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?”

“Dad, I’m here to ask you

important issues can

your men to set fire

was stunned. “Who told you about

you did it

“Probably. What’s wrong?”

He was kidnapped and brought to Somerset Mountain back then. And

“Really? That happened?”

he lowered his head to brew his

“Dad!”

felt odd before she accused, “Dad, you knew about this all along, didn’t you?

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 should I

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

“What are you implying?”

Irwin guy from Somerset Mountain. Why did you

hearing her words, his eyebrows twitched a little. “Who

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

Family had illegal deals, which was why

talking about? Are you blaming everything on me just because you wanted to

to him. Why are

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 out. Because of that, I have done everything that I could to avoid you getting

pale before she grabbed the couch’s

I just wanted to remind him about what

I don’t understand. How are Irwin and Rachel related? Would Justin and Rachel’s relationship even

Family twenty years ago, Irwin was her neighbor. In fact, they were extremely close, so she