My Mute Bride

Chapter 292 Smart Aunt Gloria

As she spoke, Gloria studied Rachel’s expression. “At that time, doctors said it was highly likely that he would fall into a vegetative state where he would never wake up.”

“Does that mean you took care of Charlotte before he regained consciousness?” Rachel asked. “Huh?” Gloria paused for a moment before nodding. “Yeah.”

“In that case, thank you so much.” Rachel took her hand. “It’s arduous to take care of a newborn and if it weren’t for you, Charlotte might not have been able to survive.”

“There’s no need to be this courteous with me, Rachel. Charlotte is my niece, so how could I have neglected her?”

“I still wish to thank you, so this glass is for you.” Without saying anything else, Rachel snagged Jolly’s glass and gulped it at one go.

Now that Jolly was startled awake, she mumbled blearily, “Drink! Drink!”

However, as she was unable to stop Rachel in time, Gloria could only watch on and frowned as Rachel finished drinking from the glass. Weren’t we talking about Charlotte? How did the topic change?

“You were doing fine abroad, Rachel. Why did you suddenly come back?”

“You must have heard about what happened to the Hudson Family.”

“A little bit.”

“One of the reasons is that we’ve finally sought revenge for Hans. Another cause is that I’m worried about leaving Charlotte here alone.”

Rachel had never once brought up Justin throughout her speech.

“Well, Justin has taken care of her quite well all these years,” Gloria pointed out. “Although I don’t talk to him a lot, his personality has changed a bit since he lost his memory. You must have noticed it as well.”

As she declined to answer, Rachel instead poured Jolly a glass of water, exhorting her to have a drink of it before sleeping.

After a moment of hesitation, Gloria decided that Rachel still had a cold attitude toward Justin and swallowed the words that she wanted to say.

It was fine since they still had time.

Meanwhile, in the restaurant’s children’s play area, Charlotte went down the slide and into the ball pit. She was clearly thrilled to see Gloria return.

looked up from his tablet game to glance at her. “Are you sure Aunt Gloria’s return will do any good? She doesn’t seem

but she has her own reasons for

“What are those reasons?”

know yet,” a

are you so

My smartest Aunt Gloria. She was the one who

mention of Gloria was accompanied by

Did that mean Gloria was intentionally pretending to act cold toward

dined together that evening until it was very

home with the two children, the streetlamps in the

she soberly thanked the cab driver before leading

blocked the entrance. “Why are you back so late?” it

up through the haze of alcohol at the cold, imposing figure

made Justin frown. “How

send the cab driver away was merely the last bit of her sanity and sobriety, and now

Justin for a while, Rachel suddenly reached out to pinch his cheeks.

hand away, she helplessly clung to

of children muffling their laughter with their hands echoed

with a stern face, “Charlotte, Samuel,

care of Mommy

to say something, she had dragged him along with

annoyed Justin chastised, “You were out with the kids. How could you drink so

you lecturing me?” Rachel braced her hands against his shoulders and

tactics. “Call me next

her room. “There’s no need. We

that Rachel would fall, Justin

just caught her when she shoved him aside and rushed into the bathroom with

Unable to stop her stomach from churning, she hugged the toilet bowl and began to

warm water for her instead. Kneeling next to

so obedient and well-behaved that he