My Mute Bride

In the summer villa, the Burtons were seated at the dining table for a meal, and Justin came back holding Charlotte in his arms. Seeing his return, Sue stood up and greeted, “Justin, you must be exhausted after the long trip. Here, let me hold you, Charlotte. Don’t cling on to Daddy.”

“No!” Charlotte said, jerking her face away as she tightened her arms around Justin’s neck.

“Take a seat, Aunt Sue. I’ll hold her,” Justin said calmly.

“Forget it, Madam Parham,” Amber said. “This girl wants nobody but Justin.“

“What a spoiled little girl. You’re still so clingy to your daddy. Looks like we’ll need to get you a mommy soon,” Sue said thoughtfully. Then, she held Amber’s hand and added, “It’s about time we fix the date for your wedding with Justin.”

Amber blushed, and Arthur nodded in agreement. “That’s true. We should pick a date for the wedding. After all, Amber has been by your side for so many years. What do you think, Justin?”

Justin was expressionless. “Whatever you say, Grandpa.”

“Me too,” Amber added.

“Then, we’ll ask Amber’s father out for a meal one day and speak about the details of the wedding.”

Right after the words left Arthur’s lips, a scream of surprise echoed from Justin’s arms. “Ah!”

“What happened?” Justin asked, concerned.

“Daddy, my leg hurts! It’s so painful!” Charlotte cried, her face crumpling in pain.

“Why is your leg hurting all of a sudden?” Sue asked and wanted to take a look at her leg, but she covered it firmly and refused to show it to her.

Crying loudly, Charlotte forced out two drops of tears from the corners of her eyes. “Oww! It hurts so much!”

Heartbroken, Justin asked, “Did you fall in the airport earlier? I’m bringing her to the hospital for a checkup.”

“But we haven’t even discussed the wedding yet,” Sue pointed out anxiously, but she quickly changed the topic. “I mean, Justin, you just came back and haven’t even had a bite yet.”

he answered unhappily as he sprang up from his seat holding Charlotte.

great-granddaughter to bits, he immediately nodded and urged, “Hurry up and go. Her health is more

watching with an ashen face as

full of ideas. She has used the same trick so many times, and

all. It’s only

on her, but if even the both of us can see through her trick, what

tone she was using made Amber’s face freeze. “Madam Parham,

some effort yourself and not just depend on our help. Everything I say is nothing compared to that girl’s cries.” Patting her shoulder gently, Sue said softly, “It’s cold outside. Let’s go in

five years since their engagement, but Justin didn’t seem interested in marrying her at all, which had turned her into the biggest joke

out of the compound of the summer villa, and Justin instructed

the driver asked, “Aren’t we going to

his arms, he asked, “Do you want

she shook her head and

“Why did you lie?”

Great-grandpa and Great-aunt Sue will

a good thing if I marry

it’s not. I

mean to

marry you, and actually, all of them treat me quite well. But are you going

he hadn’t thought about this before. “But Charlotte, you need a mommy as you grow up, and I can’t be by your side all the time because

thing he said, Charlotte burrowed into his embrace, curled up into a comfortable position, and snuggled in it. “I have

the servant carried her back to the room to rest for the night. Her bedroom was massive with all sorts of dolls in a corner,

linger to look at her, a warm glow glimmering in his cold

“Hello?”

trip. Wanna have a drink? My friend’s club is open

family doctor, do you

it’s after

“Send me the address.”