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?”

combined with the fact that he had grown up abroad, Rachel had always thought that he needed a relatively free and happy childhood. That was the reason why she never

for your opinion on the matter. If

on this. I’m just afraid that he might affect

“He won’t.”

couldn’t barge into the two women’s

express her anger, it was actually more tortuous for him to be ignored

him as if he was invisible

Miss Rachel? I can send

her car keys, Gloria and the other two

she replied, “No need. I’ll just take a cab and yes, I’m going to look

know the truth, though? Why are you

the truth about what happened to my grandmother. If blackmail and threats

commented, “You cannot

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

I meant was that you cannot go there

determination as his deep gaze landed on her face, “Gloria and I will accompany

We can accompany

me investigating some private matters, so there’s no need to be this cautious.” A frustrated Rachel then continued, “What do

happens that I have something else to do, so I’ll be leaving

before turning

“Hey!”

Gloria, but couldn’t stop her as the woman

ones remaining were Justin and Rachel as they stood at the car

broke the silence with a question.

“What do you think?”

her eyes, Rachel snatched the keys and mumbled angrily,

After all, although he might not have any plans to continue living, she still wanted to

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

the ruins in front of him. “Are you sure that people are still

faraway point and noted that the houses here had all been

is truly broke, they would already be thanking God if

the ruin, she walked to an alley, after which

already afternoon, the sun was scorching the ground with its heat. However, the old houses that were half-demolished had a pathway so

you visited