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’

his head and rejected, “It’s fine. I don’t have much to transport. I’ll go home later and return

was visibly annoyed as she

is done!” Victor then served the main dish on the table along with some

before they get cold, Madam Tiller

interjected, “Join

My grandma’s waiting for me to have dinner with her

Rachel caught his arm.

no need for

her grandmother a signal, she grabbed her bag and put

uttered, “Go on. Drive

was Victor, who scratched his head and was forced to follow

sent Victor to his doorstep, Rachel gave him a box of pierogi and told him to share it with

and he

she pulled an envelope from her bag

opened the envelope and saw a neat stack of hundreds. He was utterly stupefied by this and

showed him a

write me an IOU. Take this money and sign up for night school. Take up classes that you’re interested in so you can take care of your grandma even better and let

peered at Rachel dumbfoundedly and hastily

could hear choking voices from

was about to comfort him, he pushed open the car door, fearing that she would see his weeping face. It was not until he was far

driving the car amid

notice that when she had left the alley, Victor

“What are you doing?”

“Grab him!”

by two big men and his face was pushed against the unpainted concrete wall. Eventually, he started bleeding as a

pierogi and envelope had

envelope. “And I was wondering why you’ve been so distant with me. It seems to me you

“Give my stuff back!”

to her and patted his face with 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

favor, and it’s solely

spit on her face, the woman grew infuriated as she

have the

I wouldn’t dare?” The woman took a

pain as he was trapped in a

her heels as she looked down on him.