The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 65

 

Chapter 65

The phone on the ground was still displaying the WhatsApp screen and the light coming from the screen was piercing her eyes.

Before she could come back to her senses, Justin’s long legs had already stopped in front of her before he slowly bent down.

Rachel’s face immediately pale as her heart started to race.

Right when she was about to take her phone, the screen suddenly dimmed before it blinked to lock itself.

“Check whether it’s still working.”

As she stared at the phone that he handed her, she gingerly took it. It should be fine.

“Have you eaten yet?”

Justin’s gaze landed on the table and he wasn’t suspicious at all.

The dishes that Mrs. Duncan sent over were still releasing steam.

When Rachel calmed down, she placed her phone on the table with the screen facing downward and she acted like nothing happened.

Why did you return much earlier today?

Justin frowned. “What? Do you want me to come back later?”

Rachel was taken aback. That’s not what I meant.

While gazing at her, he threw a document file on the table. “Take a look at this.”

The black file landed on the table with a silent thud.

After she hesitantly opened the document file, Rachel’s pupils constricted when she read the content of the document before her frail shoulders started trembling.

There was a sealed rune paper in a plastic bag on the first page. (This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com)It was exactly the same as the one she saw in Jefferey’s darkroom with detailed explanations next to the rune paper.

“Those in geomancy said that this is used to subdue vengeful souls and it has a ritual along with it. It’s not easy to carry out the ritual unless you have murdered someone or caused someone’s death.”

Rachel’s head abruptly shot up before she looked at Justin in disbelief.

“Don’t give me that look. I don’t believe in this, but I still find it weird that Jefferey keeps items like this in his darkroom, so I had someone investigate it to see whether we can get something. It seems like he’s probably involved in your mother’s death at this rate.”

At this moment, Rachel’s hand that grasped the document tightened to the point where the joints of her fingers turned pale.

Although she couldn’t understand what the rune had meant,(This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com) she knew that it wasn’t a good omen when she saw her mother’s tomb being chained by four crippled men in red.

Why did you help me to investigate this?  

“Since we had a deal where you help me to look for the medication formula, I can assist in investigating the mystery behind your mother’s death.”

Her eyes darkened.

To be honest, she didn’t want Justin to help her out with this.

This man was too manipulative. Even if he really wanted to lend her a helping hand to investigate her mother’s death, he might end up using it as a leverage to coerce her in the future.

There wouldn’t be any good ending if she were to make a deal with the demon, but she had no choice but to follow along with it.

Thank you.

Rachel felt anxious as she looked at Justin and noticed that he hadn’t left.

Is there anything else?

At the same time, he was staring at the woman in front of him intently as he couldn’t seem to forget about what happened yesterday night.

He had been like this for the entire day.

At first, Justin concluded that it was due to the effects of the alcohol combined with the drug that Amber gave him yesterday, but he could feel his body getting heated up the moment he saw Rachel again.

Upon hearing that, Rachel looked stunned before she quickly shook her head. I didn’t know.

“Is that so? Are you sure that Jefferey didn’t ask Amber to seduce me since he couldn’t rely on you to do so?”

Amber? That’s impossible. If he wanted to do that, he wouldn’t have asked me to replace her as your bride.

Are you sure you were drugged yesterday night?

At that, Rachel was taken aback before her face flushed red. That’s not what I meant

‘Clang!’ The loud noise of beer bottles clashing into each other rang from the entrance of the door.