My Mute Bride

Justin looked at the time. “It’s getting late. Let’s talk about this after I go back.”

That made Amber stop talking, albeit reluctantly. A moment of silence later, she said, “Sure. Rest early.”

Justin hung up, then Frankie handed him a cup of tea. “Sir.”

“What is this about the studio?” Justin asked.

“The head director, David, canceled Miss Hudson’s show without a reason. And he added a new show in the same slot.”

“A new show?”

“It’s about Eastern medicine. Chris is the host.”

Chris frowned. “She’s ambitious. It hasn’t been long since she came back, but she’s trying to get her hands on everything. Everyone can see through her by now.”

“Is she trying to do something here?”

“Yes. Remarrying me.”

It was a simple response, but Frankie’s jaw dropped. “Huh?”

Justin never joked, and he looked serious about it. “She hid her identity and worked in a Hudson Pharmaceuticals branch nearest to me. Then, she found an excuse to stay at my place and warmed up to Charlotte. Now, she’s attacking Amber. Obviously, she’s trying to get back together with me.”

Frankie smiled awkwardly. “Sir, you lost your memories, so I’m obliged to tell you this. Your divorce didn’t go well, to say the least. That’s why Master Arthur wanted everyone to hide it from you.”

“It has been years. It might have been horrible, but she wouldn’t come back if she didn’t care.” Justin sneered. “But she thinks too highly of herself. She thinks she can come and go as she pleases? She had a baby with someone else overseas, got dumped, and wants to come back to me? I’m not running

a charity here.”

said carefully, “Sir, Chris is not that kind of woman. I think there’s

I see.” That boy called her “Mommy”. There’s nothing

he thought Justin was too angry for him to do

on the business trip. She only had one final chance at opening the safe box. There were four numbers in her hand, but she couldn’t

phone with her. “It can’t be four numbers.

remember which one

back then. “Zero and

“Is it a date?”

“Probably. Looks similar.”

tried your

don’t match. Not

kid’s birthday or something like that. Charlotte’s the most important person to him, right? Do you think he won’t set the passcode as something related to

particular date all of a sudden. “I got it, Jolly.” She quickly typed the

it quietly, albeit in disbelief. Not even she herself could believe he used

you open

it, but she

So what day

she answered, “The day I

Jolly said, but then

two layers in there. The top layer contained some cash, while the bottom layer had some estate certificates and a sealed leather bag. Rachel unsealed it and took the contents out, but it wasn’t the thing she wanted. The proof that he killed Hans isn’t here. “It’s not in this

told Jolly about it. “So you did all that for

the box. Doesn’t mean it isn’t somewhere else

you going to keep

sofa, her temples throbbing. All she could think of was the truth behind Hans’ death. “I might have to see