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 more to this. I’ve asked the guys in Montenegro to look into

to defend her. I only trust what I see.” That boy called her “Mommy”. There’s nothing else to say. She couldn’t have given birth to twins in

something, but he thought Justin was too angry for him to do

at opening the safe box. There were four numbers in her hand, but she couldn’t even come

Jolly was on the phone with her. “It can’t be four numbers. It must be

which

search back then. “Zero and two, I

“Is it a date?”

“Probably. Looks similar.”

you tried your

match. Not

as a passcode. Either that, or it’s their wife’s birthday, their kid’s birthday or something

much about it at first. However, halfway through, she remembered one particular date all of a sudden. “I got it, Jolly.” She quickly typed the passcode in, and the box was unlocked with a

she herself could believe he

you

Rachel out of it, but she got

So what

but eventually, she answered, “The day

Jolly said, but

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

Rachel went back, she told Jolly about it. “So you did all that for nothing?” Jolly was

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

you going to keep staying there

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