My Mute Bride

“Rest well at the hospital. I’ll ask my men to watch your ward 24/7, so you won’t be able to die,” Justin coldly mentioned before he left and closed the door with a loud slam, causing the room to shake a little.

It was pretty soon after that when Jennifer entered.

“Mrs. Burton, why are you still being so stubborn with Mr. Burton?”

Nevertheless, Rachel rested her head on the pillow as she remained silent.

Then, Jennifer rolled up Rachel’s bed and opened the thermal bottle that she brought. “Mr. Burton had someone prepare this chicken soup for you because he said that you’ll surely be hungry once you’re awake. You don’t even know how long you’ve been out cold and Mr. Burton has been guarding your side the entire time. Come on, have some soup.”

Yet, Rachel, who was pale, looked away.

Jennifer sighed. “Why would you torture yourself like this?”

Torture myself? Rachel wanted to laugh when she heard that. Am I the one torturing myself? For the past six months, is the humiliation that Justin brought upon me still not enough? I’m sick of giving up all my pride just to be humiliated. All I’ve wanted is to die but that can only be wishful thinking now.

It was in the afternoon when Amber entered Jefferey’s office with a document file.

“Miss Hudson, the president is still in a discussion. You can’t just enter as you wish.”

“Dad!!!”

The secretary looked anxious as Amber barged into the office while he was in the midst of a discussion with his client. “President, Miss Hudson insisted on entering and we couldn’t stop her.”

A frowning Jefferey apologized to his client, “That’s about it for the contract. I’ll arrange for someone to draft a new version of the contract as soon as possible.”

“Glad to work with you.”

After he sent the client off, Jefferey closed the door to his office and glared at Amber. “You’re getting even more outrageous now. Don’t you know that I was in a meeting? Do you know how bad the consequences are for barging in like this?”

couldn’t be bothered. “Dad, I’m here

important issues can you

you ask your men to set fire on Somerset Mountain 20 years

stunned. “Who told you

you

“Probably. What’s wrong?”

to death? He was kidnapped and brought to Somerset Mountain back then. And because of you, he almost lost

“Really? That happened?”

his head to brew his

“Dad!”

odd before she accused, “Dad, you knew about this all

with that attitude? So what if I do? Who doesn’t know about Justin’s abduction back then when it was so publicised?” He slammed his tea cup on the table. “Does he hate the Hudson Family? He should be hating his kidnappers instead! We are not even related to what happened! When I obtained the permit to develop Somerset Mountain back then, I had every right to do whatever I wanted on that land! How

really what happened, Dad?” Amber scanned Jefferey’s face. “Was

“What are you implying?”

Grandpa Irwin guy from Somerset Mountain. Why did you bring him

eyebrows twitched a little. “Who told you about

business.” Amber clenched her fists. “Dad, just tell me what you’ve done! Why do you know that human trafficker? Are you related to the case back

which was why she was already imagining the worst

table. “What are you even talking about? Are

already engaged to him. Why are you still keeping it a

you want to know it so badly, I’ll tell you about it! You’re right; the reason why Justin hates the Hudson Family so much is because of the fire at Somerset Mountain. I know he hates me, and that’s why I never believed that he genuinely helped us

face turned pale before she grabbed the couch’s armrest

come to Riverdale. I just wanted to remind him about what happened twenty years ago so that Rachel won’t have a chance to escape from us and crawl to the

was confused. “Dad, I don’t understand. How are Irwin and Rachel related? Would Justin

to the Hudson Family twenty years ago, Irwin was her