The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 397

Chapter 397 Treat a Good Friend as Back-up

Before Justin finished his call, he turned and saw Rachel standing at the door, which startled him. “We’ll talk later. I have something else to attend to.”

He hung up the phone and joyfully took a few steps toward Rachel. “Didn’t you go to see the lights? Why are you back so soon?” “If I didn’t come back so soon, I wouldn’t hear your phone call. Who was that? Manager Hoult or Manager Thompson?”

Justin was slightly taken aback. “What’s the matter?”

“I just randomly said it before, but I never thought that it would be true. So now, it seems like the departure of Burton Group’s executives is really related to you?”

“You’ve misunderstood. You’re right. Manager Hoult called me, but that’s because…”

“Because of what? Because the new company wants to retaliate against Julian and bid against Burton Group, so he consulted with you, the person who’s most familiar with Burton Group. Are you helping those people deal with Julian?”

Rachel couldn’t understand. “Even if you don’t acknowledge him as a younger brother, Julian can still be regarded as your cousin no matter what! He never caused you harm, so why are you doing this behind his back?”

“Rachel, I really didn’t do anything.”

Justin raised his hands. “I swear. I didn’t know anything about their departure in advance.”

“You swear? What do you swear by?”

“How about this? I swear by Charlotte. If I arranged all of this in advance, then I will never see Charlotte again.”

Justin appeared truthful.

If this were in the past, he wouldn’t be willing to explain himself to clear such a senseless misunderstanding, but now, it was different. He didn’t want to cut off Rachel’s only remaining tolerance for him because of any misunderstanding.

She was surprised by his declaration.

She knew what Charlotte meant to Justin. Besides the Burton Family, Charlotte was all he had.

“You really didn’t arrange the mass resignation of Burton Group executives?”

“I really didn’t.”

Rachel gradually calmed down, “Well, I’m sorry.”

“You don’t have to apologize. What I did before makes it hard for you to believe me. I understand.”

“I just don’t understand why those executives suddenly left Burton Group so unanimously. No matter what, Burton Group is an excellent company and won’t harm their development.”

Justin turned and poured a cup of tea before handing it to her. “Then, have you ever wondered why they would leave if it really won’t bring them harm?”

“What do you mean by that?”

“Whether they were an executive or an ordinary employee, they took the initiative to leave for nothing more than two reasons. One is that someone outside has given them a better opportunity, just like you suspected of me, and the other is that the existing environment is bad and they have to leave.”

“Are you saying that the current situation in Burton Group is bad?”

Justin’s expression was plain. “I don’t care about Burton Group’s affairs anymore. If you’re concerned, you might as well ask Frankie. Julian isn’t as weak as you think. He doesn’t need my help in managing Burton Group.”

She was taken aback by his observation of Julian.

She vaguely understood what Justin meant.

Thinking back to what Julian had just said to her, she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.

Meanwhile, Julian didn’t go and find Jolly and the others after she left.

The old town’s narrow alleys were full of people, all of whom had come to see the lights.

After making his way through the crowd, Julian walked into a deserted alley while dialing a number.

“We’ve arrived in Triburg Valley’s old town.”

There was a male voice on the other end of the line. “Where’s Jolly?”

“She and Rachel had a bit of an argument. We’re at the Lights Festival. Let me remind you that she’s not in a good mood.”

“Then, I should thank you. The timing is perfect.”

“No need to be so courteous. It’s just a mutual benefit. This is a fair deal as long as you tell me what the base bid is.”