The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 596

Justin was oddly calm, probably because he knew that Rachel was doing it intentionally. “Sure. I guess white roses may seem a little too simple when placed at home. I’ll get someone to send different flowers over tomorrow,” he said.

“I don’t have the time to take care of the flowers,” she replied.

“It’s fine. You won’t have to take care of them. If the flowers were to rely on your care, they probably wouldn’t have lived for that long,” he teased. Healthy roses could last up to 20 days after blooming; some could even live up to a month if they were well taken care of.

When Steven saw how the two people were starting to chat with one another happily, he quickly interrupted them. “Aren’t we going to go in yet, Rachel? The play is starting soon.”

“It’s about time. Let’s go,” she replied after taking a look at her watch. There were many people in the theatre, and there were practically no empty seats by the time they got in. This play was extremely famous, and it would tour around the country every year. Rachel had watched it once in the past, but she wanted to watch it again with Justin.

“I’ll sit here!” Steven plopped himself in a seat between Rachel and Justin. Rachel shot Justin an exasperated look before hinting at him to be more accepting of the situation. Even though Justin wasn’t too happy about it, he knew that it wasn’t nice to seem petty over such matters, so he kept his mouth shut. However, deep down, he made a mental note to hold a grudge against Steven. I’m going to get back at him someday.

Steven took a glance at his surroundings before turning to Rachel. “There are quite a lot of people here. This play seems pretty famous—I did my research before coming.”

“It’s written by a director whose plays I really enjoy. This play has been going on for years,” she replied.

“Well, if you like this director’s work, I can always come to watch more plays with you,” Steven offered. Rachel scoffed in response to his words. “Have you watched any plays in the past?”

Steven scratched his head before responding honestly. “No. But I like everything that you like. So I bet this will be an interesting play,” he said with a laugh.

Rachel laughed along with him, but she didn’t believe his words at all. It was rare for youngsters to enjoy watching plays, and Steven had just graduated from university. He was in his early twenties, which was the perfect time to get involved in more exciting activities. It was unlikely that he would enjoy a play like this. Rachel’s assumptions were correct—Steven had already started yawning about ten minutes into the play.

Meanwhile, Justin seemed a lot more alert and engaged as he watched the people on stage. All of a sudden, he felt something weighing down on his shoulder. He turned to glance at what was going on, and his lips twitched with annoyance when he saw Steven sleeping on his shoulder. When Rachel saw this happening, she covered her mouth and giggled before giving Justin a look. “Shh…”

Justin hated it when others touched him, so it felt impossible for him to allow Steven to just sleep on his shoulder for the rest of the play. It felt too weird and uncomfortable. When Rachel wasn’t paying attention to him, Justin used two fingers to poke Steven’s forehead before lifting Steven from his shoulder. Justin kept pushing Steven away until Steven’s head was straight and resting against the seat’s headrest.

Nevertheless, the very next moment, Steven’s figure began to tilt toward the other side. When Justin saw Steven’s head falling toward Rachel’s shoulder, he quickly tugged on Steven’s jacket to pull Steven back in his direction. In the end, Steven spent the rest of the play sleeping on Justin’s shoulder. When the play ended, Justin instantly got to his feet. Steven felt a sudden drop as his head no longer had any support, and the sudden disappearance of his ‘pillow’ finally woke him up.

“Is it over?” Steven rubbed his eyes with a dazed look on his face. “How did it end just like that?”

“You’ve been asleep for two hours. What do you think?” Justin mocked him without hiding behind a thin veneer of politeness. Steven responded with another yawn. “I slept a little too late last night,” he said.

“Well, if you’re so tired, you should just head home and rest,” Justin suggested.

“I’m not sleepy anymore. I just took a two-hour nap.” Steven gave Justin a side-eye before turning to beam in Rachel’s direction. “I bet you’re hungry, Rachel. Let’s go have lunch!”

“I am rather hungry. Let’s go.” When Rachel realized how Justin was still some distance behind them, she turned and tried calling out to him. Yet, Steven quickly pushed her forward. “Let’s go, Rachel. Everywhere’s really packed on a Saturday afternoon.”