The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 126

Chapter 126

Rachel regained consciousness soon afterward. When she came to her senses, she found herself surrounded by complete darkness as her head was still covered with a piece of black cloth. Meanwhile, her hands and feet were tied as she was thrown into the back seat of a van.

The van sped along the expressway for a long, long time before finally reaching its destination. “Get her out of the van and into the house.”

Rachel tensed up all over. Right after that, she was carried out of the van by two men. The black cloth covering her head was pulled off with a swoosh, and a bright pendant lamp overhead shone on her eyes. The light was so blinding that she lowered her head and kept averting her eyes, unable to adjust to it for a while.

“Don’t untie the ropes for her lest she doesn’t stay still.”

“Yes, sir.”

Rachel didn’t even have enough time to see who her abductors were. When she finally adjusted to the light in the room, those people had left, leaving her alone in the spacious living room. As her hands and feet were tied, she sank into the sofa. It was with great difficulty that she turned over and sat up. When she looked around her surroundings, she found this place somewhat familiar. However, before she could remember which place this was, the roar of a car engine sounded outside the villa.

The door opened with a beep. “She’s inside, President Burton.”

Rachel looked up from the sofa, and her heart shuddered violently when she saw the person who entered.

Dressed in a well-pressed pitch-black suit, Justin stood at the door and saw Rachel with her hands and feet tied. At the sight of this, his black eyes were instantly ablaze with anger. He turned around and gave the man at the door a loud slap that resounded around the door. “Who did this?”

The man was slapped so hard that the corner of his mouth bled. As he covered his face with his hand, he shook like a leaf and responded, “President Burton,”

“President Burton, the ones he brought with him are newcomers. They didn’t realize it was actually Mrs. Burton,” Frankie quickly said in the man’s defense. Then, he glared at the group of men. “Can’t you guys do a good job of such a petty thing? Will you bear the responsibility if Mrs. Burton gets hurt?”

Justin entered the house and locked eyes with the woman sitting on the sofa. The atmosphere was tense for a few seconds as they were locked in a standoff. Then, he untied the ropes on her hands and feet, revealing bruises on her fair skin.

Frankie hurried to get the first-aid kit.

“Give it to me.”

“Yes, President Burton.”

At the sound of the door being closed, silence befell the room. Soon enough, Rachel and Justin were the only ones left.

Justin took out the salve and reached for Rachel’s hand, but she retracted her hand and averted her eyes. He said with a frown, “Amber has information about the Hudson Family’s offshore bank account. Just set your mind at rest and give birth to the baby. Don’t think about anything else. Once the matter is over, you’ll still be Mrs. Burton.”

However, Rachel remained unmoved.

As he grew impatient, Justin grabbed her wrist and forcibly applied the salve to her bruises.

Suddenly, Rachel struggled and pushed him away with all her strength. She tried to run to the door, but unfortunately, she was dragged back and flung onto the sofa before she could even take a step.

Justin gripped her cheek. “Where are you going?”

Rachel’s eyes were red as she stared hard at Justin. She wanted to look for Nancy. He had her abducted from the expressway, but Nancy was still there. Nancy couldn’t drive alone, nor did she know her way around the place, so Rachel didn’t dare to imagine what would happen to her.

However, Justin thought Rachel wanted to flee from him. “Don’t make me lose patience with you! Do you think you can simply run away with your grandmother? Don’t you care about the old name named Irwin anymore?”

What did you do to Grandpa Irwin?

Justin’s cold eyes darkened. “Guess what will happen to him if anything happens to our baby.”

Rachel’s face turned deathly pale. Why? Why must those around me be put under threat like this one after another? I have never thought of hurting anyone, but why is fate never on my side? Why must be tortured in such a way, so much so that even my friends and relatives have to suffer as well?