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

the familiar man’s voice. She cleaned her hands and rushed out from the kitchen, only to see

“Mrs. Burton.”

Frankie had the men behind him start moving

time ago, so he decided to provide

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

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

a massage chair into the

went to move the furniture in the

young master, then?” Nancy interrogated Frankie. “It’s been so long since he’s married Rae, yet I’ve never

“He’s right downstairs. There are still things left to move

Downstairs?

and she immediately stopped

I’ll go down for

notice Rachel’s anxiousness and she yelled as the latter was walking out the door, “Tell Justin to come up

saw Justin just getting out of the car. His hands

are you here? There was nothing on Rachel’s face

then queried, “Did

don’t remember having crossed your

moment, Rachel behaved like a wary wolf that was showing its teeth to

warmth in Justin’s eyes vanished. “I’m just sending

as simple as that? Nothing like

signed rather hastily as she was

that Justin knew about her weaknesses. After losing Hans, the person that she cared about most in the entire Riverdale would be her grandmother. Thus, rather than ‘sending gifts’, it felt more like he was

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

the car door, seeming like

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

“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 fish soup, so I got it

she nodded her head and thanked

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

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

it. I can see

narrow staircase, Frankie’s eyes instantaneously turned darker as

she realized it, Grandpa Irwin screamed as two