The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 72

Chapter 72

The tall figure ran toward Rachel. As the headlights shone on his back, it almost blinded her. Before she passed out, she could hear a familiar yet strange voice. She recognized it as a specific man’s voice, but his panic and concern was alien to her. It must be me hearing things.

The black car then drove without a hitch on the highway toward Riverdale.

Rachel was roused by the warm breeze in the car. She drowsily opened her eyes to see the man driving at the front seat. (This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com)He looked solemn from the side as his slender fingers were on the steering wheel.

“You’re awake?” Justin saw her from the back mirror. “Are you all right?”

She moved her arms, only to realize that a coat was draped over her. It smelled of cologne and tobacco. After being stunned for a while, she clenched her fists before reaching out to sign. I‘m fine.

“Are you hurt?”

No.

“I’ll take you to the hospital.”

It’s okay, I just need to head home and rest.

Even though the heater in the car was already turned on, Rachel was drenched since she was at sea and her body still remembered the sensation of walking for 2 hours in the ocean breeze. As a result, she shivered at that thought.

Thank you for coming to rescue me. I’m a little tired; I want to sleep for a bit.

Justin frowned before he slightly nodded. “Go to sleep then.”

There was no further movement from the back seat. Then, he glanced at the mirror to notice that she had already curled up into a ball under his coat. She looked like a stray cat that had been bullied and his frown deepened at that sight.

Rachel actually hadn’t slept. She had buried her face in the coat, thinking that Justin knew what Tina was going to do to her since he was able to quickly locate her, yet he had allowed it to happen.

Justin and Rachel were still a long way from Riverdale and they had remained silent throughout the entire journey.

The car finally pulled up at the garage of Burton Residence. Then, he carried her out from the back seat. (This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com)She was shivering as she hid under the coat and even her lips were pale.

“Young Master Justin.”

“Where’s Julian? Get him upstairs.” As he left the cold words behind him, Justin carried Rachel away.

The servants in the Burton Residence couldn’t help but stare with eyes as wide as saucers while they watched him carry her up the stairs.

“How did she end up like this?”

The moment Julian saw Rachel’s condition, his face went as pale as a white sheet. “Justin, what did you do to her?”

Justin was indignant. “I just found her and brought her back. What do you think I did to her?” He balled

his hands into fists, the expression on his face shifting.

If it weren’t for the fact that Rachel was still unconscious, Julian really wanted to pester her and ask what had happened. What was Justin trying to do?

Julian took a thermometer and checked her temperature. “She has a fever.”

“Is it serious?”

“Depends on the person.” He didn’t even look at Justin as he explained, “If the person is weak, the fever can affect their brain or induce other symptoms. She hasn’t even fully recovered and her leg’s still injured! How did she end up like this? Where did you find her?”

Upon seeing the filth on Rachel’s face, Julian shouted as he could no longer control his anger.

As Sue and Mrs. Duncan eavesdropped from the other side of the door, his shout suddenly startled them. Sue hastily moved to open the door to go in, but Mrs. Duncan held her back.

Surprisingly, Justin was slow to anger. His gaze fell upon Rachel’s tightly closed eyes before he pushed out two words between his teeth, “The beach.”

The beach? Julian was stunned before he tried to calm himself down. “Get someone to change her into clean clothes. (This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com)I have some fever medicine with me and I’ll let her take some while observing how it goes. If her fever recedes by tomorrow morning, she’ll be fine. If the fever persists, we’ll have to get her to the hospital.”

“Okay.”

Justin’s tone was cold. “So, you mean to say that he is allowed to do anything as long as he didn’t mean to?”

After the call ended, Justin extinguished the cigarette and he strode into the house.