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?’

that day, the scar was left on his face when he was ten years

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

at Gloria dumbfounded, Rachel asked, ‘How do you

you always been curious about how I got to know

‘Yes.’

was in a fire when he was young. A firefighter sacrificed

seemed to

imagined that they had such a

but she left when I was three. I became a burden to everyone, living in a relative’s house for a

could imagine how dark it was for her

was a young girl who couldn’t take care of herself. Not only that, she was

No wonder…

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

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

Gloria’s

telling her with the

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 after all these years. Nobody has ever been concerned about his happiness, or

Rachel

hand. “Rachel, believe

this moment, Rachel’s brows

seemed so sincere like she

will be a good

Meanwhile…

assistant had arrived at the restaurant early. They were waiting

She said that she’s not planning to return to the city for the time being. What do we

leg injury hasn’t healed completely. Let her rest

already arranged it with

Mrs. Burton company? Though Miss Hochmann may be a little capricious at times, she’s joyful

that, Justin furrowed his brows. “Why do you have so much to

a smile before

with Justin. Coincidentally, she heard the conversation that was going on inside. As such, the

indeed still cares about