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

died in the fire to save him,

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

the charity event this Saturday. If… if you want to

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

you.”

window, signaling that night had

down at the

that she had made the

than 20 years was enough to

was that very girl from all those years ago,

chill in Amber’s cold eyes was reflected

bureau, a

“Officer Hawkins.”

I’ve been stripped of my position,

The position issue is temporary

short haircut, her features were bright and firm. “Any updates on the case that I asked

If I were one second late, they would’ve been destroyed

box of files from

box had

what are you going to do with

“To save someone.”

stern, but her eyes

and also the confidentiality period, she would’ve given those files

Justin away from the hospital, he never appeared again for a few

stuck in the ward. Even though she had gone

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

the door and leaving,

on the tray was

“Miss Jennifer.”

rang down

you. It’s just that Mr. Burton has warned me before; if I allow you to meet Mrs. Burton one more time, I would be done

I don’t

“Then…”

is she

it’s way better than when she refused to put

placed a folder in Miss Jennifer’s hands. “Please pass this to Rae