My Mute Bride

Janice’s voice sounded like the air before the rain-heavy and depressing.

“When I arrived at the scene immediately after receiving the news, the police team had already been dismissed. The ambulance was still there, but they didn’t manage to save Madam Tiller. She’s gone.”

Rachel’s head seemed to implode with a bang’. Grandma is… gone?

Brakes screeched on the street as the high-pitched noise pierced everyone’s ears.

Gloria turned back in a panic to see the color being drained from Rachel’s face. “Miss Rachel!”

Rachel didn’t hear Gloria’s voice as she snatched Victor’s phone from him. Rachel was in disbelief as she tried to communicate through the phone, but the only thing that came out of her open mouth was a heart wrenching ‘Aaaaaah!’

She couldn’t believe Janice’s words. How could Grandma be dead?

Nancy’s surgery was a success, especially after all of the hardship that they had to endure. Julian even informed that grandma would live a healthy and peaceful life from then on.

In the hospital morgue, as soon as the doctor removed the white cloth, Rachel fell to her knees with tears streaming down her face.

“Miss Rachel”

Gloria wanted to say something, but Victor interrupted, “Let’s head out first. She needs some time alone with Madam Tiller.”

No one had understood the feeling better than him-to have only one person left in the whole wide world to depend on and support. If his own grandmother passed away, he probably would have reacted in the same manner.

Upon seeing Nancy’s lifeless face, Rachel couldn’t breathe for a moment before she leaned against the bed and wept.

Her wails echoed in the corridor.

After what seemed like an eternity, arguments started to come from the corridor.

“How dare you be here! Who gave you the right to do so? Leave at once!”

Victor. He’s not the one who caused this

his heartlessness, grandma wouldn’t have died! He has no right to

you doing?” Gloria exclaimed, “Justin, tell them to

of shoes walking came from

behind her, her hands, which were on the bed, balled into fists and even her

it was retracted

head and she glared at the man in

ask someone to arrange Madam Tiller’s funeral and other related matters. We’ll purchase a cemetery lot with a beautiful view. Don’t worry too much about what comes afterward.

Rachel’s body, but they couldn’t even

mighty push. Who gave you the right to

landed blows after blows on Justin. However, he didn’t dodge

weak fists did nothing to him and she couldn’t even see the hurt in his eyes as she

you did, maybe I could forgive you for everything you’ve done. I would’ve owed you my life, so no matter what you did to me, I would

who had raised her. Although they were not related by

bitterly sobbed; her voice was so hoarse that every heart would break

had to continue surviving in this world without her grandma. She had lost her only family who loved her wholeheartedly and protected her. There was no longer

that instant, the world warped to a point where

“Rae!”

“Frankie, call the doctor!”

into the background and that was the

consciousness,

he

poured some water for Rachel.

headboard and shook her head to gesture that she didn’t want to

sighed. “We

sent pain through

no longer be any more

arrived. As the culprits have criminal records, they have been arrested. The trial is still

aiming for Justin. He thought that he could threaten Justin if he held Grandma hostage, but they didn’t realize that he never cared about me. Grandma