The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 353

Chapter 353 He Wasn’t Drunk at the Time

Old Mr. Burton proposed that himself? How is that possible? Rachel tightened her grip on her cell phone at once. “Jolly, come back as soon as possible. I need to go out.”

Rachel hung up before Jolly could finish her sentence. Then, she picked up her car keys and left home without having the time to tell Samuel and Charlotte about it. Because of what had happened to Hans and Nancy, she had been unable to get along calmly with Justin, for she couldn’t help feeling that doing so would be a betrayal to them.

But at the end of the day, she was the actual root of what had happened five years ago. If only the fire didn’t break out over 20 years ago; if only I didn’t save the abducted Justin back then; if only Justin didn’t get abducted; if only… Unfortunately, there’s no way to turn back time.

Hearing the sound of the door being closed outside, Samuel turned to look at Charlotte in the bedroom, saying, “Mommy’s gone as well. What happened to Justin is so terrible. He’s been removed from his position in the company. From now on, he’s no longer the Burton Group’s president. He’s penniless, and he lost both his daughter and his wife.” He threw up his hands and shook his head. “That’s too bad.”

Charlotte was startled at first before her eyes lit up the next instant. “That’s great!”

“What’s so great about it?” Samuel was in disbelief. “Do you hate him that much? He’s your dad, after all! Don’t you feel sorry for him now that he’s in such misery?”

“I believe that Daddy’s gonna be fine. I’m happy because Mommy must have gone to him. There’s still hope!”

“There’s still hope?” Samuel stared at Charlotte with a look of confusion. “What are you talking about?”

“You dummy! Mommy will care about Daddy, of course, so they’ll have a chance to make up, which means we still have a chance to not be the kids of a single parent.”

“Don’t you hate your dad? You weren’t friendly to him just now.”

“That was just a ploy!” Charlotte folded her arms across her chest. “Didn’t you notice that Mommy’s attitude toward Daddy improved visibly after I did so?”

Samuel was startled before he realized what had actually happened. “So you’ve been playacting these days?”

“Not entirely. I was quite angry at first.” When Charlotte saw the photos, she had nearly believed that Justin was dating another woman, but on second thoughts, she realized that Justin couldn’t possibly have done that. “Amber stayed around my dad for so long, but he rarely paid attention to her. The woman in the photos looked vulgar at first glance, so there’s no way my dad would take a fancy to her!”

“In that case, why have you been downcast over the last few days?”

“I was worried! The two of them are simply too worrying!” Charlotte shook her head helplessly like an adult in the body of a child.

Samuel was stunned. He had thought it strange that Charlotte had turned against Justin so quickly. After all, Justin had brought Charlotte up ever since she was little. For a time, though, he had thought this was just what Charlotte’s temper was like. “Even I was fooled by your acting.”

“Well, I didn’t mean it. I’m sorry.” Having inherited Rachel’s virtues perfectly, Charlotte blinked her pretty and innocent eyes at Samuel, making him reluctant to criticize her.

Samuel hemmed. “Well, I’ll forgive you. What are you gonna do now, then?”

“One step at a time. We mustn’t be hasty now,” Charlotte said with a thoughtful expression. This time, I’ve got to come up with a good idea. I can’t keep coming up with lousy ideas again like I used to.

Meanwhile, Rachel drove to the Burton Residence alone.

Justin had just arrived home when the doorbell rang outside. When he opened the door and saw Rachel, he was very surprised; he even thought he was hallucinating. “What brings you here?”

Rachel looked at the man, but all of a sudden, she found herself unable to ask the question she had originally wanted to ask. After being silent for a long time, she replied, “I left something in your guest room previously, so I came here to look for it.”

Justin was startled before his eyes flickered with suspicion. “Is that so?”

“Uh-huh. I’ll go look for it,” Rachel said while going upstairs.

Rachel had basically taken all her stuff away with her from the guest room, leaving only a few toys on the table.

“Did you find it?” Justin came upstairs after her. “What is it that you’re looking for? Do you need help?”

Rachel picked up something without thinking. “No, it’s not necessary. I found it. This is it.”