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’

rejected, “It’s fine. I don’t have much to transport. I’ll go home later and return tomorrow. You just carry on as usual, Rae. Now, I can easily take care of

Nancy was visibly annoyed as

is done!” Victor then served the main

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

interjected,

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

hearing that, Rachel caught his arm.

need for that,

signal, she grabbed her bag

Grandma uttered, “Go on. Drive

scratched his head and was forced

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

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

pulled an envelope from her bag and placed it on

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

response, she showed him a

Take up classes that you’re interested in so you can take care of your

at Rachel dumbfoundedly and hastily

could hear choking voices

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

started driving

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

“What are you doing?”

“Grab him!”

soon as he 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 result

and envelope had fallen to the

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. It

“Give my stuff back!”

with the envelope. With a vile expression on her face, she pressed his head down and sneered, “So this is

you! Who agreed to help you, anyway? You begged for a favor, and it’s

face, the woman grew infuriated as she thundered,

have

wouldn’t dare?” The woman took a step backward. “Go on! Rough him

out screams of pain as he was trapped in a

with her heels as she looked down on him. Then, she grabbed the money from the