My Mute Bride

After seeing his client, Justin hurried to the hospital.

Upon entering the ward, he saw Gloria sitting on the bed while having her meal. “You’re early today. Have you eaten? Want to share?”

“I’m good. I had lunch with a client just now.”

“I see. If you had come even earlier, you would’ve met Rachel. Look, she made some chicken soup for me. It was fish soup yesterday. Though fish soup helps with recovery, she said it’s better to switch to other flavors

at times.”

Justin was baffled by this, and he promptly asked, “She’s been coming every day?”

“Yeah. Ever since I got hospitalized, she visited me every single day with various kinds of meals. She even insists on preparing them herself because takeaways are too greasy and it’s best I avoid them.”

“Why have I never seen her?”

“Perhaps she’s avoiding the time that you would come.”

Gloria looked into his eyes and continued, “You truly went overboard last time. If I were in her shoes, it would’ve been hard for me as well. Why don’t you take the chance to talk about it with her?”

“There’s nothing to talk about.”

“Justin, you’re always holding back your thoughts and behaving like you’re the coldest man in the world.”

“Eat up. I’ll go get some fruit.”

Having said that, Justin exited the ward.

Upon his exit, Gloria turned to the piling baskets of fruit and snorted.

Get some fruits? Does he think I’m a child?

On the other hand, Rachel was cleaning the vegetables in the kitchen while Nancy was watching TV in the living room.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

“Victor! He’s always forgetting his keys!”

Nancy nagged as she walked to the door.

Since she feared that her grandmother would fall victim to more accidents, Rachel had given Victor a duplicate house key.

“Excuse me?”

Madam Tiller? I’m Frankie.

voice. She cleaned her hands and rushed out from the kitchen, only to see Frankie standing by the door with several bags

“Mrs. Burton.”

Frankie had the men behind him

injured some time ago, so he decided to provide some self care products

for this. I haven’t even finished using the things you

to take it too seriously.

were four men carrying a

went to move the furniture in the

then?” Nancy interrogated Frankie. “It’s been so long since he’s married Rae,

There are still things left to

Downstairs?

thumping, and she immediately stopped her grandmother from exiting the

here, Grandma. I’ll go down for a

the latter was walking out the door,

reached downstairs, Rachel saw Justin just getting out of the car. His hands were tucked in the pockets of his slacks as he

you here? There was nothing on

then queried, “Did you like the things I sent

having crossed

a wary wolf that was

vanished. “I’m just sending

so? Is it as simple as that? Nothing like a

hastily as

would be her grandmother. Thus, rather than ‘sending gifts’, it felt more like he was hinting at

mood disappeared into thin

pulled open the car door, seeming like he was about to enter the

about to go back upstairs. However, she was stopped by a shout

“Rae!”

the neighborhood security guard’s outfit, Grandpa Irwin was grabbing a fish by its tail as he walked over to her with a bright smile on his face. “Fresh fish from the market. I heard you wanted to

emotions. Then, she nodded her head and thanked

hopped onto the car, Justin saw the old man conversing with Rachel the moment he shut the door. At one glance, his eyes narrowed and

walking up the stairs with Grandpa Irwin, they bumped into Frankie

I can see

Irwin on the narrow staircase, Frankie’s eyes instantaneously turned darker as

Irwin screamed as two men