My Mute Bride

Chapter 91 A Useless Move

Nancy felt her heart ache as she watched Rachel walking off.

…

Amber was in her bedroom on a phone call with Tina later that night. “Tina, did you know how angry Justin was when he saw that mute girl earlier? If Julian hadn’t stepped forward to protect and clarify her side of the story, I’m sure that she would have gotten chased out of the house the very next day,” she uttered.

“What happened after that?” Tina asked.

“Justin found out that I was the one who was behind all of this in the end. However, he didn’t blame me for it at all. I told you, didn’t I? He never cared about that mute to start with!”

Tina let out a chuckle on the other end of the line. “I’ll have to congratulate you then. It looks like you’re one step closer to becoming my cousin-in-law.”

“To be honest—” Amber didn’t finish her words as she was shocked by the person who pushed her bedroom door open. “Dad,” she muttered before hastily ending the call.

Jefferey was clutching onto the doorknob, and his face appeared rather grim. “What have you been doing the whole day today?”

Amber’s expression stiffened. “N-Nothing much…”

“I heard everything that you said, and Tomas told me about it as well. That was too bold and risky of a move!” Jefferey cried.

“Dad…” Amber was so shocked that her face turned into the color of paper. “Please listen to me, Dad. I can explain—”

“You should think twice before doing such a thing in the future,” her father replied.

by a look of confusion after she heard what Jefferey said. “Aren’t you… angry at me?” she asked him. Amber couldn’t believe it at all. She had expected her father to give her a huge

useless moves made in chess,” Jefferey uttered with the same blank

you mean by

the guts to ignore my orders and words now that she’s in the Burton Family. I should have never allowed

you to watch out for her since a long

on your own.” Jefferey shot Amber a glare. “Today’s incident could have taken a turn for the worse if Justin hadn’t decided to be a little

does treat me pretty well, Dad. He didn’t blame me after what happened today, and he even bought me dinner after that. This shows that he doesn’t care about Rachel at all. She may as well be a decorative piece of furniture at

expression as he knitted his brows a little. Hudson Pharmaceuticals had just undergone a spot check by the drug administration agency, and a good number of their medications had been confiscated. Thus, their company had no choice but to delay some of their client’s orders. On top of that, Jefferey had lost

delighted. “What is

and confidential files from Justin,”

…

next day, Rachel headed out to meet Janice. They had agreed to meet up at their usual spot, and Janice ordered a pot of tea

Rachel asked after placing her bag

he’ll be able to rush over in

meet up with us. Was there some sort of development in the matter after what

she still had a distinct memory of the photo and name she had seen on the tombstone before passing out. She was surprised when she found out that the one person the Hudsons never spoke of in the family was related to her mother. After some contemplation, Rachel finally began to tell Janice about it. You told me that

but such things are hard to prove since so much time has passed. Lionel died after his car flew off a cliff, and Selena disappeared in the ocean. Both of these incidents occurred around the same period of time, and there were a few puzzling details about it but no solid evidence. Why? Why are you talking about them

stalked Jefferey and followed him to the cemetery

that something was wrong when she saw how Rachel seemed to hesitate with her words. “What is

visit my mother’s grave during Ancestor’s Day, but I

know that person that he’s visiting?” Janice

Rachel nodded.