My Mute Bride

After Mary came into the room to tidy the small table, Gloria came in hugging a big box.

Initially, Rachel was trying to figure out what fancy new toy Gloria brought along; she was surprised to see her taking out an old CD player to put on the cupboard opposite the bed.

“The music played by an old CD player makes people feel calm and peaceful. I heard from Dr. Peters that you have insomnia, so you can try this out.”

After Gloria inserted a CD into the player, music with a historical tone started playing out of the speakers.

Rachel enjoyed it as she felt much more at peace in her heart.

Taking a seat by her bed, Gloria asked, “How is it?”

‘Thank you.

“You don’t have to thank me. I’m not the one who got this. I’m just a runner.”

Hearing that, Rachel was stunned.

The player seemed to be an authentic vintage item that wasn’t designed to just look old. Hence, it must be an antique with a hefty price. With that information, she could roughly guess the source of this CD player.

‘Turn it off.

As she typed the three words on her phone, the light in her eyes dimmed.

Looking at Rachel’s expression, Gloria was caught off guard. “Don’t be like that, his intentions and thoughts are good. It’s not that I want to side with him, but he’s really not a bad person. Though he’s cold on the outside and he may do wrong things at times, he has his reasons.”

As Rachel held onto her phone, her face turned sour.

She couldn’t accept what Gloria said of him. Rachel only knew that Justin was the one who broke Hans’ leg, captured Grandpa Irwin, and decided to marry Amber. Nobody forced him to do any of that.

To put it simply, he was just a possessive scumbag who’d do anything to reap benefits from it.

“Rachel, do you know how Justin got the scar on his face?”

‘How did he get it?’

the only one who survived the crash. After that day, the scar was left on his face when he was ten

and human trafficked. The fear from everything that you can or cannot possibly think of has been haunting him for over twenty years and counting. Do you know that he has really bad insomnia? He can

at Gloria dumbfounded, Rachel asked, ‘How do you

always been curious about how I got

‘Yes.’

a fire when he was young. A firefighter sacrificed

seemed to be

that they had

was born on the day my father sacrificed himself. Since then, I lived alone with my mother, but she left when I was

could imagine how

young girl who couldn’t take care of herself. Not only that, she was pushed away by relatives who

No wonder…

on him so much. Moreover, it also explained why he treated Gloria with all the love and patience that

when they were in a dark place; they were a god-like presence

this moment, Gloria’s eyes turned

telling her with the warmth of her plan

and sent me to piano classes. I got to do whatever I wanted, and nobody ever bullied me anymore. I’ve become happier, but he still seems to be the same

that, Rachel fell

“Rachel, believe me. He’ll be a

moment, Rachel’s brows

like she wanted Rachel to agree with

will be a

Meanwhile…

early. They

up, “Miss Hochmann has settled down in the suburbs. She said that she’s not planning to return to the

be. Moreover, her leg injury hasn’t healed completely. Let her rest and heal

arranged it with

there will be someone to keep Mrs. Burton company? Though Miss Hochmann may be a little capricious at

do you

once, Frankie flashed him a smile before shutting

bag as she came over to attend the business discussion with Justin. Coincidentally, she heard the conversation that was going on inside. As such,

he indeed still