My Mute Bride

“So what? I think Julian’s right. I’m not related to you anymore, so it’s better to let the children acknowledge the fact earlier.”

“Rachel Hudson!” Justin forcefully punched his fist beside her ear.

Rachel closed her eyes in shock as wind gushed by her ear as a result of Justin’s force. Moments later, she opened her eyes only to be met with Justin’s which were still filled with rage.

“Are you done?”

Rachel’s eyes were as calm as still water when she spat the three simple words while staring quietly at Justin. “Let go of me if you’re done. Charlotte and Samuel are coming out soon. You don’t wish for them to see you treating me like this, do you?”

“Are you threatening me?”

“Threatening you?” Rachel snorted and looked downward.

The next second, Justin gasped all of a sudden. He started jumping on one foot while holding his other foot which was stomped and stared at Rachel in disbelief.

While Justin was still wincing, Rachel quickly kept a safe distance away from him.

“You’re still as arrogant as always. I have many other ways to make you let go of me. Why would I threaten you?”

Rachel crossed her arms. Justin was blood-boiled hearing her sarcastic tone, but the pain in his foot was so intense that he couldn’t even say a word. Sure enough, Rachel did not show mercy at all when she stepped on him.

Just then, Julian came out with the two kids. Seeing Justin leaning against the tree with an agonized look, Julian darted a perplexed glance toward him and Rachel. “What happened?”

Rachel shrugged. “He said he’s having a stomachache. Maybe he has eaten some unclean food in the morning.”

Julian asked kindly, “A stomachache? Let me take a look.”

“No, thanks!” Justin shot a fierce glare at Julian.

After that, they went to a restaurant to meet Jolly

“My elegant queen who’s going on a vacation, where’s your hat?” Rachel started teasing Jolly’s flyaway hair the moment she saw her.

Jolly, on the other hand, looked crabby. “Who knew the wind would be so strong at the peak of the hill? My hat was blown away!” After that, she glared at Rachel. “You already knew that, didn’t you?”

if I told you so. You would surely insist that the hat wouldn’t fly away if you

just wanted to see me

there. I’ll buy you another hat,

“That’s more like it!”

who accompanied the kids to take some fruits, Jolly nudged Rachel. “Do you feel that the atmosphere is rather tense

“What do you mean?”

competition between the two

gaze, Rachel stared at Justin and Julian in the

and said,

of cake, Justin quickly took it

soon regained his composure. “It’s okay. I’ll ask the waiter to

conversation and said apologetically, “I’m sorry. That is the last piece of the

and cooed, “Samuel, let’s get other

can have mine,” Charlotte offered

before Samuel spoke up, Justin quickly

fought back. “Charlotte is willing to share, so

lacked cakes, but it would be a different

issue of whether to share or not. Samuel wanted the cake first

can’t

pupils dilated at once.

raising him ever since he was a baby, so he was just like a biological son to her. On the other hand, Samuel had always thought that Rachel was his biological mother since the adults had never mentioned

tense, Samuel blurted, “A

Justin was stunned.

The two kids then looked at Justin and Julian in puzzlement. “What’s wrong with

atmosphere was rather weird at the dining table; Justin and Julian were in a stalemate to divide the

Jolly couldn’t help but speak up, “Come on guys, it’s just a piece of cake. Why do you have to be so particular about whether it is

rather than poverty is the

you talking about? Can’t

way.” Justin rejected it

you want to do then? Are