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.”

in the bathtub. When she thought of the recording Tina had

had changed the way he treated her just to get

suddenly broke through the surface of the water and

Arthur, who was eating breakfast with Justin and Tina beside him. When Rachel entered, Justin

“Have you eaten? If you haven’t

I’ve already eaten.

figured everything out

she even sat down completely, so she was caught

“Have you figured out why I sent you to the ancestral

Rachel shook her head.

you really not know, or are you

glanced subconsciously at

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

Tina rolled her eyes, then placed some food in Arthur’s bowl. “You should’ve just let her kneel for a little

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

understand what you

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

Rachel heard this, she

up from her chair. “What do you mean, she’s staying

glance. “She’s the

this wasn’t the

was even inore surprised than Tina. From the recording Tina let her listen

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her dead, so why would he ask her

sudden, she had a bad

of

Arthur forcefully set down his cutleries while shooting Tina a warning glance. “Tina, your attitude has been getting worse recently. Sit down.

disobey the old man’s wishes no matter how headstrong

what do you

set down his cutleries as well, then a few words escaped his thin

simply gave him a

breakfast, she returned to the room

she reckoned that Arthur wasn’t letting her stay here for any

was going to ask a servant to send tea over, but Justin pulled her

your knees bruised because of

Rachel nodded cautiously.

knees were bruised. If it weren’t for the

just because Grandpa

Justin, here’s the

a slight nod before waving dismissively at

heard the door close, he squatted down to

Rachel looked rather abashed. I can do it

“Don’t move!”

he rubbed the salve all over her knees. The salve most likely promoted blood circulation and dispersed stasis; it stung when he first applied it, but soon, there was

from when

be

Thank you

his hands,