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?’

accident, and he was the only one who survived the crash. After that day, the scar

kidnapped, blackmailed, 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 only sleep with the help of medication, but he doesn’t take them usually as he is afraid that he’ll end up at a different place when

Rachel asked, ‘How do

replied, “Haven’t you always been

‘Yes.’

A firefighter sacrificed himself to save him. That firefighter was my

Rachel seemed to be more

had never imagined that they had such a

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

much, Rachel could imagine how dark it was for

only that, she was pushed

No wonder…

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

in a dark place; they were a

Gloria’s eyes

as if telling her with

wanted, and nobody ever bullied me anymore. I’ve become happier, but he still seems to be the same after

that, Rachel

her hand. “Rachel, believe me.

moment, Rachel’s

seemed so sincere like she wanted Rachel to agree

will be

Meanwhile…

arrived at the restaurant early. They were waiting for a foreign couple to discuss business

settled down in the suburbs. She said that she’s not planning to return to the

hasn’t healed completely. Let her rest and heal

arranged it with

arrange for her to go over on purpose so that there will be someone to keep Mrs. Burton company? Though Miss Hochmann may be a little capricious at times, she’s

“Why do you

him a smile before shutting

reserved room, Amber was holding her bag as she came over to attend the business discussion with Justin. Coincidentally, she heard the conversation that

he indeed still cares