My Mute Bride

Chapter 248 Damsel in Distress

In the heavy rain, the white sports car sped away with a loud roar of the engine. Amber and Justin were the only ones standing outside the Hudson Residence.

As she was still holding the umbrella, she shielded him from the storm as she asked, “Justin, let’s get some shelter. You don’t have to ill-treat yourself.”

“She said everything was caused by me. What do you think?” Amber’s heart sank as she looked at him in surprise. “What does Hans’ death have to do with you? That’s because he’s unlucky. We don’t see anyone else encountering something like this, do we?”

“I was the one who broke his leg, though,” Justin mumbled. He could not recall the incident, but a memory suddenly flashed in his mind.

…

“Hold him down.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Aaaah—” The man yelled in pain. After that, his voice broke off as if he had died.

Then, someone next to him poured a bucket of cold water to wake him up.

“Continue.”

…

Justin remembered the white walls in the hospital. The smell of disinfectant was just as strong even in his memories.

And bit by bit, he started to remember the past incidents.

“Justin, what’s wrong?” Amber suddenly shrieked as she supported his wobbly figure. “Justin, hang in there! Someone, please call the police! Call the police quickly!”

…

years. Now that Jefferey’s men were caught red handed at the pier and he was thrown behind bars, the tangible evidence led to a positive verdict by the

the suspect and former president of Hudson Pharmaceuticals, has been involved in huge sums of money associated with drug smuggling. Among his illegal activities, he has killed two people to cover up his

the judge’s voice rang loud and

she was helped out of the courtroom. Meanwhile, when Rachel heard the verdict, she slowly stood up and looked at Jefferey, who was seated in the dock with his striped clothes. She was surprised to realize

part of his life in prison. Even though he would be released after 15 years, he would barely be able to

of the courtroom and to their car, a

struggled from her assistant and chased Rachel. “I bet you are finally satisfied now that you have

her. “Miss, are you going to attack

an instant. Then, she scoffed and continued sarcastically, “Rachel, do you think that you are invincible in Riverdale now that you are friends with a lawyer? Let me tell you this—you will have

respond, but he was stopped by

are so used to it that you

Amber blanched.

mind that if any of the evidence in hand is leaked to the public, you can forget about staying in Riverdale altogether. You better

until Amber became a tiny dot as they went further into the

and pried her fist open. “Don’t be so tense now. It’s time to relax now that

senses, she responded with a conflicted expression, “Thank you for

my honor to be of your

now onward, I still have the muscle memory from twenty years of living

“Even if it doesn’t, you will feel much better once you leave Riverdale and

decided

don’t have to rush. I still need some time

we really going to court for this?” Rachel frowned. “She might

use the effort to consider whether it’s really appropriate for her to grow up in Justin’s care, especially when he’s short-tempered. Isn’t it better for her to be with you—her mom— and your friends like us? Think

words had swayed