My Mute Bride

“It’s all right.” Justin pushed the processed documents on his desk to the side. “Hand these out to the departments.”

It took a long time before Frankie came to his senses. “Yes, President Burton.” Since he was still worried, he asked while taking the documents, “Is your eye really all right, sir?”

Justin gave him a frosty look.

Frankie shuddered instantly. “I’ll deliver the documents now.”

“Wait a minute,” Justin called out to him. “Find another school for Charlotte.” He was worried. Since that brat named Victor held a grudge against him, it was not a good thing for Charlotte to be in his class.

Soon after Frankie left, there was a knock on the door. “Come in,” said Justin.

“Hey, Justin.”

Justin looked up when he heard Amber’s voice.

As she hurriedly stepped toward him, Amber exclaimed, “Oh, gosh! What’s the matter with your eye, Justin?”

“I knocked into something by accident.” Justin frowned as he didn’t want to elaborate much. “What brings you here?”

“I have a lecture on medicine this afternoon, so I came to get something and bring you breakfast while I’m at it.” Amber waved the breakfast bag she was holding. “It seems pretty bad. Let me look at it.” She put down the breakfast bag before immediately searching the office for the first-aid kit.

Justin hadn’t had time to take any ointment when he left Julian’s place hastily last night. Since the bruise around his eye was left untreated, it had gotten so bad at the moment that he couldn’t even hold this morning’s meeting.

Amber had been a doctor before, so her skills were more than sufficient to treat such a minor bruise. “It may hurt a little, so please bear with it, Justin.” She dipped the cotton swab in the ointment and applied it around Justin’s eyes. Then, she patiently blew on the bruise to relieve the pain.

his bedside when he regained consciousness after the car accident back then, and she had always been by his side over the last five years. Even though he was indifferent to her, she never made a fuss about it. She had a meek

head and packed the first-aid kit back up. “It’s done. Try not to let the bruise come into contact with water

you here expressly to bring

slightly. “I can’t hide anything from you, can 1? I just want to see you since

all right. I’m not

you?” Amber was pleasantly surprised at

thoughtful expression on his face. “Since you’re here, I’d

“Sure, just go ahead.”

should know very well why

asking about Rachel, she thought to herself. “Why are you asking me

back then, but no one

as she tried to calm herself down. “Why would Julian say that? How could you possibly have done a disservice to Rachel? Had she not

look in his eyes. “What

text message from Victor asking her out for dinner. After five years of separation, it surprised her that the delinquent teenager back then was now

met up at a hot pot restaurant for dinner that evening, during which Victor kept filling Rachel’s bowl with blanched ingredients. “Try this, Rachel. My colleagues and I often

can’t finish everything here.” Rachel felt helpless since she couldn’t stop Victor. “By the way, the fight didn’t

come to school today, though. Did something come

go out early this morning. The servants even had Charlotte’s school bag and

she upset because of the fight I had with

all right. I’ll find out why once I

staying under the same roof

back from overseas, after all.” Rachel decided not to tell Victor too much about the details since she thought he and Justin had little opportunity to meet each

Rachel? How have you been doing these years? Why are you suddenly able to speak? Was it