Come to think of it, Rachel had a strong resemblance to the woman in the photo and both of them had a demure and docile look—there was a clean look in their eyes. Whatever it was, she didn’t seem like one who would resort to working in

noticed Justin’s silence and he couldn’t help asking, “I thought you went to seek for the formula today? Why

recollected his thoughts.

raised his arm to look at his watch. “Has the dinner

to get there and they’ve asked after you quite a

“I’m leaving.”

asked, revealing a

Jefferey that

Rachel to look for the safe. Once her face was captured on the footage of the surveillance camera at the corridor, then even if he took the formula with him, she would be the

didn’t expect that there were so many disruptions which had

be able to continue

soon as he finished his sentence, there came the sound of the

the door and stood at the entrance. Her new gown was quite figure-forming and the black-colored ruffled