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

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

asked, ‘How do you know all

breath, Gloria replied, “Haven’t you always

‘Yes.’

when he was young. A firefighter sacrificed himself to save him. That firefighter was my

Rachel seemed to

had never imagined that

with my mother, but she left when I was three. I became a burden to everyone,

could imagine how dark it was for her back

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

No wonder…

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

other when they were in a

moment, Gloria’s eyes turned

quickly held her hand as if telling her with the warmth of her plan that everything

seems to be the same after all these years. Nobody has ever been concerned about his happiness, or if he was well.

Rachel

held her hand. “Rachel, believe me.

moment, Rachel’s

like she wanted

will be

Meanwhile…

arrived at the restaurant early. They were

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

healed completely. Let her rest and heal

arranged it with

so that there will be someone to keep Mrs. Burton company? Though Miss Hochmann may be a little capricious at times, she’s joyful and kind.

brows. “Why do you have so much

a smile before shutting his

privately reserved room, Amber was 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

still