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.

but he never

thought she

fire to save him,

arm, his cold eyes burning

will be attending the charity event this Saturday. If… if you want to see her, you can attend with

never answered her as it took a long while for him to calm himself. “I’ll attend

you.”

the other side of the car window, signaling that night had fallen over Riverdale like a humongous black cloth that

at the bruise on her wrist-a result of Justin’s

she had made

than 20 years was enough to shake him

was that very girl from all

Amber’s cold eyes was

the investigation bureau, a conversation

“Officer Hawkins.”

I’ve been stripped of my

do that. The position issue is temporary

pulled up a chair and sat on it. Beneath her short haircut, her features were bright and firm. “Any updates on the case that I asked you to

to mention that. This is taken from the case files concerning Somerset Mountain. If

of

to its long history, the box had already yellowed and it reeked

are you going to do with

“To save someone.”

was stern, but her eyes betrayed a

it weren’t for the 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

Justin away from the hospital, he never appeared again for

she had gone out for walks, Jennifer

a few occasions, but Jennifer had always pulled her back to the ward

the door and

on the

“Miss Jennifer.”

voice rang down

it’s not that I refuse to help you. It’s just that Mr. Burton has warned me before; if I allow you

Jennifer, I don’t mean it

“Then…”

she these

She doesn’t eat as much as she used to, but it’s way better than when she refused

placed a folder in