My Mute Bride

Shutting the door, Nancy gripped Rachel’s arm.

“Why would you find him a job?”

Rachel, however, was dazed. Grandpa Irwin is our neighbor and he is always good to me. If he were to move in, you could take care of each other! Besides, you don’t know a lot of people in Riverdale, so it’s a win!

Seemingly anxious, Nancy frowned and mumbled, “You don’t have to worry about me.”

What’s wrong, Grandma?

“Irwin… However, Nancy stopped after muttering his name. “Nevermind. I’m sure it’s hard for him as well, being so old and living without his children. We’ll go as you wish, then. Plus, he gave us a lot of help back then.”

Revealing a smile, Rachel grabbed Nancy’s hand.

I know what you’re worried about, Grandma. Often, those who approach us come with ill intent, but not all people are evil, are they?

Besides, seeing Grandpa Irwin today reminded me of many fond memories from my childhood.

“Really?” Nancy asked, her eyes shimmering.

Yes.

Rachel sternly nodded her head.

At the sight of Grandpa Irwin, Rachel was able to piece together many fragments of her memory, including the one when he bought her a cotton candy from town and it was her mother that opened the door for him.

“Cotton Candy for Rae! Do you like it?”

“Say your thanks, Rae.”

Her mother whispered into her ears. The scene was rather unreal. After all, this was the first time Rachel had recalled it after twenty years.

Pondering on it, Nancy expressed, “Must have been fate. Some things are meant for you to remember.”

Very soon, Victor returned with the chives and Nancy promptly started making the dumplings.

Meanwhile, Rachel contacted the management team about the security post, which the administration kindly agreed to.

‘Where do you live, Grandpa Irwin? I’ll help you move to the workers’ hostel tomorrow’

I don’t have much to transport. I’ll go home later and return tomorrow. You just carry on as usual, Rae. Now, I

Nancy was visibly annoyed as she revealed a

the main dish on the table along

before they get cold, Madam Tiller and Rachel. I shall go

quickly interjected,

My grandma’s waiting for me to have

hearing that, Rachel caught his arm. ‘Let me send

no need

her grandmother a signal, she grabbed her bag and put on her

uttered, “Go on. Drive

was Victor, who scratched his head and was forced

Rachel gave him a box

this, and he murmured, “That’s too

container into his hands, she pulled an

a neat stack of hundreds. He was utterly stupefied

showed

Take up classes that you’re interested in so

dumbfoundedly and hastily turned

choking voices from the

about to comfort him, he pushed open the car door, fearing that she would see his weeping face. It

driving the car amid

notice that when she had left the alley, Victor was stopped by several unknown

“What are you doing?”

“Grab him!”

he heard those words, he was restrained by two big men and his face was pushed against the unpainted concrete

pierogi and envelope had fallen to the

dark, a woman in a pair of heels appeared and bent down to pick up the envelope. “And I was wondering why you’ve been so distant with me.

“Give my stuff back!”

the envelope. With a vile expression on her face, she pressed his head down and sneered, “So this is what you’ve been doing for

for a favor, and

on her face, the woman grew infuriated as she thundered, “Sick of life, aren’t

have

dare?” The woman took

man let out screams of pain as he was trapped in a

the woman stepped on Victor with her heels as she looked down on him. Then, she grabbed the money from the envelope and threw