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!”

He’s not the one who

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

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

of shoes walking came

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

mid-air before it was retracted after a

her head and she glared at the man in front of

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.

they couldn’t even be compared to the

Justin’s cold countenance, she couldn’t stand it anymore as she gave him a rough and mighty

blows on Justin. However, he didn’t dodge her

hurt

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

indebted to Nancy, who had raised her. Although they were not related by blood,

hoarse that every heart would

intense pain as 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 nagged and

the world warped to a point where she could only see

“Rae!”

“Frankie, call the doctor!”

the background and that was the last sound Rachel heard before

regained her consciousness, it was already

bed and as soon as he saw her rousing, he

some water for Rachel. “How

gesture that she didn’t want to drink. Her eyes were red and

“We have to

once again sent pain

would no longer be any more future

culprits have criminal records, they have been

that he could threaten Justin if he held Grandma