The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 178

Chapter 178

The elevator doors opened with a ‘ding’, and the secretary outside of Justin’s office greeted Amber politely when she saw her. “Hello, Miss Amber. President Burton is still in a meeting. What brought you here today?”

“I made some chicken soup and brought some for him. It has been very busy in the company recently, and all of you have worked hard. So, I ordered some pastries and they will be delivered soon.”

At this, the people at the reception table looked happy and started thanking her.

“You’re always so sweet, Miss Amber.”

“Thank you, Miss Amber.”

“You’re welcome. I’ll be waiting for Justin in his office then.”

The secretary at the reception quickly stood up and said, “Miss Amber, why don’t you wait in the lounge? There’s already somebody waiting in his office.”

“Somebody?” she repeated, her eyes narrowed. “Who is it?”

“It’s Charlotte,” the secretary replied.

Amber was relieved when she heard that. She had initially thought that it was another C-list celebrity who had come to throw herself at Justin. “Why did Charlotte suddenly come over today?”

“No idea, but she arrived in the early morning.”

“It’s fine,” Amber said with a smile. “I’m bored anyway, so I can chat with her since Justin will be finished with the meeting soon.”

Everyone at the reception exchanged glances as they watched Amber disappear into Justin’s office. It was an open secret that Charlotte had a dislike for Amber.

Most of them reckoned that Justin was still not marrying Amber because of Charlotte’s disapproval. Besides this reason, they couldn’t think of another logical explanation.

Someone sighed and said, “The door’s unlocked. Let’s check it out.”

“I hope nothing happens.”

“Yeah, that’s our boss’ precious daughter. We won’t be able to answer him if anything happens to her.”

“But Miss Amber is his fiancée, so we can’t afford to offend either side.” They discussed among themselves as they gathered in front of Justin’s office and stuck their ears to the door.

In the office, Charlotte was seated on Justin’s chair, dressed in her black and white-colored skirt with suspenders. Her legs were dangling in the air, and the red rubies embedded in her tiny white leather shoes sparkled in the sunlight.

She was in a really good mood, for she was even humming a nursery rhyme as she sucked on a lollipop. Upon hearing the sound of the door behind her, she turned around quickly and exclaimed in delight, “Mom-”

But the moment she saw the person who came in, she swallowed her words and her expression became indifferent. “Why is it you?”

With a thermos in her hand, Amber flashed her a smile and said, “I’m here to bring lunch for your daddy. What did you call me earlier, Charlotte?”

“No, no, no!” Charlotte looked disgusted. “What do you think I was calling you? You must be imagining things because you want to be my mommy so bad!”

Despite her answer, Amber was not the least bit angry. “It’s okay. It doesn’t matter whether you call me ‘Mommy’ or not. We’ll be mother and daughter by name after I marry your father. This is a fact that can’t be changed with just a form of address.”

All along, she had never regarded Charlotte highly. Once she had a boy with Justin, he would be the sole heir to the Burton Family’s fortune, and this girl would be nothing by then.

Charlotte rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. “My daddy won’t ever marry you.”

“That’s not up to you to say. Even if Justin lets you get your way, he won’t let a child decide his marriage. In the end, your influence is limited.” As she spoke, she placed the thermos on the desk and