The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 506

Right after hanging up, Justin relayed the situation with the cops to Rachel. “The van was found abandoned in the suburbs, and the kidnappers have gone under the radar. So far, they haven’t managed to identify them yet, but if my guess is right, the Jockey Club is probably behind this.”

“Is it because of the wedding dress?”

Justin nodded in response. As Gloria and the others knew nothing of the cruise incident, they were bewildered by where the conversation was heading. “What wedding dress? How does this have something to do with a wedding dress right now?”

“It’s nothing, really. Jolly happens to have a priceless wedding dress with her. It’s a master’s work, and it’s worth a fortune. Someone has their eyes on it, so that is why this happened.”

“What wedding dress are we looking at that’s worth kidnapping someone for? A past century’s collector’s item?” Gloria still couldn’t wrap her head around it. However, Rachel didn’t explain further.

Seeing that it was getting late, she urged everyone to go to bed. “You’ve all had a long day, go and get some rest. There’s no need to worry since everything’s fine.”

Gloria wanted to press on, but Victor stopped her. “Come on, let’s go. Let’s not add trouble to the issue.”

“Okay.”

Hernandez yawned. “I’m going to go to bed too.”

With that, everyone left, leaving Rachel and Justin still in the living room. “I’ll go and check on the kids.” Rachel put her cup down and went to Samuel’s room.

The nanny had already showered the children, but it hadn’t reached their bedtime. Plus, Charlotte refused to go to her room and wanted to stay with Samuel, so the two played in his room. As soon as Rachel opened the door, she found the kids sprawled out on the carpet.

Fortunately, all the rooms had underfloor heating, or they would surely catch a cold when they fell asleep on the floor like that.

A helpless Rachel went in, and just as she was about to pick Samuel up, Justin’s voice came from the doorway. “I’ll do it.”

He hadn’t spoken loudly, but it was still clear against the silent night. While Rachel was in a daze, Justin had already entered, carried Samuel to his bed, and picked Charlotte up to bring her back to her room. The kids had gotten so big now that Rachel really had a tough time carrying them herself.

After Justin went out, she tucked Samuel in and scrutinized the child she had watched grow up. Indeed, he looked a lot like Ryan. It came as no surprise that Mariam was certain of his parentage upon first glance despite having never seen him before.

At the thought of Jolly’s ties with the Sutton Family, Rachel couldn’t help getting worried. The sound of a door opening outside pulled Rachel back to reality, and she went out to find that Jolly had come back in, barefooted as she slumped onto the couch.

“Where’s Leroy?” Rachel looked toward the main door.

“He left.”

“It’s already so late at night. Where is he going?”

“The hotel.”

Seeing that Jolly was rather collected, Rachel sat down. “How did it go with him? Have you guys made it clear?”

“I want to reconsider.”

“Are you talking about the wedding?”

“Yeah.”

Rachel was surprised by her answer. “I thought you wouldn’t have minded his background.”

“It’s not about his background but the fact that he hid that from me. Even if he’s a murderer, he shouldn’t hide anything from me. I’ve long made it clear to him that no matter the reason, I absolutely despise deception.”