My Mute Bride

Chapter 283 I’m a Dysfunctional Person

“What are you doing here?” Amber’s expression changed as soon as she saw Rachel, and the former stared at the latter guardedly. Just then, Rachel came to her senses. “I should be the one asking you this question, right?” “Rachel, what do you mean by that?!”

“The engagement is already called off, yet the two of you seem to be joined at the hip. Are you guys trying to create further topics for the press and contribute some tabloid news on behalf of both the Burton Group and Hudson Pharmaceuticals?” Rachel spoke in a cold voice and she sounded angry. Her reaction caused Justin to feel slightly joyful as he explained himself, “You’ve misunderstood the situation. Amber and I—”

“Chris!” Hernandez’s voice rang out from behind Rachel and he cut off Justin’s words. “Oh—this is such a coincidence. You’ve bumped into someone we know,” Hernandez greeted Justin quite naturally and calmly upon seeing him. “It’s been quite a while since we last met, Mr. Burton.”

Meanwhile, Justin frowned. “Why are you here?”

“I’m here for lunch with Chris. Aren’t the two of you here for lunch as well?”

Just then, Hernandez shot a suggestive look at Justin and Amber, and then he spoke up meaningfully. “Mr. Burton, it looks like you’ve got a different target, huh? Should I express my gratitude then?”

Justin’s expression darkened significantly when he heard that.

Meanwhile, Amber was her usual pretentious self and she put on a world-class act as she pretended to explain the situation, “You guys have misunderstood us. Justin and I have something to discuss, so we met up here.”

“There’s no need to explain things.” As soon as Justin said that, he walked past Rachel and he clearly exuded a cold, domineering demeanor.

Just then, Amber shot a smug look at Rachel before quickly joining him. “Justin, wait up.”

As for Rachel, she was quite composed and she merely mentioned, “Let’s go to another restaurant.”

At that moment, Justin paused in his tracks and he turned around to find that Rachel and Hernandez had gone back to their seats to gather their belongings. Subsequently, they left immediately without any intention of staying on any longer than necessary.

Just then, Amber tried to fuel the flames as she spitefully mentioned, “Justin, what are they discussing anyway? Why are they intentionally avoiding you?”

Instantly, Justin furrowed his brows, and all of a sudden, there was a frosty look on his face.

Truth was, Amber was partially correct. Rachel and Hernandez did want to have their discussion privately, but they were trying to avoid Amber instead of Justin.

After they had ended the discussion, night had also descended.

then, Rachel received a phone call from Jolly, and the latter mentioned that the two kids were exhausted after a fun-filled day so they had fallen asleep at

and pick them up tomorrow,

you can leave them with me. There’s

hung up the phone, she directly made her way back

there and the house was eerily silent without

noticed that there was a figure on the couch. Startled, she yelled

the room, so it was quite dim inside. The lights illuminated Justin, but his figure

back quite

herself and she changed into the bedroom slippers as she explained, “She’s at Jolly’s place. The two kids were too exhausted after their fun-filled day, so she fell asleep there. I’ll pick her up

a proper behavior of

her to halt in her steps. “What do

and hand her over to someone else to take care of. Then, you go on a date

isn’t a stranger and you know very well that she’s related to

is she related

“She…”

and even refused to acknowledge him. How can you trust someone like

found Justin’s random outburst

exhaling slowly as she tried her best to

At that point, Justin clenched his fists tightly and strode in her direction. However, he didn’t even bother to cast his eyes on her; he only changed his shoes

“Where are you going?”

to

Do you really have to go over

was insistent on leaving and his actions rendered Rachel completely

over there right now? Tell me—how do you plan on getting there? You can’t catch a cab at this time of the night. Do you

grip on the doorknob that he had his hand wrapped

had thought that he had overcome this fear when Samuel had been kidnapped but unfortunately, after that incident,

“Are you mocking me?”

gradually and his expression was thunderous. “In your eyes, I’m just a dysfunctional person who doesn’t even dare to drive

“I didn’t say that.”