The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 216

It was already dark outside when everyone came out after signing the documents. “Let’s have dinner together, Rachel.” Victor was still delighted. “I haven’t seen you for so many years, and I have lots of stuff to tell you about.”

“No!” Before Rachel could respond, Charlotte suddenly sprang toward them from Justin’s side, clinging onto Rachel’s leg while eyeing Victor with hostility. “Mommy is going home with me. She’s not going to dinner with some bad teacher.”

Victor was startled for a moment before he recalled that Rachel had given birth to a daughter before leaving back then. “Rachel, could Charlotte be…”

Rachel gave him a slight nod with tenderness in her eyes.

“Then what about Samuel?”

“It’s a long story. I’ll tell you about it some other day when there’s an opportunity.” Rachel then glanced behind her. “It’s already getting late today, and I may have to go to the hospital, so let’s meet up some other time, Victor.”

Victor was somewhat disappointed. Still, he replied, “Okay.”

“Why don’t we exchange our contact numbers?” Rachel took out her cell phone first.

“Sure.” After that, Victor hailed a taxi and left. However, he warned Justin before he left by saying, “If you dare to harm a hair on Rachel’s head, I will never let you off!”

Justin’s face darkened at Victor’s words, whereas Rachel quickly urged the taxi driver to drive. When Rachel, Justin, and the two kids were the only ones left at the police station’s entrance, Rachel shot a glance at him. “Let’s go.”

However, Justin was as cross as a bear. “Are you letting him off just like that? I haven’t gotten round to examining my injury yet.”

“Are you coming or not?”

“Where are we going?”

“To the hospital,” Rachel shot back icily. “Don’t you want to have your injury examined? Let’s get it done. I’ll take the responsibility if there’s anything wrong with it.”

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When Rachel registered Justin at the hospital’s emergency department, she ran into Julian, who happened to be on duty today. He asked, “Why are you here in the hospital? Are you unwell?”

“It’s not me; it’s your cousin.” Rachel threw a glance at the waiting area in the distance. “Victor is the teacher in charge of Samuel’s class. He and Justin ran into each other at the school’s entrance, and they came to blows.”

“Victor?” Julian was very surprised. “What a small world.”

“It’s a long story.”

“Just give it to me. I’ll check on him.” Julian took the medical card from Rachel and took Justin right away to the debridement room, whereby he examined Justin’s eye injury with the aid of a flashlight. “It’s not a big deal. You’ll be fine once we apply some medicine on it.”

“Are you sure that I’m completely fine?”

“Who is the doctor here, Justin—me or you?”

Justin answered back coldly, “I’m afraid that you might shield that brat on purpose. Who knows if you’re on his side?”

“I have no leisure for that.” Julian shot him a disdainful look. “You completely deserve to be punched in the face.”

“What do you mean by that?” Justin knitted his brows. “Could there be bad blood between me and that brat as well?”

“This has nothing much to do with him, but he regards Rachel as his own sister, you know.”

“Is this about Rachel again?” Justin looked annoyed.

Julian slammed the tweezers down onto the porcelain dish. He then replied coldly, “The fact that you don’t remember it doesn’t mean that it never happened. Rachel has never been unfair to you; you’re the one who has been unkind to her the whole time.”

Justin’s face darkened, for it wasn’t the first time he had heard this. “What do you mean by saying that I’ve been unkind to her? The responsibility of a failed marriage should fall on both sides at the very least, yet you speak for her unconditionally and shift all the blame onto me. You have such a close relationship with her, don’t you?”