The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 59

Chapter 59

Seeing the continuous stream of incoming messages, Rachel made a decision and replied, ‘I’m really fine, just a little tired. I’m going to sleep now!

After that, no matter what Hans sent, she refused to reply. After a while, Hans sent one last message. ‘Rest well!

Then, Rachel’s phone finally went inactive, allowing her to sigh in relief, but her emotions at that moment were unbearable.

If Hans came at this hour and bumped into Justin, or if anyone else witnessed his visit, it would only cause more trouble. Rachel put down her phone and got down from the bed to pour herself some water.

It was then when she heard the sound of the door opening, and a set of high heels screeched against the floor. “Mrs. Burton! Why are you pouring water on your own? Could it be that Justin didn’t even bother to hire a care worker for you?”

Rachel didn’t even have to look up to know that it was Amber.

It was a great chance for Amber to ridicule Rachel now that the latter was hospitalized, so Amber wouldn’t pass it up so easily.

Why are you here?

“Don’t get so wary. I heard that you’re hospitalized, so I came over to visit. After all, you’re my sister, right?” Amber’s cynicism was unmistakable right from the start. “Even Dad asked me to treat you better, so apparently, the Hudson Family has to rely on you in the future.”

Amber walked up to the table. “Allow me to pour you some water; it’s just a little matter you shouldn’t concern yourself with.”

With that, she poured out a glass of water in front of Rachel and handed it to her. “There. Drink up.”

The water was still boiling hot and emitting vapor.

Rachel nodded slightly in thanks, but she never believed that Amber would be so kindhearted all of a sudden.

Just as expected, right before Rachel was about to take the glass, Amber let go.

The glass went crashing on the floor, and as it shattered, the hot water splashed in all directions.

Rachel didn’t manage to dodge in time, so the hot water scalded her feet and caused her to inhale sharply in pain. She had to use a corner of the table as support in order to stabilize herself.

“Oops! I’m so sorry. I thought you’d hold it better.”

Amber feigned surprise at Rachel. “Did you get scalded? Come on! I told you not to drink water that’s boiling hot. I’ll go get another glass of cold water for you.”

What do you want?

“What do I want? Don’t you know already?” Amber’s expression changed faster than lightning. “Did you think I forgot about the time you pushed me into the water? You good-for-nothing dummy!”

Rachel’s face went pale as her pupils contracted rapidly.

How could she forget? Amber wasn’t one to let someone off the hook so easily. Rachel had made a fool of Amber in front of the guests at the birthday celebration, so she wouldn’t let it go just like that.

While Rachel was wrapping her head around that fact, Amber had already fetched a cold glass of water.

The warm sunlight shone in from outside the window, and it lit the glass up like a lantern. However, the light in Amber’s eyes was stone cold.

Rachel instinctively put up her arms to cover her face.

“Aaah!”

The chill Rachel had braced for didn’t come. Instead, Amber’s scream shocked her, and as she raised her head to look, she saw Amber’s arm pinned behind her by a short-haired woman. Amber’s back was forced into a bend to accommodate the posture, and she was still screaming when the glass in her hand was taken away from her.

“Who are you? How did you get in?”

“It’s no wonder that the relationship between doctors and their patients is so tense; it’s thanks to doctors like you who abuse their patients.”

The woman’s voice was cool and lacked emotion, and she seemed to be pinning Amber’s arm effortlessly. However, no matter how much Amber struggled, she couldn’t break free.

“Ah!”

Amber shrieked. “Let go right now, or I’ll call the police!”

“Struggle any more, and you’ll have to bid your arm goodbye.”

Amber staggered a little, and Julian hurried over to support her. “What happened?”

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It’s not like that!

She helped me.