My Mute Bride

“Who allowed you to come?”

Victor had just taken his first step toward the man when two bodyguards grabbed Victor to drag him aside. As for his curses, the rain had drowned it.

The black figure walked in from the rain and he advanced toward Rachel at a steady pace.

She staggered backward.

An icy cold face was revealed beneath the black umbrella, his eyes colder than winter rain.

Justin hadn’t even said anything when the police accompanying him walked past and spoke, “Officer Hawkins, we received a notice from the higher ups with regards to the case you’re currently handling. The inspectorate wishes to carry out an investigation with you. Please come with us.”

Janice frowned and stole a glance at Justin standing behind them.

Rachel quickly stepped in front of her.

What do you want?

“It’s okay, Rachel,” Janice comforted Rachel and turned to the police who came to take her away. “I’ll go with you.”

Victor shouted from a distance away, “What are you doing? Is there no regard for the law these days? Is everyone in Riverdale under the Burton Family?”

Under the black umbrella, Justin raised his hand to give a slight wave.

Victor gave a painful yelp and as he fell flat on his face into the grass, his cursing stopped.

Rachel panicked. Victor! What do you want? Let him go!

Justin held the umbrella with one hand to reveal a dark expression. “You seem disappointed to see me here.”

Her shoulders trembled. Should I be happy? Elated that the man who caused Grandma’s death has turned up at her funeral in one piece? What is wrong with this world? He has clearly smuggled drugs and committed many crimes, but it’s like he’s above the law to the point where he can shamelessly show up in front of his victims to continue doing all these horrible things.

He added, “So, this is why you exercised so much effort and even worked with Janice to throw me behind bars?”

You deserved it!

“I did?”

in Rachel’s eyes was so painful for Justin to see that his anger started to boil within

he pushed her behind him. “What are you trying to do, Justin? If you have anything to say, find another

me and my wife. Keep

forget, you two are already divorced. You are now engaged to Amber, so if you

“Move.”

aside unapologetically before the bodyguards

her wrist. Let go of me!

with you is running thin. Come with

bringing me to? Let me

free hand frantically whacked Justin. She had managed to push the umbrella in his

on her hand. “Have

no

muffled groan

trembling as they knitted together and his thin lips were tightly pursed. Even so, he didn’t let go

foul taste of iron had spread in her mouth. As she kept her glare

the teary blurriness, her body started

to the entrance of the graveyard

washed away all traces of the blood on

as Justin’s car drove away, which left him

to his villa on the south side

he dragged her to the bedroom and threw her on the couch.

was in a mess. Her head was lowered as she kept silent, her hands on

who proceeded to call

a maid gingerly

Make sure she gets a bath and a change of clothes before coming

“Yes, sir.”

“Stop playing the victim. There’s nothing pitiful about

to the Burton Family. When she met Justin, she willingly married him in Amber’s place. So, since she was the one who

the room,

on his hand. “Sir, you should get

marks were clear on the back of his hand-Rachel had bit

like it was rotting, making

execute Justin’s orders while his phone vibrated