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.

he had sent people to search all over Somerset Mountain, but he

thought she

in the fire to

grabbed Amber’s arm, his cold eyes burning with determination. “Where

charity event this Saturday. If… if you want to see her, you can attend

took a long while for him to calm himself. “I’ll attend the event this Saturday

you.”

side of the car window, signaling that night had fallen over Riverdale like

down at the bruise on her

she had made the absolute right

than 20 years was enough to shake him to his

very girl from all those years ago, the

in Amber’s cold eyes

bureau, a conversation was

“Officer Hawkins.”

been stripped of my

is temporary and

and sat on it. Beneath her short haircut, her

files concerning Somerset Mountain. If I

the box of files from

the box had already yellowed and

going to do

“To save someone.”

expression was stern, but her eyes betrayed a certain

the limitations set on her due to her position and also the confidentiality period, she would’ve given those

had taken Justin away from the hospital, he

stuck in the ward. Even though she had gone out

Julian a distance away on a few occasions, but Jennifer had always

closing the door and leaving,

food on the tray

“Miss Jennifer.”

voice rang down the

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

I don’t

“Then…”

she these

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

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