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?”

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 childhood.

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

just afraid that he might affect

“He won’t.”

barge into the two women’s conversation, could only helplessly

it was actually more tortuous for him to be ignored like this. He would rather

treated him as if he

going, Miss Rachel? I can

her car keys, Gloria and the other

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

he already know the truth, though? Why are you

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

commented, “You cannot

soon as he said that, Rachel’s expression darkened. “What? Even though I’ve clearly explained everything, are you still going

I meant was that you cannot go

his deep gaze landed on her

We

no need to be this cautious.” A frustrated Rachel then continued, “What do you

so happens that I have something else to do,

Gloria thrusted the keys into Justin’s hands before turning around and leaving. “I’ll

“Hey!”

call out to Gloria, but couldn’t

they

he broke the silence with a question. “You drive?

“What do you think?”

her eyes, Rachel snatched the keys and mumbled angrily, “Can you

if Justin really dared to drive, she did not have the guts to sit in it. After all, although he might not have any plans to continue living, she still wanted to live her

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

he looked at the ruins in front of him. “Are you sure that people are still living

the houses here had all been demolished with its debris

sufferings of mere mortals. When a person is truly broke, they would

the ruin, she walked to an alley,

However, the old houses that were half-demolished had a pathway so narrow that

asked, “Have you visited this place