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?”

Rachel had always thought that he needed a relatively free and happy childhood. That was the reason why she never

Gloria added, “Samuel does have a great sense for music. I coincidentally wanted to ask for your opinion on the matter. If you

just afraid that he

“He won’t.”

who couldn’t barge into the two women’s conversation, could only helplessly

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

she treated him as if he was invisible throughout the entire

you going, Miss Rachel? I

holding onto her car keys, Gloria and the other

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

truth, though? Why are

grandmother. If blackmail and threats don’t work, maybe I can try to bait

commented, “You

that, Rachel’s expression darkened. “What? Even though I’ve clearly explained everything, are you still going to stick your finger in my

meant was that you cannot

in determination as his deep gaze landed on her face, “Gloria and

We

matters, so there’s no need to be this cautious.”

allow Justin to accompany you then. It just so happens that I have something else to do, so I’ll

that, Gloria thrusted the keys into Justin’s hands before turning

“Hey!”

attempted to call out to Gloria, but couldn’t stop her as the woman had

Justin and Rachel as they stood at the

with a question. “You drive? Or, shall I

“What do you think?”

snatched the keys and mumbled angrily, “Can you

sit in it. After all, although he might not have any plans to continue living, she

dilapidated and most of them had a demolition

of the car, Justin frowned as he looked at the ruins in front of him. “Are you sure that people

noted that the houses here had all been demolished with

truly broke, they

to an alley, after

sun 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

you