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!”

the one who caused

heartlessness, grandma wouldn’t have died! He

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

sound of shoes walking came

behind her, her hands, which were on the

hand hung mid-air before it was retracted after a

gone?! Rachel whipped her head and she glared at the man in front of her. How can he speak of this so

funeral and other related matters. We’ll purchase a cemetery lot

but they couldn’t even

she couldn’t stand it anymore as she gave him a rough and mighty push. Who gave you the right to come?! Who? What

after blows on Justin. However, he

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

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

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

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

she thought how she 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 anyone to pull her hand as they

point where she could

“Rae!”

“Frankie, call the doctor!”

panicked voice faded into the background and that was the last sound Rachel heard before losing

regained her consciousness, it

was keeping watch by the bed and as soon as he saw her rousing, he immediately called, “Miss Janice! Miss Rachel is

water for

the headboard and shook her head to gesture that she didn’t want to drink. Her

sighed. “We have to look

again sent pain through

no longer

police team was dismissed by the time I arrived. As the culprits have criminal records, they have been arrested. The trial is still ongoing and we’ll apprehend the mastermind soon,

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