My Mute Bride

Chapter 364 You Haven’t Changed at All

After Justin paid for the food, he walked out of the restaurant with Rachel and the two children. “Alright. I guess I will leave now,” he said.

“Wait a second,” Rachel called out to him as he was walking away. “Let’s go together.” Justin halted and turned his head to her, looking confused.

Rachel let out a brief sigh and explained, “Didn’t you get the hint earlier? Charlotte wants to spend a bit more time with you.”

Just then, Charlotte took a few steps forward and held her mother’s hand. “Daddy, you are such an idiot,” she mocked. Then, she rolled her eyes at Justin as she pouted her lips.

When the family walked out of the shopping mall, they saw a commercial plaza that was ablaze with colorful lights in front of them. At this time of day, the plaza was flooded with people, with many young couples in particular.

“Mommy, I want to ride that one!” Charlotte pointed to the distant carousel, and her face was full of excitement. “I want to ride the pumpkin wagon!” she added.

“Okay, but please run slowly. You just finished eating.” Rachel stumbled as she was pulled toward the carousel by Charlotte with force.

As they reached in front of the carousel, Samuel and Charlotte were having a dispute. Samuel crossed his arms around himself and said, “I don’t want to ride on this childish thing.”

Charlotte pouted and argued, “No, you have to ride it with me!”

“Nope. I am not doing it.” Samuel snorted.

The two of them had reached a deadlock. Neither of them was backing off. At this point, Rachel stepped in and tried to reconcile the conflict between the two. “Sweetie, Mommy will join you on the ride. Samuel might get dizzy from riding on the carousel. Let’s not force it on him,” Rachel coaxed Charlotte with a soft tone.

After hearing what her mother said, Charlotte finally eased down her angry face and reluctantly agreed. “Okay then. You and Daddy will wait for us here,” she said to Samuel.

Then, she tilted her head to Justin and asked with a cheerful look, “Daddy, can you take some pictures of the two of us riding the carousel?”

Justin nodded as he smiled at her. “Sure.”

When Rachel and Charlotte sat tight on the carousel, the joyful music started to play in the background. Following the music rhythm, their carousel and the pumpkin wagon swayed up and down at a low speed.

At the same time, Justin stood outside of the railing and started to take pictures of the two with his cell phone. In the frame, Charlotte was nestled in Rachel’s arms. She was bursting with joy, and her little bunny teeth showed up in her wide smile.

“Mommy, let’s change our pose. Shall we make a heart shape together with our fingers?” Charlotte chirped.

“Sure, sweetheart.” Looking at her happy face, Rachel felt a glimmer of happiness.

“How about this pose? Maybe we should raise our hands like this?” Charlotte continued changing their poses, and Rachel cooperated with all her requests. Likewise, Justin was enthusiastically taking pictures of them from different angles.

swarm of people walked past and suddenly crowded at the fore of the carousel. Justin’s view was blocked and he

startled by the unexpected crowd.

be over

them, turning his head around

and so did Rachel. As soon as the carousel stopped, she immediately got Charlotte down from it and searched for Justin. He was standing beside a flower bed that was not far away from them. Strangely, he wasn’t waiting for them. He was pulling a stranger next to him and asking

Just him. Rachel thought. Her heart

about Samuel? Where

asked as she walked up

a group of people passing by. By the time they were gone, I turned around and Samuel was missing,” he explained with

the emotions that were surging within her. Then, she turned around and left without a

chased behind

wait here with Charlotte,” she instructed and left

than any child of his age. It is not like him to run away. When she thought about

asking the security guard

carousel is at. Can you play it back to about fifteen

guard confirmed it with her while moving the cursor on

“Yes,” she replied curtly.

she pointed at a spot on the screen, and said,

showed that when the crowd was passing by, Samuel was first pulled over to the side by a man. Then, this man used the large balloon bunch as a cover, carried Samuel in his

taken away by this

you see his

an earlier time frame and see if we can find

that it was the same man earlier from his clothes and his body figure. However,

“How’s it going?”

monitoring room. It was Justin. He rushed into the room with Charlotte. “Did you find him?”

her body. “I told you to wait there, didn’t I?” she snapped. “If you aren’t there waiting for him, how can Samuel find us? He is still a child, and he will be terrified!” She raised her voice and her anger exploded. Her voice was ear-piercing as it echoed in

were cemented to the floor, and his face

trying to…” After he caught his breath, he tried to explain to her, but she wouldn’t let him

enough!” she shouted

you were able to hold Samuel’s hand earlier like how you’re holding Charlotte now, he

like lava. “You do not care about his safety because he is not your son! I

hands hanging at his sides tightened slightly as he

by her mother’s reckless behavior. “Mommy…” she murmured cautiously, with

caught Rachel’s attention. She let out a long sigh and forced herself to calm down. “Sweetheart,

car, she took her phone out and dialed 911.