My Mute Bride

Blood spread through Rachel’s skirt as a stabbing pain came from her abdomen. She pressed a hand to it, her face pale.

My child, my child.

Justin shoved Frankie aside and scooped Rachel up. “What are you standing around for? Get driving to the hospital!”

It was then that Frankie snapped out of it, and the car sped down the streets of Riverdale while running several red lights.

After making it to the emergency room, Julian stepped out once Rachel had been checked over.

“How is she?”

Julian confirmed that the door had been shut tight before he allowed his expression to fall. At the same time, he stopped Justin from going in.

“Are you concerned about her?”

“Stop asking me things like that. What happened to her?”

“She’s pregnant!” Julian raised his voice, his low tones reverberating through the corridor, shocking the few medical staff nearby until they had looks of bewilderment on their faces.

Why was the usually even-tempered Dr. Peters so furious?

Instantly, Justin’s head was filled with a buzzing sound. “What did you say?”

“I said that she’s pregnant. She’s already more than two months along.” Julian’s expression was dark. “I wanted to tell you about it a few days ago, but you were busy taking care of Gloria. Not only that, you never asked once about Rachel. So, I thought that there was no difference whether I told you at all.”

Justin was still stunned. He stared dumbly at the door to the ward, seeming as though he hadn’t heard Julian.

Rachel was pregnant all along? Am I going to become a father?

“Justin Burton!”

At the thought of Rachel’s condition, Justin quickly snapped back to reality. “How is she now?”

“You’re only asking this now? What were you doing before you thought of that?”

going

also doing okay. However, her condition isn’t stable. The

Justin

wandering as she stared out the window. Just then, the door behind her opened up. She could tell from the sound of the footsteps that it

still unwell? I

moment of silence, Rachel finally turned

you do to

slightly at the mention of the

of it as my plea to you, so please let him go. Take all of it out on me-whether it’s your resentment toward me or the Hudsons. Don’t hurt anyone who’s innocent! Now

the verge of a breakdown, her eyes completely bloodshot as though they would burst the next moment. Her gaze was

avoid punishment just because he’s in his twilight

that, Rachel’s despair grew. She ended up letting out a chuckle as

Irwin, a human trafficker? In that case, why didn’t you hand him over to

“Think what you want, but I must

from 20 years ago, he couldn’t wait to chop all

were the true culprits-none

years had passed since then. Even if the police could find proof, the statute

he got a phone call. After glancing at Rachel, he left the room with his phone

the door shut with a bang, the room descended

the bed sheets tightly, her face as gray

“Yes?”

recently came to Riverdale. He

acquaintance,

Pharmaceuticals had seemingly bought

else did

destroyed as well. We won’t be able to dig up anything from them.” Frankie’s

Justin’s voice was eerily cold, and one

back. It had been swelteringly hot, and the loathsome old man who had locked him up cracked open a

would let the boy starve to death inside the

cellar had been dark and damp, and he hadn’t been able to see anything. All he could smell was the stench of

saved him back then, he would have died

we do with him now, Mr.