My Mute Bride

Chapter 305 The Carrot and the Stick

Still holding the keys in her hands, Gloria blamed herself. “It’s all my fault. I insisted on dragging you guys here to eat.”

Rachel commented with a calm expression, “I don’t blame you. Even if you didn’t bring me here, what could I do when a certain individual doesn’t want to let me go?”

A speechless Justin had a tense expression.

“Let’s just eat.” Looking through the menu, Rachel ordered, “The codfish is the signature dish here, right? We’ll have one of those.”

Upon seeing Rachel act like nothing had happened resulted in Gloria taking her seat as she recommended, “Their prawns here are tasty as well.”

“Is that so? One of those too, I guess.”

When all the dishes had been served, Rachel ate and drank like a normal person. It was Justin and Gloria who felt uncomfortable instead. He particularly felt like he was sitting on a bed of needles.

At that moment, although he did not want to admit it, reality had revealed the truth to Samuel’s words: he was a fool.

He just had to push Rachel’s buttons for no reason again.

Looking at the large bowl of peanut soup on the table, Gloria signaled with her eyes at Justin and even kicked him from under the table.

When he finally understood what she hinted at, he immediately filled a small bowl with soup and intentionally gave it to her first before passing a second bowl to Rachel in an attempt to make the scene more natural. “Have some soup.”

“Thank you.”

What came out of Rachel’s mouth was flat and carried no emotion in it.

“Oh, right, Charlotte and Samuel are still at your place, aren’t they? How are they doing now?”

“They are quite obedient. I have left them with my assistant, so you guys don’t have to worry about anything.”

“I can pick them up later today.”

“You don’t have to. Let them play around in the theater group for a few days. Since I’ve discovered that Samuel seems to be musically talented, I was thinking that for the final concert in two days’ time, I might bring him onstage to perform as a final act of thanks to the audience.”

“Samuel?” Rachel thought that she had misheard Gloria’s words. “Can he do it? He hasn’t taken a music lesson before, has he?”

Samuel was still young combined with the fact that he had grown up abroad, Rachel had always thought that he needed a relatively free and happy

does have a great sense for music. I coincidentally wanted to ask for your opinion on the matter. If

this. I’m just afraid that he might affect the level of

“He won’t.”

into the two women’s conversation, could only

more tortuous for him to be ignored like this. He would rather have her scold

treated him as if he

are you going, Miss Rachel? I can

and the other

she replied, “No need. I’ll just take a cab

know the truth, though? Why are

have to know the truth about what happened to my grandmother. If blackmail and threats don’t work, maybe I can try

commented, “You

Even though I’ve clearly explained everything,

was that you cannot go

opening the car door, he said in determination as his deep gaze landed on her face, “Gloria and I

Rachel. We can accompany

cautious.” A frustrated Rachel then continued, “What do you intend to

just so happens that I have something

hands before turning around and leaving. “I’ll just take a cab.

“Hey!”

couldn’t stop her as

only ones remaining were Justin and Rachel as they stood at the car door and stared at each

with a question.

“What do you think?”

snatched the keys

dared to drive, she did not have the guts to sit in it. After

old district. The houses there were all dilapidated and most of them had a demolition sign glued on

frowned as he looked at the ruins

faraway point and noted that the houses here had all been demolished with its debris spread all

know about the sufferings of mere mortals. When a person is truly broke, they would already be thanking God if there was a place that could shield

to an alley, after which Justin

was scorching the ground with its heat. However, the old houses that were half-demolished had a pathway so narrow that the two of them found it hard to

you visited this place