My Mute Bride

My Mute Bride Chapter 51

Chapter 51 Were There Enough Wedding Favors?

Rachel entered the study at night to serve Justin with some tea.

At the sound of the door being opened, he instructed her without looking up, “Put it down.”

Even though she did as he asked her to, she stood there without leaving.

Finally, he looked up at her. “Did you need something else?”

Rachel hesitated for a moment before she signed. Do you have a solution for the medication formula?

While keeping his gaze on her, Justin answered, “We previously missed our chance, so it’ll be difficult for us to go back to Hudson Vineyard. We might be able to head there on the pretext of discussing the wine business, though. Why? Do you have a solution?”

She shook her head.

For now, Rachel didn’t plan on telling him that she had seen the formula.

Since the dosages weren’t listed, she was worried that even if she informed Justin about it, he would think she was hiding something from him.

Justin asked in a careless manner, “I heard Jefferey took you to the vineyard last week. What were you doing there?”

It was right after he dropped the question that Rachel’s heart raced loudly.

How could she have forgotten that he knew her whereabouts like the back of his hand?

He…

Upon seeing that she was unable to explain herself, his gaze darkened. “Did he ask you to do something else?”

As her expression tightened anxiously, she nodded. He gave me a packet of drugs.

“Drugs?” Justin frowned. “What kind of drugs?”

Rachel made a few hand gestures with slight embarrassment.

language for a long time, he was completely unable to read the specialized term. Since he was close to losing his patience, he tossed a pen

picked up the pen, she hesitated for what seemed like eternity before she finally

by Hudson Pharmaceuticals itself. LSD was merely a similar drug that

darker side of human nature. Drugs like these were always accessories in places like

wanted you to drug

embarrassed and terrified as

“And where

her lips.

Burton Residence as she

a person.” The mocking tone stung as it came from behind the desk and

wish nor the method to deny it. Yet, it was still humiliating to be ridiculed like

nothing else, I’m going back to my

He subtly nodded.

of wind could

over her shoulder in

the study and the huge desk, Justin’s severe face was softened by the soft yellow light above him, which made him suddenly

scar, she suddenly returned to her

fearful and repulsed, even—to the point where her shoulders shook as she nodded, as if she was afraid he would do something harmful to her in the

was in that moment when any cordiality that Justin felt dissipated into

could he have hoped for from a woman who was forced by her family to marry him and spend her life walking on eggshells

she returned to her room, Rachel let out the breath she had

Justin’s sudden change in expression, she

the man’s mood easily changed from one moment to the next, she had no idea on

likely that he asked someone to drop off the wedding favors to make it clear to her coworkers that

was

she went to work

stepped off the subway, she received a text

‘Morning.’

come to

She thought, Come?

phone only to spot a figure with a straight posture, standing by

eyes brightened as she quickened her footsteps toward Hans while she clutched her phone. Yet, before

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