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?’

car accident, and he was the only one who survived the crash. After that day, the scar was left on his face when he was ten years old. Since then, he had gone through

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

Gloria dumbfounded, Rachel asked, ‘How do you

a deep breath, Gloria replied, “Haven’t you always been curious about how I got

‘Yes.’

fire when he was young. A firefighter sacrificed

hearing that, Rachel seemed

that they

when I was three. I became a burden to everyone, living in a relative’s house for a few days before moving to

Gloria didn’t elaborate much, Rachel could imagine how dark it was for her

young girl who couldn’t take care of herself. Not only that, she was pushed away by relatives who didn’t care much for her. It was plain painful to even

No wonder…

Moreover, it also explained why he treated Gloria

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

Gloria’s eyes

quickly held her hand as if telling her with the

“Rachel, I’m fine. After that, he helped me with my tuition fees 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 after all these years. Nobody has ever been concerned about his happiness, or

that, Rachel fell

“Rachel, believe me.

this moment, Rachel’s

so sincere like she wanted

she’s right–he will be a

Meanwhile…

arrived at the restaurant early. They were waiting for

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

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

already arranged it with

did you 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,

brows. “Why do you have so much

him a smile before

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

he indeed still cares