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!”

one who caused this to happen, so stop

heartlessness, grandma wouldn’t have died! He has

Gloria exclaimed, “Justin, tell them

sound of shoes walking

knelt in front of Nancy with reddened eyes. When she heard footsteps behind her, her hands, which were on the bed, balled

before it was retracted after

is gone is gone?! Rachel whipped her head and she glared at the man in front of her.

matters. We’ll purchase a cemetery lot with a beautiful view. Don’t worry too much about what comes afterward. Just take care of

but they couldn’t even be compared to the wounds

rough and mighty push. Who gave you the right to come?! Who? What right do you

However, he didn’t dodge her

did nothing to him and she couldn’t even see the hurt in his eyes as she went on her rampage of fury

everything you’ve done. I would’ve owed you my life, so no matter what you did to me, I would endure it. Yet, you just stood

was greatly indebted to Nancy, who had raised her. Although they were not related by blood, Nancy had still loved Rachel

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

as she thought how she had to continue surviving in this world without her grandma. She had lost her only family who loved

warped to a point

“Rae!”

“Frankie, call the doctor!”

the background and that was

consciousness, it

as he saw her

some water for Rachel. “How are you

her head to gesture that she didn’t

helpless Janice sighed. “We have

again sent

no longer

records, they have been arrested.

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