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.

old, abandoned warehouse. “What

wants you to stay here for a while, Miss

“Why is he holding me captive? I don’t know anything! It has nothing to do

coldly in the dark, “How many of the people by Justin’s side are clean? I don’t care what you did or didn’t do. As long as you’re in my hands, he’ll be forced

to find a way to cause Justin to lose the bid in Brookville or he’d be in hot water once Justin reported his theft of the patent to the

point of taking me if you wish

Riverdale knows that and he’ll listen

you?”

person he cares about the most is that mute

Mute woman? Jason frowned.

her to Brookville? He’s so worried about her safety in Riverdale lest I or someone else hurt her. The person he cares most about is

point of telling me this? Do you think I

to take her. She has a

voice echoed around

asleep on the couch with a magazine propped open on her knee. It was close

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

looked up at him in a daze before violently coming to her senses

you?” Justin dropped the

When did you get back? she

Did you stay in for the

She nodded.

being a grown woman, she had never left Riverdale before and it was her

look at the time, he responded,

dumbly

someone was greeting him the moment they entered a room in the

her wildest dreams would Rachel have imagined Justin bringing her along for

woman by his side. It was obvious from first glance that these women weren’t the

Rachel pointed at her purse and asked, “Did President Burton buy

down at the purse in her hand while feeling

she didn’t bring much luggage. Thus, Justin had 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

and grumbled, “Look

“I’ll buy you one that’s