My Mute Bride

Amber answered, “Somerset Mountain. Why?”

“Hudson Pharmaceuticals has funded children from Somerset Mountain?”

“Yes, we have been doing it for more than 20 years.”

“How could it be? I remember there wasn’t anyone left after the fire.”

“The fire?” She was slightly stunned. “Justin, how did you know there was a fire in Somerset Mountain?”

A frown came to Justin’s face as he feigned indifference. “It was on the news. I happened to watch it.”

Amber nodded. “Yes, it was exactly because of the fire that the whole mountain was reduced to ashes. I heard someone almost died too. My dad said that there was a hidden village in Somerset Mountain and it was home to some human traffickers. They were trying to escape security checks, so when the fire happened, they couldn’t be rescued on time.”

Justin clenched his fists tighter. “That’s what your father told you?”

“Yes, those traffickers hid in a ditch and the firemen didn’t even know there were people there. They managed to find them in the end, but a little girl almost died in the process.”

“Almost died?”

His expression changed.

“She was burned badly, but she managed to survive. My dad did everything he could to save her by sending her to hospitals all over the country. In the end, she was even sent abroad to receive treatment.”

Amber didn’t manage to finish her words before Justin grabbed her hand to interrogate her, “Where is she now?”

“She… she’s still out of the country.”

“What’s her name?”

“Justin, what came over you?”

“What’s her name?” he repeated.

“Katherine Cooper.” Amber’s features were distorted in pain. “Justin, let me go! What happened to you?”

Justin’s cold face was stiff as he struggled to believe his ears.

Katherine…

Katie…

He was taken back to the Burton Family after the fire twenty years ago. He didn’t have the ability to investigate the matter at first and when he finally rose to position as the president of Burton Group, the landscape had already changed beyond recognition.

all over Somerset Mountain, but he never succeeded in finding even a scrap of information about

she was

in the fire to

want to see her.” Justin grabbed Amber’s arm,

Saturday. If… if you want

never answered her as it took a long while for

you.”

side of the car window, signaling that night had fallen

carefully retracted her hand and she looked down at the bruise on her wrist-a result of Justin’s

had made the absolute

20 years was enough to shake

very girl from all

cold eyes

the investigation bureau, a

“Officer Hawkins.”

I’ve been stripped of my position, so just call me by my

is temporary and I’ve already

Janice pulled up a chair and sat on it. Beneath her short haircut, her features were bright and firm. “Any

case files concerning Somerset Mountain. If I were one second late, they would’ve

the box of files from her

long history, the box had already

you going to

“To save someone.”

her

limitations set on her due to her position and also the confidentiality period, she would’ve given those files to Rachel long ago. Perhaps if she had done so, those

had taken Justin away from the hospital, he never appeared

she had gone

a few occasions, but Jennifer had always pulled her

closing the door

food on the tray was almost

“Miss Jennifer.”

voice rang down

that I refuse to help you. It’s just that Mr. Burton has warned

Jennifer, I don’t mean

“Then…”

she these

to, but it’s way better than when she refused to put

folder in Miss Jennifer’s hands. “Please