My Mute Bride

Chapter 242 Hoping to Come To a Happy Conclusion

Not long after Frankie stepped out, the originally closed office door suddenly opened a crack as he stuck his head back in and smiled meaningfully. “A bouquet of white tulips for your reservation would be a little drab, President Burton. Shall I have the florist add in a few splashes of color?”

Upon hearing that, Justin was stunned as he glared at him. “Don’t you want to keep your job?” It was noon and after putting her signature on a document, Rachel handed it to Lisa. “You can go and have lunch now.”

“What would you like, Miss Burton? I can bring you back something from the cafeteria.”

As Rachel opened her mouth to speak, her phone vibrated. Taking note of the caller ID, she told Lisa, “It’s fine; I’ll be going down for lunch as well in a bit.”

“Of course.”

The moment Lisa left, Rachel answered the call. “Hello?”

“Are you free, Miss Hudson? I am close to your workplace.”

“Is Old Mr. Burton done considering? Or does he wish to renegotiate terms with me?”

“He wanted me to give you something.”

In response, Rachel narrowed her eyes.

Close to Burton Group was a café. As it was separated from the building by only a single street, the Burton Group logo was clearly visible from the cafe’s window seats.

By the time Rachel arrived, Leon, the Burton Family butler, had been waiting on a booth seat for a while. “Have a seat, Miss Hudson.”

Upon seeing the contract-like document on the table, Rachel knew this conversation would not end quickly, so she pulled out a chair and sat down. “What did you want to give me?” she asked.

“This.” He placed a translucent plastic bag containing a USB stick on the table. “It contains the video and written evidence you wanted of Hans’ murder.”

then?” She glanced down

As Leon spoke, he slowly pushed the document folder over to her. “As long as you put your signature on it, the USB stick will be

unchanging despite her blunt question. Knowing that

tender your resignation and leave

that,” she answered without hesitation. “But I still have some work to hand over. Does Old Mr. Burton’s resignation deadline include the time I need to pass on my work to somebody

simple as making you

Burton Pharmaceuticals’ client resources right now, and she was pretty much in charge of the current batch of suppliers. If she didn’t hand those resources over before she

Now, I can sign the document, but I must ascertain whether the video

such a worry.” He opened the laptop next to him

stick into the computer and was about to open the video file,

and put her signature on the last page of

with fake evidence, for once

also says that he hopes this

need. I have what I want and he

Leon made a phone call. “I’ve done what you asked me to and had her put her

“Good.”

a cursive calligraphy script. Upon answering Leon’s call as he put down his

there’s something I don’t

“What is it?”

not at all hesitant about signing her name and she seemed to find no difficulty

seemingly having expected such an outcome. “She’s no longer the mute woman from five years ago who simply took whatever came

“What’s that?”

the middle of it was the word he had just written—‘ruthlessness’. It was full of curves and flourishes, even looking a bit savage, as if it might leap up from the page at any second. “You have to be ruthless to yourself in

was no way he could permit someone so ruthless to stay by Justin’s

the evidence, Rachel went looking