The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 167

Chapter 167

“She can’t go now.”

As Coraline passed Rachel’s message, everyone was surprised.

“Why?” Victor stood up suddenly. “Is she scared of being found out by Justin?”

“No. She is pregnant.”

Everyone else was taken aback.

Although they had guessed that Rachel was pregnant when Julian mentioned that Flynn was the director of the gynecology department, it was still unbelievable to hear the truth right from Coraline’s mouth.

No one wanted to believe that Justin actually imprisoned a pregnant woman.

Victor said coldly to Gloria, “Are you still going to help him out now? He is a lunatic.”

Gloria bit her lip and had nothing to say.

Janice glanced at them. “Then what do we do now? What does Rachel want to do?”

Coraline replied, “We’ll have to wait until after she gives birth.”

“After she gives birth? Wouldn’t it be more troublesome to escape with a child?” Victor was puzzled.

Coraline hesitated for a while. “She said that she will leave the child behind.”

The room fell quiet all of a sudden.

No one could imagine how much Rachel was wronged and tortured to the point that she didn’t even want her child and only wanted to run away from that man.

Two months later, Justin officially announced the wedding date with Amber.

This meant the marriage between the Burton Group and Hudson Pharmaceuticals was set in stone. The Hudson Pharmaceuticals’ stock market had skyrocketed overnight, and its market value had doubled as well, effectively lifting them from the past turmoil.

On the night of the press conference, there was a gala dinner.

Amber held Justin’s hand and toasted with the guests with a smile.

“Thank you, Mr. Riley.”

“Congratulations!”

“Justin, the designer I invited from Italy has designed a few wedding dresses for me. Can you help me take a look at them later?”

“Just get whichever you want.”

Frankie hurriedly walked in from outside but stopped talking as soon as he saw Amber. “President Burton.”

Hearing that, Justin’s eyes narrowed as he let go of Amber. “I have something to deal with. You can go ahead first.”

 

Amber was taken aback by Justin’s action and was trying to hold him back to ask what was going on, but he had already walked away.

Seeing Justin’s hurried departure, Amber frowned and beckoned to her assistant. “Follow them and find out what’s going on.”

Right then, Justin and Frankie walked to a quieter place.

“What is it?”

Frankie replied, “Mrs. Burton suddenly showed signs of premature delivery.”

“How come? Wasn’t everything okay during the check up? There’s supposed to still be two more months until her due date!”

“It was said that Mrs. Burton had accidentally fallen in the bathroom. Don’t worry, President Burton. She has already been sent to the hospital immediately.”

Justin’s expression froze. “Prepare a car-we’re going to the hospital.”

“What? Then what about the banquet?”

Justin obviously couldn’t care less about the banquet. Frankie glanced back, and while following Justin, he called the secretary to make sure someone would oversee the banquet.

Meanwhile, in the operating room.

“Ah!”

Rachel was lying on the delivery bed with her legs spread apart-her jaw was tightly clenched, and her voice was hoarse.

She could feel nothing but numbing pain in her lower body.

“Breathe in. Breathe out.”

“Push.”

The amniotic sac had long broken, and she even showed symptoms of hemorrhaging.

“Hold on for a little bit more. Just a little bit more, and the baby will be here-it’s not that big.”

The midwife’s voice rang in her ears.

Rachel nodded hard and raised her neck high-it was covered in sweat from the labor.

Outside the operating room, Justin arrived hurriedly.

“How is she?”

The bodyguard who sent Rachel here hurriedly stood up and said, “President Burton, s-she is still inside, and the doctor hasn’t come out. I’m not sure what is going on in there either.”

Just as Justin was about to erupt in anger, the door of the operating room opened up, and a nurse came out from inside. “Which one of you is her family member?”