My Mute Bride

The window was left open, allowing the breeze to blow through the curtains. The cool wind brushed against Rachel and it jolted her awake from her nightmare. When she looked beside her, there was no one to be found.

Justin was long gone and he left nothing but destruction behind. It didn’t take long for Rachel to wake up completely but that only brought her a new round of suffering. The insults he hurled at her and what happened in the brutal night cut away at her soul like invisible knives. At that thought, she gripped the blanket tightly and cried into her pillow.

Frankie handed the document to Justin the first thing in the morning. “Here’s the information you wanted, President Burton. Dr. Peters is planning to study abroad and he wants to take a family member with him as well. He applied for the spot too.”

He plans to do what? When Justin saw who Julian wanted to bring with him, his face fell and he hurled the whole file into the trash can.

Upon hearing the crash, Frankie shivered in fear and he said nothing. Justin then ordered, “Go to Julian’s place and take her passport.”

“Sir, how do you know that he has Mrs. Burton’s passport?”

“Where else can it be?” Justin roared as he clenched his fists. How dare he try to take her away without my permission? He has stepped out of line! Out loud, he said, “Frankie, I need you to do one more thing.”

“Yes, President Burton.”

And so, Justin told him what Frankie needed to do.

It was the Hudson Foundation’s opening ceremony the next day and the event was held at Riverdale’s Hotel Platinum. After the event ended, Frankie came over in a hurry and reported, “President Burton, Dr. Peters has barged into your home.”

Justin, on the other hand, buttoned his coat calmly and murmured, “Let’s go and take a look then.”

Meanwhile at the villa in Southwind, Julian was injured and being held by two bodyguards. “Let me go, you b*stards!” he yelled. “I’m calling the cops!”

Justin came just in time to hear that. “You wouldn’t have come over yourself if you thought the cops could help.”

The moment Julian saw Justin, he struggled furiously and roared, “Justin Burton!”

his arms down firmly. Upon seeing that, Justin raised his hand. “Let him

couldn’t even lift his arms. “Give me my

your fault you lost your stuff. Why are you making

my passports away, and now you’re denying it?” Julian was usually a mild-mannered person but Justin managed to rile him up. The former was going overseas soon, so he wanted to help Rachel out. Truth was, he had been keeping Rachel’s passport with him so she could leave Riverdale anytime she wanted, but

handed it to Julian. “I was just about to bring this up. My employee took yours by accident. Was about to give

overseas or your mother’s going to yell

him. After he took a look to confirm it was his,

him coldly. “What

really want to lock her up in Riverdale for life? For what? Just so you can keep her as a mere mistress? That’s an insult to her! What did

series of unfortunate events, really. She’s born to the Hudsons and

one who saved your

as he questioned, “What did you

but he held his fury down and gritted

abducted back then, right? That girl is none other

sudden, Justin gripped Julian’s collar.

she isn’t. Jefferey took her back so that’s why you couldn’t find her, at least until now. But I

the former was petrified for a long while. When he snapped out of it, he shoved Julian away and roared, “You’re the

“You don’t believe me?”

just made

Janice gave Rachel all the info on Somerset Mountain. You can take a

that

Why do you think I know all about that story? Let’s meet up with Rachel.

had been standing behind the curtains ever since he came back. He still didn’t believe