My Mute Bride

After writing the last word, the chalk Rachel was using broke and rolled around on the ground.

“It has come to this point. What other tricks are you trying to play with me?” Tina’s expression was nasty. “Of course you’ll refuse to admit that you were the snitch. When would a murderer ever admit that they killed someone?”

Not bothering to argue with her, Rachel kneeled on the ground and wrote one word.

Amber

“Are you saying that Amber revealed the secret?” For a moment, Tina was stunned. Then, she seemed to think of something which caused her to scoff. “If you want to blame it on someone, you should at least blame it on the right person. Before Henry’s incident, Amber knew nothing about the matter between us. Do you think I’m stupid?”

Rachel looked silently at Tina, her calm gaze making the latter a little panicked.

Tina was indeed a little dumb, but she wasn’t an idiot.

That day, Amber had asked her to go to the wine cellar. There were waiters around, but she insisted that Rachel go to the already suspicious place. As for how Tina and Henry ended up at the wine cellar, no one knew, but Rachel was sure that it must have had something to do with Amber.

“That’s impossible.” All of a sudden, there was an extremely unpleasant look on Tina’s face.

She suddenly remembered that before Jefferey’s birthday banquet, Amber had invited her multiple times to make sure she would turn up, and she waited until she was around before telling the waiter the specific place to get the wine and to not go to the underground wine cellar.

Suddenly, the creaking sound of the door closing rang out. Tina came and left in a hurry as her figure instantly disappeared from the doorway.

Looking at the doors of the ancestral hall, which was once again closed, Rachel breathed a sigh of relief. She felt discomfort in her palms, so she opened up her hand, only to see that the chalk had broken into countless pieces, and her palm was full of powder.

The next day, Rachel was awoken by the sound of the door opening.

“Mrs. Burton, wake up.”

Rachel’s body was freezing as she opened her eyes in a daze, and she could barely prop herself up from the hard ground.

The butler, Leon, was waiting at the door. “Mrs. Burton, Old Mr. Burton said that you can come out now.”

Rachel nodded, and her knees were numb when she stood up. If it weren’t for the help of the servants on both her sides, she would have tumbled onto the ground.

When she noticed how skilled the servants were at supporting her, she wondered if the Burtons often sent people to the ancestral hall to kneel as punishment.

The servants helped Rachel into the guest room, which was actually a suite. There was a living room outside, clean clothes on the bed in the bedroom, and hot water running in the bathroom.

Rachel was stunned. Wasn’t I supposed to go see Old Mr. Burton?

“Old Mr. Burton said to let you shower and freshen up, then have breakfast before going to the living room to talk.”

Where’s Justin?

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“Young Master Justin should be with Old Mr. Burton now.”

He didn’t leave last night?

“No.”

Upon hearing this, Rachel fell deep in thought. I can handle myself. You guys can leave now

“All right, Mrs. Burton.”

When she thought of the recording Tina had just let her listen

Justin had changed the way he treated her

suddenly broke through the surface of the water and inhaled

to see Arthur, who was eating breakfast with Justin and Tina beside him. When Rachel entered, Justin simply shot her a faint glance but

you haven’t take a

I’ve already eaten.

down, then. Have you figured everything out

was struck with the question before she even sat down completely, so she was caught

out why

Rachel shook her head.

not know, or are you just

glanced subconsciously

as calm as ever. As he ate his porridge, his expression never changed. It was as if Arthur’s conversation

trying so hard to talk to her?” Tina rolled her eyes, then placed some food in Arthur’s bowl. “You should’ve just let her

just a pawn the Hudsons sent as a replacement to marry There’s no point in talking to you since there’s no cure

understand what you

if you don’t understand. Starting from today, you’ll stay in the summer

this, she was

you mean, she’s staying here? What right

a disgruntled glance. “She’s the Young Madam of the Burton

wasn’t the outcome Tina

than Tina. From the recording Tina let her listen to

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why would he

of a sudden, she had a bad

of

while shooting Tina a warning glance. “Tina, your attitude has been getting worse recently. Sit down. You have no

dared not disobey the old man’s wishes

what do you think about

his cutleries as well, then a few words escaped his thin lips. “I’ll listen to

him a blank

returned to the

way there, because she reckoned that Arthur wasn’t letting her stay here for

servant to send tea over, but

your knees bruised because of

Rachel nodded cautiously.

for the help

kneeled in the ancestral hall all night just

Master Justin,

gave a slight nod before waving

the door close, he squatted down to

Rachel looked rather abashed.

“Don’t move!”

and dispersed stasis; it stung when he

was completely different from when he was in the

should be

Thank you

his hands, Justin