The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 338

Chapter 338 A Rare Moment of Peace

Night fell. By the time Justin arrived, Rachel had already been waiting inside one of the private rooms of Hotel Platinum for a while.

“Didn’t you say eight o’clock?” Justin glanced at the time. It was only 7:30 PM, so he thought he had remembered their appointment time wrongly.

She explained, “Yes, I did say eight o’clock. It’s just that I didn’t have many things to handle at the company today, so I came here directly after I finished my work.”

Those words stunned him as he couldn’t help feeling rather astonished. I even mentally prepared myself that she might renege on the meeting today. I can’t believe she came early.

“Have some tea.” She took the initiative to pour him a cup of tea. “I recall that you liked drinking the Earl Grey tea I brewed when I first entered the Hudson Family. Only by relying on this would you be nicer to me.”

Her words stunned him once more. Looking at his tea cup, he finally realized the reason for that inexplicable feeling of familiarity he experienced upon entering this room.

It has been a long time since I had this tea. He took a sip with a rather complicated expression. “It still tastes the same as before.”

He did not know whether it was because tea had a calming scent or whether it had been ages since they last met each other. Be that as it might be, both of them had calmed down considerably and it was a rare moment of peace.

“Rachel, I’m very happy that you are willing to call me out to discuss matters, but, why did you choose to meet here?” Justin looked around at the furnishings of the private room. The look in his eyes was slightly tense.

Hotel Platinum was where Rachel had met up with Dillon and his men the other day and where an accident had nearly occurred as a result.

“The incident occurred here the other day,” she elaborated. “I nearly dragged you down with me. Regardless of the circumstances, I owe you a favor. I decided to meet up here so that I can formally thank you.”

“You don’t need to worry about that. I just hope that you don’t act too aggressively. It’s best if you don’t interact much with people like Jason or Dillon.”

“I will consider your suggestion now that Hudson Pharmaceuticals has stabilized.”

“Really?”

“Yes, really.”

Compared to her usual tough outward appearance but timid demeanor, Rachel looked much more at ease today.

Justin was overjoyed. “It’s great that you think that way. If anything happens to Hudson Pharmaceuticals, I will do my best to help you as Jason and the others are not walking on the right track.”

“I understand what you mean.” She acknowledged his words with a smile.

The serving staff knocked on the door. While serving the dishes, he brought out a bottle of red wine. “Miss Hudson, this is the wine you wanted. It has been prepped. Would you like to drink it now?”

Rachel raised her hand. “Serve it.”

“Okay.” The serving staff left after he finished serving the wine.

“Why did you suddenly want to drink wine?” Justin looked at the glass of red wine in front of him, his eyebrows furrowing slightly into a fine line.

She answered, “This wine was given to me by my client. I’ve been safekeeping it all this while. Today, I had the rare urge to drink with you. The first reason is to thank you for your help previously and the second is to thank you for all the care you’ve shown Charlotte over the years.”

“What happened the other day was an accident. You don’t need to be so hung up about it. There’s even less need for you to thank me for taking care of Charlotte. She is my daughter. It’s a given that I take good care of her.”

“So, are you going to drink this glass of wine?” The smile on her face greatly reduced and her voice became colder. “In the end, you still have your guard up against me. There’s actually no need for that.”

After saying that, she lifted her glass and downed its content in one go.

Justin could not stop her in time.

She turned the wine glass upside down, placed it on the table, and stood up abruptly. “I’ve finished drinking. If there’s nothing else, then I’ll be leaving.”

“Rae!” He stood up. “I have no intention of being on guard against you. Please let me finish talking.”