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?”

You would surely insist that the hat wouldn’t

just wanted to

I’ll buy

“That’s more like it!”

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

“What do you mean?”

competition between

stared at Justin and Julian in the

pointed at a piece of cake and said, “Mr. Peters, I’d like to

of cake, Justin

soon regained his composure. “It’s okay. I’ll

to be serving dishes near them overheard their conversation and said apologetically, “I’m sorry. That is the last piece

okay.” Julian caressed Samuel’s hair and cooed, “Samuel, let’s get other

mine,” Charlotte

spoke up, Justin quickly replied, “Charlotte, some things can’t

Julian immediately fought back. “Charlotte is willing to

has never lacked cakes, but it would be a different story

not referring to the cake? Then it’s not an issue of whether to share

can’t be

pupils dilated at

just like a biological son to her. On the other hand, Samuel had always thought that Rachel was his biological mother since the

atmosphere was getting tense, Samuel blurted, “A cake

Justin was stunned.

a cake can be shared.” Charlotte held Samuel’s hand. The two kids then looked

their eyes were filled with complexity. The atmosphere was rather weird at the dining table; Justin and Julian were in a

a piece of cake. Why do you have to be so particular about whether it is

you heard that inequality rather than poverty is the cause of troubles?”

you talking about? Can’t we

Justin

want to do then? Are you going to