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.

you sure Aunt Gloria’s return will do any good? She doesn’t seem

know it, but she has her own reasons for

“What are those reasons?”

don’t know yet,” a confident Charlotte

you

My smartest Aunt Gloria. She was the one who told me

accompanied by a starry-eyed look of worship from

Did that mean Gloria was intentionally pretending to act cold toward

dined together that evening until it

home with the two children, the streetlamps in

cab driver before leading one child in each hand to

a figure blocked the entrance. “Why are you back so

haze of alcohol at the cold, imposing figure shrouded

made Justin frown. “How

drank quite a bit. What she had used to send the cab driver away was merely the last bit of her sanity and sobriety, and

a while, Rachel suddenly reached out to pinch his cheeks. “I asked a

to push her hand away, she helplessly clung to

but the sound of children muffling their laughter with their hands

immediately caught hold of Rachel’s wrists and instructed with a stern face, “Charlotte, Samuel,

of Mommy then!” Charlotte

say something, she

Justin chastised, “You were out with the

lecturing me?” Rachel braced her hands against

me next

waved him away, she stumbled toward her room. “There’s no need. We

Rachel would fall,

when she shoved him aside and rushed

she hugged the toilet bowl

grab a glass of warm water for her instead. Kneeling next to her, he told her, “Come, take a sip. Rinse your mouth and spit

did as she was told to. She was so obedient and well-behaved