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’

later and

was visibly annoyed as she revealed

then served the main dish on the table along with

cold, Madam Tiller and Rachel. I shall

quickly interjected,

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

that, Rachel caught his arm.

no need for that,

a signal, she grabbed her bag and put

response, Grandma uttered, “Go on.

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

gave him a box of pierogi and told him to share

taken aback by this, and he murmured, “That’s too much,

shoving the container into his hands, she pulled an envelope from her bag and placed it on

the envelope and saw a neat stack of hundreds. He was utterly stupefied by this and asked, “What’s

she showed

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

dumbfoundedly and

choking voices from the

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

driving the car amid

had left the alley, Victor was stopped by several unknown

“What are you doing?”

“Grab him!”

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

envelope had fallen to

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!”

With a vile expression on her face, she pressed his head down

begged for a favor, and it’s solely up to me

getting spit on her face, the woman grew infuriated as

me up if you have the balls

I wouldn’t dare?” The woman took a step backward. “Go

pain as

a while, the woman stepped on Victor with her heels as she looked down on him. Then, she