The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 449

Bang! The bullet seemed to graze past the top of Rachel’s head. She then heard Justin’s familiar voice speak from above her. Even though the situation was dire, he still spoke in calm, fluent Italian as he communicated with the two men. Soon, she was helped to her feet. “It’s fine now.”

It was only when she saw Justin’s face that she regained some sense of security. It made her clutch tightly to his arm. The strangers walked back out again. This time, though, they were not as wary of her. They even looked apologetic.

Whatever Justin told them, it was enough to make them pull open the gates and welcome them into the villa. However, Rachel instinctively took a step back.

“Don’t be scared,” said Justin. “They mean you no harm. They only fired at you because they thought you were a thief. As an apology, they would like to invite us into their home.”

“It’s fine,” she hurriedly denied. She was still frightened by the experience. As he understood her fear, Justin then explained the situation to the men. The two men made gestures of apology at her and did not push her to head in.

She only felt safe when the men were inside the house and had locked the door behind them. She then took a deep breath, but nearly choked on air.

“I was terrified.” She was so afraid that she even forgot to breathe. As for Justin, there was an unpleasant look on his face. He was also terrified for her life. If he had arrived a second later, things might have been really bad.

“Oh, so you do know fear. Did you not think this might have happened when you came out all alone in the middle of the night?”

“There was no signal in the building, and I have an urgent email to send.” “Which is more important; your life or the email?” She was stunned and her fingers trembled. ‘I’m sorry. I nearly got you killed as well.”

If he had not been there, she would have died That shot had barely missed her. Seeing the pale look on her face, he forced himself to calm down. “Do not do this ever again. This is not our home. It is not safe at night.”

In response, she hung her head like a guilty kid and hummed in response. “Do you still need to send the email?”

She looked up, startled. He sighed. “You took a huge risk just to find somewhere with good reception. Now that you are safe, why are you not sending the email?” It was only then that she snapped back to her senses and sent her email.

The two then walked back to their bed-and- breakfast. Although there were not many streetlights along the road, the moon was sol bright that when it reflected off the snowy ground, illuminating their path ahead.

“You have a lot of guts to wander so far all alone. What if something happened?” “Were you following me the entire time?”

He paused. “Yes.” Although she had expected that answer, she was still surprised. It was a cold night, and she had been walking for about two miles in her search. Even though he had been following her the entire time, she heard nothing.

If she had not been in trouble, she would never have known that he had been following her this whole time.

“Thank you.” “No need for thanks. Just pay attention and take care of yourself next time.”