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.

these years, he had sent people to search all over Somerset Mountain, but he never succeeded in finding even a scrap of information about

thought she was

died in the fire to save him, but

to see her.” Justin grabbed Amber’s arm, his cold eyes burning with determination. “Where is

Saturday. If… if you want to see her, you can attend with me this Saturday. However,

her as it took a long while for him to calm himself. “I’ll

you.”

night had fallen over Riverdale like a humongous black cloth that

she looked down at the bruise on her wrist-a result

that she had made

than 20 years was enough to shake him to

from all those years ago, the consequences

cold eyes was reflected in

bureau, a

“Officer Hawkins.”

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

is temporary and I’ve already acknowledged you

on it. Beneath her short haircut, her features were bright and firm. “Any updates on the case

This is taken from the case files concerning Somerset Mountain. If I were one second late, they would’ve been destroyed since these files

the box of

to its long history, the box had already

you going

“To save someone.”

stern, but her

would’ve given those files to Rachel long

the hospital, he never

was stuck in the ward. Even though she had gone

managed to catch sight of Julian a distance away on a few occasions, but Jennifer had always

door and leaving,

the tray

“Miss Jennifer.”

rang down the

to help you. It’s just that Mr. Burton has warned me before; if I allow you

Jennifer, I don’t

“Then…”

is she

as much as she used to, but it’s way better than when she refused to put anything

great.” Julian seemed panicked as he placed a folder in Miss Jennifer’s