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’

transport. I’ll go home later and return tomorrow. You just carry on as usual, Rae. Now, I can easily take care

visibly annoyed as

main dish on

up before they get cold, Madam Tiller

interjected, “Join

for me to have dinner with her and it’s

his

need for that,

she grabbed her bag and put on

Grandma uttered, “Go on. Drive

scratched his head

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

by this, and he murmured, “That’s

into his hands, she pulled an envelope from her bag and placed

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

response, she showed him

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

hear choking voices from

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

started driving

didn’t notice that when she had left the alley, Victor was stopped by several unknown

“What are you doing?”

“Grab him!”

men and his face was pushed against the unpainted concrete wall. Eventually, he started bleeding as a result of rubbing his

pierogi and envelope had fallen to

appeared and bent down to pick up the envelope. “And I

“Give my stuff back!”

patted his face with the envelope. With a vile expression on her face, she pressed his head down

Who agreed to help you, anyway? You begged for a favor, and it’s solely up to me whether to fulfill it or

on her face, the woman grew infuriated as she thundered,

up if you have the

The woman took a step backward. “Go on! Rough him

young man let out screams of pain as he was trapped

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