The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 500

Charlotte happened to look up when the two kissed and caught sight of it. “Ah!” she exclaimed as she covered her eyes. “How shameful!”

Everyone hadn’t noticed as their eyes were all on the camera. Upon hearing the little girl’s cry, everyone immediately shifted their gaze to Jolly. and Leroy and started chanting, “Kiss, kiss, kiss…”

Rachel didn’t want to join in on the fun, so after teasing the couple along with the others, she grilled up some skewers while everyone else was still focusing on Jolly and Leroy, then returned to her little table.

Justin was coming out of the villa with a bottle of red wine just then, and as though he had foreseen her returning to her table, he even came out with two red wine glasses in his other hand. “Wine?”

“Sure.” Rachel wrapped herself with the throw, smiling as her baby hairs danced to the breeze. However, upon landing her gaze on Leroy, she froze for a moment while her gaze turned complicated.

Justin handed her a glass, which she swirled while asking, “When are you planning on telling him?”

“Sometime later when everyone has left, I guess.”

“Why don’t I join you then?”

“Are you planning on outnumbering him?”

“Who do you think you’re kidding?” Rachel rolled her eyes at him. “You know his background better than I do. Do you think we can even lay a finger on him?”

Leroy’s issue had been lingering in Rachel’s mind for a long while.

If they missed this chance, who knew when they would be able to open up about this to him the next time? He was a busy man, after all; he had all sorts of projects, shows, and events to attend all year round.

“Honestly, I don’t get it,” said Rachel. “Why would he choose to enter showbiz when he has that kind of identity? If I remember correctly, he has been in the industry since he was young. The first time Jolly met him was when she was still in college. She said he was still gigging in bars, right?”

Justin furrowed his brows at that. “Someone wiped his profile clean in the past. It’s untraceable, so we can only ask him.”

“To be honest, his identity is no big deal, right?! mean, they’re just dating.”

“In Riverdale, maybe. However, if he decides to

return to Enistan in the future, I’m afraid…”

Justin left his words hanging.

Rachel had a good hunch as to what he wanted to say. “I get that.”

With that, she lifted her chin and sipped on some red wine. With cold wine streaming down her throat and into her belly, coupled with the cold wind blowing against her, she couldn’t help shivering.

Meanwhile, Gloria and Victor were stargazing on the balcony. “Say, do you suppose the stars up in the hills are brighter?”

“Probably.”

“In that case, what do you think about having our honeymoon up in the hills?”

“There are wild boars in the hills.”

“Buzzkill.” Gloria rolled her eyes at her soon-to- be husband. “Are you allergic to romance? I bet you’d never find a wife if you hadn’t met me.”

“I wouldn’t marry at all if I hadn’t met you.”

Gloria blushed, taken aback by his words.

Nonetheless, Victor was still hopeful of being cured of his ‘allergy’ to romance, for she actually couldn’t catch his every-now-and-then affectionate blurts.

“I feel kind of sad for President Sutton.” At that, she gestured downstairs with her lips. “See, hist eyes are practically glued to Jolly. Why does he want to torture himself like this?”

“Ryan’s a deeply artful guy.”

“Huh?” Gloria looked at Victor with bewilderment. “How do you know?”

Victor never had much contact with Ryan, and knowing Victor, he would rarely judge someone, let alone one with such negativity.

“He donated some stuff to our school.”