My Mute Bride

During dinner time, Charlotte wanted to sit next to Rachel. “Mommy, I want to eat that!”

“This?”

“Yes!”

“All right. Eat more and grow tall, Rachel said. Then, she dropped the food the little girl liked onto her plate.

With an unreadable look in his eyes, Justin watched as Charlotte chomped down on the food happily. This girl is usually a picky eater and would always complain at the dinner table. No matter how we coaxed her, she wouldn’t even take an extra bite. With this woman around, she just eats anything she gives her and even eats a lot of it. More importantly, everyone knew how Charlotte usually treated other women. She would usually be stubborn, rude, and mean toward them. In contrast, she was very obedient toward Rachel. Is it because they’re related by blood?

Night fell, and after Rachel tucked Charlotte into bed, she sneaked out of the room quietly.

At the top of the staircase, she saw that the light in the study on the first floor was still turned on. If her guess was right, Justin was probably still working there. Therefore, the master bedroom would surely be empty now.

If the surveillance record containing the evidence that could prove that Hans was murdered was in this house, the most probably place it would be was either the master bedroom or the study.

After she slipped into the bedroom, she started searching from the head of the bed, opening and checking every drawer. Finally, in the corner of the closet, she found a black-colored safe.

Password… What’s the password? she asked silently while looking at the number pad.

Beep, beep, beep.

She punched in Justin’s birth date.

It’s not right. What about Charlotte’s birthday?

Beep, beep, beep.

That’s not it, either. I still have one more try left, she thought. At that moment though, the sound of footsteps came from outside the room, so she quickly closed the closet doors.

“What are you doing here?”

Holding her chest, Rachel turned around and said in surprise, “You gave me a scare! You don’t make a sound at all when you walk!”

you sneaking around in my room?” he asked while standing at

going to leave now. In the end, you came behind me right after I came in and scared the daylights out of

he asked suspiciously as

said, “You don’t believe me? What else

you?”

a trip here. You baked

my room where we’re alone.

his conclusion, Rachel couldn’t stop herself from

are you

you,” she

“What did you say?”

whether you believe it or not, but I’m simply here to say

Then, he grabbed her arm and stopped her from leaving. In an icy tone, he asked, “If you’re not interested, why did you show up at the club that night and

her wrist, she didn’t struggle and asked in return,

“You tell me.”

saying, “Are you speaking about that kiss? I had too much

furious as he tightened his jaw and said, “You had too

jerking her hand away from his grip. She smirked as she added, “Actually, you don’t have to take it so seriously. We’re adults now. You know we’re capable

engine starting outside the house, Justin was so furious that his face was red. Such a flirtatious woman can’t possibly be a responsible mother. No wonder I divorced her

expecting it when she said, “I’ve told you before your return that you should think carefully about acknowledging your

not a secret that Rachel was Justin’s ex-wife, so how could she hide the fact that she was Charlotte’s

beer, feeling frustrated. “I know it’s unavoidable. I just

daughter. Back then, she left Riverdale alone to save herself and left her daughter behind. Earlier, her heart was broken into pieces when she heard Charlotte’s

“But look how great things are now. You can use

“I found the safe.”

“Really?”

while nodding. “It’s in Justin’s closet, but I don’t know the

some fluorescent powder. Just scatter this on the number pad and Justin will leave his prints behind when he opens

not easy to arrange and

guesses. Maybe