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?”

remember me, Madam Tiller? I’m Frankie. I

the kitchen, Rachel was stunned momentarily when she heard the familiar man’s voice. She cleaned her hands and rushed out from the kitchen, only to

“Mrs. Burton.”

the men behind him start moving things into the

Madam Tiller was injured some time ago, so he decided

no need for this. I haven’t even finished using the things

too seriously.

a massage chair into

Rachel went to move the furniture in the living room

been so long since he’s married Rae, yet I’ve never even seen

downstairs. There are still things left to

Downstairs?

could feel her heart thumping, and she immediately stopped her grandmother from exiting

here, Grandma. I’ll go down

did not notice Rachel’s anxiousness and she yelled as the latter

car. His hands were tucked in the pockets of his slacks as he observed the

There was nothing on Rachel’s face but

Nancy’s unit, Justin then queried, “Did you like the

don’t remember having crossed your boundaries

Rachel behaved like a wary wolf that was showing its teeth to predators when

sending some gifts

Is it as

rather hastily as she was strung

would be her grandmother. Thus, rather

into thin air. “You’re

open the car door, seeming like he

was about to go

“Rae!”

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 make some

her perplexed emotions. Then, she nodded her head and thanked

onto the car, Justin saw the old man conversing with Rachel the moment he shut the door. At one glance,

Irwin, they bumped into Frankie who was talking on the

I can see

with Grandpa Irwin on the narrow staircase, Frankie’s eyes instantaneously

Grandpa Irwin screamed