The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 515

“We broke up.” Three simple words tumbled out of Jolly’s mouth. Gloria was so shocked that she wasn’t sure if she should bite down on the food she was holding to her mouth..

“Why?” Gloria finally regained her senses after a while. “Didn’t you explain everything?” “It’s exactly because I explained everything that we broke up.” Jolly picked up the glass of beer in front of her. “So this feast is to celebrate me going solo again. Come, cheers.”

Gloria looked around for a bit, then hesitantly raised her glass. Ultimately, she gritted her teeth and went along with Jolly as she downed the whole glass.

On the other hand, Rachel had expected Jolly to get drunk, but Gloria getting drunk was a surprise. Out on the street, Rachel and Victor parted ways, each carrying a drunken woman.

“Are you sure you’re okay, Rachel?”

“I’m fine. It’s not the first time she has gotten drunk. You should go back and take good care of Gloria. She’s been through a lot.”

“Okay.”

“Hurry and get in the car.”

Rachel drove all the way home. The two children in the backseat were reflected in the rearview mirror, sound asleep.

In the passenger seat, Jolly was also completely wasted. It was rare for her to be so quiet as she silently dozed off with her head cocked to a side. The fatigue in her expression was heart-wrenching..

The next morning in the apartment, the children were still sleeping in, but Rachel was preparing breakfast in the kitchen when she heard the news being broadcast on the TV in the living room.

“Here’s some recent news. Through his studio, the famous celebrity Leroy Bennett announces his retirement from the entertainment field, making gigantic waves in the community. Yesterday, a journalist found out that Leroy was headed for Enistan all alone. According to an ex-employee of the studio, Leroy is going to Enistan to prepare for a wedding-”

Halfway through her action of cracking an egg, Rachel trembled. With a crack, the egg fell onto the countertop.

She hastily cleaned it up, but she forgot about breakfast as she swiped to unlock her phone, then looked up news from the day before. Just as expected, ever since last night, news of Leroy retirement and marriage was all over the place.

She took Jolly for drinks last night, and it was quite late by the time they came back, so they didn’t have time to check the news. If she hadn’t heard the news on TV, she might still be clueless even now.

She hadn’t flipped through the news for long when her phone rang to interrupt her actions.

“Hello?”

“Rachel, I saw the news about Leroy. What’s going on?”

It was a call from Victor, and Gloria’s voice could be heard in the background, muffled.  “How come he retired just like that? What’s going on between him and Jolly?”

Rachel was still holding her phone when a beep sounded. Another call had interrupted their call. When she saw the incoming call, she said, “I’m not too sure either. I’ll talk to you when I’ve got this sorted out.”

With that, she ended the call with Victor, then answered the other call. “Hello? You saw the news too?”

“Yes,” The man’s familiar voice sounded over the phone. “Are you guys all right?”

“Jolly was wasted last night, so she probably didn’t know of this. Is Leroy really going to get married?”

“I already asked Frankie to investigate this. If nothing crops up, the news must be true. There’s a huge possibility that he returned to Enistan because his father is gravely ill and doesn’t have much time left.” Justin continued, “I just sent you the details.”

Frowning unconsciously, Rachel lowered the heat on the stove and walked into the living room while she was still on the call. Then, she sat on the couch and pulled up the details Justin had sent her.

“This-”