The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 368

Chapter 368 Have Fun Together

Meanwhile, Gloria was putting Charlotte to sleep in the apartment. She gently patted Charlotte’s chest and read aloud, “In the end, the little rabbit found its mother and the family lived happily together…”

Generally, during the storytelling, Charlotte would have fallen asleep before the end of the story. But today, her eyes were still wide open even after Gloria had finished telling the story.

“Aunt Gloria, why isn’t Mommy coming to pick me up yet?” Charlotte wondered.

“Oh sweetie, it is the weekend, so your mom might be still at work. However, tomorrow is a school day, so she will definitely pick you up after school,” Gloria assured her.

Charlotte thought about her parents, and said, “Mommy and Daddy had a fight because Samuel was lost. Daddy is an idiot.”

“No, don’t say that. It wasn’t easy for your dad either,” Gloria explained to her patiently.

Just then, Gloria heard the sound of the front door opening. Consequently, she tucked Charlotte in bed and whispered in a soft tone, “Alright sweetheart, why don’t you put yourself to sleep now? Auntie still has work to do.”

“Mmm.” Charlotte nodded obediently and closed her eyes.

After shutting the door behind her, Gloria found Justin settling himself on the couch. “Are you here to pick Charlotte up?” she asked.

“No. Let her stay here with you for another night.” Justin held his forehead with a tired look, and said wearily, “I still have some family matters to be settled. If Rachel is coming to pick her up, I will be here.”

“Why don’t you make things clear to Rachel? You did not lose Samuel on purpose, and no one had anticipated Old Mr. Burton to be hospitalized overnight,” Gloria suggested.

Last night, Arthur was hospitalized with a sudden cerebral infarction, and it happened at that time when Samuel went missing. As a result, Justin had to attend to both matters simultaneously, and he hadn’t been able to catch some sleep since then.

With the absence of the backbone of the Burton Family, a storm was brewing within the Burton Group and some people were ready to stir up some trouble. Now that Justin was no longer the president of Burton Group, people like Robin were abusing their power by firing senior workers as they pleased. In the meantime, staff from the technical department was reaching the highest turnover rate. If this turmoil went on, Burton Group might have to change its name to Gunson Group.

“Thank God we found Samuel in the end. If something had happened to him, none of my excuses would suffice,” Justin sidetracked the conversation. Then, he cautioned, “Don’t mention Grandpa’s matter to Rachel; she has got a lot on her plate already.”

“Come on, don’t you start on me. How are you holding up?” Gloria asked with a worried look on her face.

“Everything is fine,” he replied blandly.

“Yeah, right. I have heard rumors about Robin putting you in charge of the logistics, am I right? How much longer can you put up with this kind of treatment?” She sounded irritated.

“The Burton Group is the painstaking effort of the Burtons for generations, and it can’t be destroyed in Robin’s hands,” he said. So, even if he was humiliated by Robin, he just had to bite the bullet and continue to stay in the company.

Gloria looked aggrieved. “Can’t you think of something? What about Jason? He is your uncle. Why don’t you let him handle Robin? After all, what good would it do for him if the Burton Group was ruined?”

“We haven’t heard from Jason recently. The investigation bureau is still tracking him down. For this, they had already stopped by our company three times.” At the mention of Jason, Justin scowled. Ever since the drug trafficking case was busted and a huge amount of smuggled drugs were seized on the spot, the Riverdale Investigation Bureau had been looking into several pharmaceutical companies. Coincidently, Jason was nowhere to be found. After all, guilty conscience turned men into cowards.

“Oh well, I guess you really can’t count on anyone now!” Gloria sighed.

“What’s the sighing for? Don’t worry about me. The Burton Group will return to my hands sooner or later. Let’s talk about you now. Are you still in touch with that fellow recently? Given my responsibility as an older friend of yours, let’s meet together for dinner so I can check him out.” With a sly grin, Justin remarked. Of course, it went without saying who the fellow he was referring to.

Gloria immediately shook her head and denied, “What are you talking about? We are just friends.”

Justin leaned on the couch as his lips curled up, and he tittered. “How did you even know who I was talking about?”