The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 497

Gloria and Victor’s wedding was set to be held on the eighth day of Springfest at the summer villa, but Hernandez had already arrived to join the fun on the second day of Springfest.

Rachel and Jolly were happy to see him. Hernandez taught Victor oral language for free, so the two were pretty close as well. Of course, nothing needed to be said about Samuel’s relationship with him.

However, the other three were not so pleased to see the man, and Charlotte’s behavior said it all. With Hernandez’s arrival, they decided to have stew.

Hence, Victor drove Rachel and Jolly to buy some groceries, leaving three not-so- welcoming hosts and a voiceless Samuel.

Once Rachel left, Charlotte flipped as she looked at Hernandez, spreading her arms apart like a baby eagle blocking the entryway. “Don’t you have a home, Curly Weirdo?! Why have you come to stay at my place?!”

Hernandez smiled in response. “Aren’t all the wedding guests staying here? Why can’t I stay?”

“That’s because no guest would arrive a week in advance,” commented Justin. The father and daughter challenged the outsider unanimously. However, it was useless as Hernandez’s shamelessness was as deep as the Mariana Trench. “That’s perfect. I get to take my time and choose the room I like.”

“No, no, no, no, no!” Charlotte snapped as she pushed Hernandez’s legs, so angry that her cheeks puffed up like a blowfish.

“Okay, okay!” Hernandez took a couple of steps back while putting his hands up.

“Hmph!” Charlotte stood with arms akimbo like a gamecock. “Leave!”

Hernandez looked toward Justin with this little gamecock standing in between them. “Justin, this isn’t the Burton hospitality I know.”

Justin shrugged at that, remaining nonchalantly on the couch with no intention of moving. “I’m not the one telling you to leave. It’s her wish, so there’s nothing I can do about it.”

Gloria nodded in agreement. “There are so many hotels out there, Hernandez. Why don’t I book you a room, and you can stay there instead?”

All the hotels were located in the town area, outrageously far from where they were currently at. One round trip would take three hours, and it was obvious that they didn’t want to give him the convenience of pestering Rachel by suggesting he stay in the town area.

Hernandez had already backed up to the doorway at this point. With one hand on the door frame, he said calmly, “Alright, since you guys won’t let me stay here, I’ll go and find Chris. I’m sure she definitely has an empty room available.”

Justin stood up at once, agitated. “Now, where’s my suitcase…” While speaking, Hernandez reached for his suitcase.

“Wait.” Justin called out to him, then paused for a second before continuing, “The rooms on the second floor are all taken. You can pick any room on the third floor.”

“Thanks!” Hernandez beamed upon getting his way.

“Ugh, unbelievable! I knew I shouldn’t have invited him!” Gloria caterwauled as she watched Hernandez go upstairs with his suitcase.

Charlotte wasn’t any happier. “I hate that Curly Weirdo.”

Only Samuel remained collected. “Hernandez is a nice guy. He’s just a bit of a playboy.”

Seeing that none responded to him, Samuel looked up and commented, “He has trouble walking away when he sees a beautiful woman.”

His words struck Justin, and he turned to Gloria. “Gloria, when are your orchestra friends arriving?”

“On the sixth or seventh day of Springfest, I think. That’s about a day or two before the wedding.”

“Change their tickets. Have them come early. The sooner, the better.” With that, Justin turned to the servants. “Get the rooms in the two blocks at the back ready as soon as possible.”

There would be a solution to every problem. Hernandez’s arrival livened up the atmosphere in the summer villa even more.

Alas, typical Murphy’s law, the preparations for the wedding had been running smoothly until the fifth day of Springfest.