My Mute Bride

By the time Jason exited the morgue, his weather-beaten face was covered in wrinkles. His eyes were so bloodshot that their vessels looked like they were about to rupture in the next second.

As they both stood at the door, the assistant and the bodyguard fell silent, not daring to take a peep.

“Where is Justin?” Jason’s voice echoed down the hallway.

The assistant replied, “Young Master Justin should still be in Brookville discussing the project. The news | receive from there indicates that he has a high chance of winning this bid. It’s more or less already in the bag.”

“In the bag?” Jason clenched his fists so hard that the veins on the back of his hands bulged. “An eye for an

eye, I say. We shouldn’t have kept this scourge alive in the first place. Any problem that wasn’t completely eliminated is bound to arise again.”

“You mean—”

Suddenly, there was a clatter from the stairwell as if something had fallen.

Jason’s face tensed up.

The assistant and the bodyguard were already yanking the stairwell door open before it immediately revealed a panicked Amber.

“You haven’t left?” Jason questioned.

She was ashen-faced as she clutched the banister while taking two steps back. “I didn’t hear anything, Jason. I’m leaving now.”

“Didn’t hear anything’? Do you think I’ll believe that?”

“I really didn’t hear anything.”

“Stand there!”

As the cold words rang out, the bodyguard immediately understood what Jason meant and caught hold of her.

A frightened Amber screamed, but she was knocked out before she could call for help.

“Take her as a hostage.” Jason gave her a careless, disdainful glance.

If she hadn’t manipulated Tina, Tina wouldn’t have been so careless as to do many foolish things that resulted in the falling out with the Hindenburg Family. Not to mention, Tina’s psychiatric state wouldn’t be in such disarray.

time later, she was in an old, abandoned warehouse. “What are you guys going to

stay here for a

the hospital morgue. “Why is he holding me captive? I don’t know anything! It has nothing to

by Justin’s side are clean? I don’t care what you did or didn’t do. As

find a way to cause Justin to lose the bid in Brookville or he’d be in hot water

the point of taking me if you wish to threaten

he’ll listen to you. Who would we

you?”

he cares about the most is that mute woman,

Mute woman? Jason frowned.

Brookville? He’s so worried about her safety in Riverdale lest I

of telling me this? Do you think

her. She has a soft spot in

voice

and returned to the hotel at noon, he found Rachel asleep on the couch with a

down to catch it, but perhaps due to him being rough with his

before violently coming

wake you?” Justin dropped the magazine on the

her posture. When did you get

just finished my work. Did

She nodded.

she had never left Riverdale before

Justin raised his wrist to look at the time, he responded, “Get changed and have an

dumbly looked

room in the hotel restaurant, “President Burton! You’re finally here!

have imagined Justin bringing her along

It was obvious from first glance that these women weren’t the men’s wives, but rather

she sat down, the woman next to Rachel pointed at her purse and asked, “Did President Burton buy this for

looked down at the purse in

sent someone to purchase a fresh set of her entire wardrobe, purses, and accessories in Brookville. Despite the items being limited edition, she never paid much

the woman next to Rachel hooked an arm around her own male companion and grumbled, “Look at that. The lady has such a nice purse that I look positively

was white-haired, he still placated the young woman. “I’ll buy you one that’s exactly the same