My Mute Bride

Chapter 43 The Third Choice

Justin very rarely appeared in public, but the guests present at the Hudson’s dinner party could clearly identify him by the ugly scar on his face.

“Is this Justin Burton?”

“He doesn’t look as terrifying as everyone mentioned.”

“Exactly! And his relationship with Rachel seems quite good too.”

Just then, the crowd whispered among themselves in the ballroom. Fortunately, there was background music to mask their voices and at the same time, someone had already approached Justin to greet him so the scene became quite lively all of a sudden.

Countless people came forward to hand Justin their name cards. Just then, Rachel instinctively wanted to withdraw her hand and walk off but Justin grabbed her hand tightly. She glanced sideways and met his calm, steady look.

All of a sudden, she was significantly shocked. After that, she stood there hearing the compliments from the crowd and once she looked up again, she had already revealed a graceful smile to the crowd around them.

Since young, she had practically never experienced such attention from anyone. In the past ten years, her life had been as quiet as her condition and there was not a single ripple in her uneventful life. She was always the non-existent person at every event of the Hudson Family.

However, her marriage to Justin seemed to be the turning point of her life.

“Amber, your sister and brother-in-law seem to have a good relationship.”

Amber’s friend’s words hit her ears and the ugly look already present on Amber’s face turned uglier. “It’s all just for show. He can’t possibly ignore her in front of so many people!”

As Amber said that, she left her friend and strode purposefully toward Justin.

“Justin.”

Rachel was currently by Justin’s side greeting the crowd when she was suddenly interrupted by Amber’s voice.

did you arrive so late? Rachel came by herself earlier so I thought that you were

by the side, was invisible. In short, the former focused only on talking

clearly caught her emphasized words that Rachel had ‘came by

Justin replied indifferently, “There was something urgent at the company so I got the driver to send Rae here first. Did I miss anything interesting?” His words spoke

expression stiffened in response and she glanced at Rachel before replying awkwardly, “You didn’t miss anything. Did Rachel

However, his eyes focused

perplexed. Meanwhile, Amber’s face lit up and she suddenly revealed a coy expression as she touched the diamond necklace on

gift from Justin when he accompanied Rachel back

birthday boy

hollered loudly and the crowd’s attention became focused on the other entrance of the ballroom. Just then, Jefferey entered the room while chit-chatting with a few of

go and wish Dad

for Justin’s hand and dragged him along. As for Justin, he didn’t object to

felt an inexplicable sense of sadness well up as soon as Justin’s arms were removed from her

like

least, she was a

by Amber and they came to stand right in front of Jefferey. The former then turned around to glance further toward the back and noticed that Rachel

you give me

thoughts swirling in his mind were related to the scene earlier in the study

As she sat there, she saw Amber and Justin push out a cart with the birthday cake on it for Jefferey. Soon after that, she walked off by herself to get a bottle of wine. Normally, she abstained from alcohol but today, she wished to

mom’s tablet being locked-up in such a cramped space by Jefferey, she felt a burst of anger that welled up within her and threatened

wasn’t an altar to commemorate the dead. The bright-red locks and the walls full of talismans were clearly an arrangement specifically there for the dead and

life from a car accident? Suddenly, Rachel

had fallen and the full moon was clearly mirrored in the swimming pool by the

you plan to get drunk and then

causing her to clench the bottle of wine in her hands

had trailed

correctly?” Amber crossed her arms and her four-and-a-half-inch high heels clicked loudly against the tiles next to the swimming pool. She glanced at Rachel with a cold expression and the haughty look on her face was clearly evident. “I’m sorry, I must have forgotten. You’re a mute