My Mute Bride

“This is all the surveillance footage of the Burton Group this afternoon.”

Inside the surveillance room of the Riverdale Investigation Bureau, Janice’s subordinate was operating the computer and swiftly displaying the surveillance footage on the large screen. There were eight split screens showing the situation on the third floor of Burton Group’s underground garage.

Gloria couldn’t help exclaiming in admiration, “How amazing!”

Janice stared at the video on the screen with her arms folded in front of her chest. “Do you remember the approximate time?”

Gloria and Victor exchanged a glance. “It was around 2.00PM. We heard Assistant Beckham saying that the doctor had arrived at the garage, so it should be around that time.”

Janice nodded. “Jesse, please adjust the time.”

“Yes, Officer Hawkins.”

The image on the screen played at an accelerated speed and soon came to the time Gloria and Victor had mentioned. All four of them stared intently at the surveillance footage on the screen.

All of a sudden, Gloria exclaimed, “Wait! I see it!” She pointed at the monitor showing the entrance of the garage. “The person driving this car is one of Justin’s bodyguards. I’ve seen him before.”

Janice acknowledged it. “Change cameras and follow this car.”

The screen immediately began to follow the movements of this car in the garage until it finally parked in one of the parking spots. Then, a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes got out of the back seat with a box in his hands. One could forgo the white lab coat, but the medicine box was a must for a doctor who was visiting a patient.

“Pause for a moment and zoom in on this image.” Janice walked closer to the screen. “This is probably him. Run a check on his identity and background information.”

side. “I think I’ve seen

to the screen and carefully confirmed. “Yes, I’ve seen him at Riverdale’s second quarter medical seminar. He was the

“The Obstetrics and

of disbelief on their faces too. The

her pregnancy, Justin would have a doctor examine her twice every month to check on the development of the fetus. Furthermore, he would

It is very healthy.”

at her belly. She was now more than five months pregnant, so her belly was showing an obvious bulge. The side effects had changed from morning sickness at the beginning of her pregnancy to the recent constant

it’s a girl. What

did not respond to those words. In her opinion, it did not matter whether it was a boy or a girl who was born to the Burton Family. After all, things did not end well even for Tina, who was loved by all, so why would it matter whether it was a boy or

come and visit me so

a trace. A touch of sorrow

my place to kick you out. She quietly looked out the window. Even though it had

and stood behind her for a while before slamming the door behind him as he left. He did not know how many times it had been, but over the past few months, they had always parted on bad terms every time he came here. She had changed from her previous timid

turn back. She calmly clenched her fist, got up,

Traffic was heavy 30 floors below her, and the crowds were bustling about like ants. Nobody could have expected Justin to lock her up on the topmost floor of the Burton Group. It was where he worked every day, so he could monitor her every move at any time and

others be able to find me? she wondered as her eyes gradually

was increasing. It felt like there was a huge hammer knocking against her temples in her dream, causing her to suffer from a splitting headache. Jerking awake, she suddenly realized

is the top floor of the Burton Group! What could be outside the window?! She abruptly threw aside her

knocked on the window twice in response, then there was a few seconds of silence from the outside. Just as she was thinking that it was only her imagination, two more taps on the window sounded. Knock