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?

Rachel 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 in

“Mrs. Burton.”

the men

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

need for this. I haven’t even finished using the

to take it too seriously. Do you mind stepping aside, Madam Tiller? We don’t want to injure

men carrying a

went to move the furniture in the living room

long since he’s married Rae, yet I’ve never

Frankie responded, “He’s right downstairs. There are still things left to move up

Downstairs?

hearing that, Rachel could feel her heart thumping, and she immediately stopped her grandmother

here, Grandma. I’ll go down for a

anxiousness and she yelled as the latter was walking out

getting out of the car. His hands were tucked in the pockets of his slacks as

was nothing on Rachel’s face but

at Nancy’s unit, Justin then queried,

don’t remember having

behaved like a wary wolf that was showing its teeth to

vanished. “I’m just sending some gifts to your grandmother. What’s the big

it as

as she was

the entire Riverdale would be her grandmother. Thus, rather than ‘sending gifts’, it felt more like he was hinting at her not to do anything rash or

Justin’s joyous mood disappeared into thin air.

immediately pulled open the car door,

heaved a sigh and was about to go back upstairs. However, she

“Rae!”

tail as he walked over to her with a bright smile on his face. “Fresh fish from the market.

she nodded her head

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

Rachel was walking up the stairs with Grandpa Irwin, they bumped into

Got it. I can see

Grandpa Irwin on the narrow staircase, Frankie’s eyes instantaneously turned darker as he signaled two of his henchmen.

Grandpa Irwin screamed as two men pinned