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?”

Tiller? I’m Frankie. I

was stunned momentarily when she heard the familiar man’s 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 start moving

Tiller was injured some time ago, so he decided to provide some

even finished using the things you gave

of appreciation. There’s no need to take it too seriously. Do you mind stepping aside, Madam Tiller? We don’t want to

Frankie were four men carrying a

to move the furniture in the living room to prevent

Nancy interrogated Frankie. “It’s been so long since he’s married Rae, yet I’ve never even seen him

responded, “He’s right downstairs. There

Downstairs?

Rachel could feel her heart thumping, and she

here, Grandma. I’ll go

she yelled as the latter

saw Justin just getting out of the car. His hands were tucked in the

you here? There was

then queried, “Did you like the things I

remember having crossed

wary wolf that was showing its teeth to predators when it

warmth in Justin’s eyes vanished. “I’m just sending some gifts to your

so? Is it as simple

signed rather hastily as she was strung

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

joyous mood disappeared into thin air. “You’re overthinking it,

car door, seeming like he was about to enter the

Rachel heaved a sigh and was about to go back

“Rae!”

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

her perplexed emotions. Then, she nodded her head and

hopped onto the car, Justin saw the old man conversing with Rachel the moment he shut the

Rachel was walking up the stairs with Grandpa Irwin, they

Got it. I

on the narrow staircase, Frankie’s eyes instantaneously turned darker as he signaled two

realized it, Grandpa Irwin screamed as two men