The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 148

Chapter 148

“Mrs. Burton, your wounds…”

As the maid attended to Rachel’s bath, she was shocked to see the numerous injuries on Rachel’s body.

Rachel had sustained all those wounds while she was in Brookeville and she didn’t take proper care of them nowadays; this was why they were infected and inflamed.

However, she didn’t seem like she cared. She simply lay in the bathtub and stared at the lights above her.

The light from the ceiling lights cast flickering shadows, making her dizzy. Everything that happened in the past half year replayed itself like a movie in her head.

At first, she wanted to get Nancy’s sickness treated, which was why she was forced to marry Justin in Amber’s place. However, it was exactly because of her lingering ties with him that caused Nancy’s death in the end.

At the end of the cycle, Rachel felt like everything she did was for naught.

After Rachel emerged from the bath, the maid helped her to the bed and to rest on her back. “Mrs. Burton, rest well. Young Master Justin went out moments ago and we’re not sure whether he will be back tonight.”

Upon tearing that, Rachel covered herself with a blanket and made herself comfortable. She didn’t have the slightest curiosity on where Justin went.

When the maid saw that, she sighed and left, closing the door after her.

Meanwhile, the night breeze was blowing on the river bank.

After hearing the sound of a car motor, Amber immediately turned around. “Justin.”

He wore a jet black suit and seemed to melt into the dark night. “Where’s the item?”

She gritted her teeth. “I brought it, alright, but Justin, don’t you think you owe me an explanation? I went around and worked tirelessly these few days for your sake, but the moment you were released, you looked for Rachel instead. If you really can’t let go of her, why bother getting engaged with me?”

“Because you are Amber Hudson.” The look in Justin’s eyes was unfazed. “Right from the start, the one I am supposed to marry is you, not her.”

Amber was stunned.

“If you do not wish to get married, there’s still time to turn around.”

“I don’t mean it like that.” Amber was suddenly flustered. “Of course I’m willing to get married, but Rachel-”

“No ‘but’s. Your father is to blame, for he shouldn’t have allowed Rachel to marry into the Burton Family in your stead. Every woman I have touched would be mine forever, even after divorce.”

The cool breeze carried the cold words unforgivingly into her ears, causing her heart to tremble.

Amber was no fool. Right from the start, she knew all too well what Justin thought of her and her background.

If she wasn’t Jefferey’s daughter and the sole heir to Hudson Pharmaceuticals, Justin wouldn’t even spare her another look.

Still, she could not understand something. There were many young women from families on par with the Burton Family in Riverdale, but Justin paid them no mind. She didn’t know why he had his sights set firmly on the Hudsons. Her father’s words then echoed and resonated in her head as she mulled over it.

“I can give you the item, but I want our wedding date to be brought forward so that we can get married as

soon as possible.”

Justin wasn’t quick to agree. Instead, he questioned Amber coldly, “You were the one who sent people to Southwind Villa on the night of our engagement party, didn’t you?”

Under the moonlight, his cold eyes seemed to threaten her.

Amber trembled violently before she quickly denied the notion. “Of course not. No matter what the circumstances between Rachel and I are, we are still sisters in the end. I wouldn’t dream of doing such things to her.”

“You wouldn’t, but Jason would.”

The people who were sent to Southwind Villa were clearly not the same people whom she had hired. Amber was a spoiled girl from a rich family, so she wouldn’t have connections to vicious criminals. The most she could find were some street ruffians to do her bidding.