The Silent Wife

Chapter 34

Chapter 34

Shaking her head, Rachel gave her grandma a blank look.

She couldn’t remember most of the things that had happened when she was young. All this while, she suspected she learned the ability to recollect memories a little later than other children since she couldn’t remember much. Besides that, she only remembered a little of the time before she arrived at Riverdale.

Seeing her reaction, Nancy reached out her frail, bony hand to brush several strands of Rachel’s fringe behind her ear, revealing her neat, beautiful face.

As if she was talking to herself, she murmured, “It seems that you don’t remember. If you did, you wouldn’t have followed Jefferey here.”

Hearing that, she was dumbfounded. Why? Didn’t Dad bring us over to Riverdale because he thought that our old place wasn’t safe?

When Rachel was young, she lived in the mountains with her grandma and mother. After a huge forest fire happened which resulted in her mother’s death, Jefferey brought her and her grandma over to Riverdale. “Of course not, that old dog, he did it because…”

Because of what?

After the accident was brought up, Nancy looked uneasy. Sadness seemed to have emanated from her clouded eyes.

At this moment, Rachel tugged on her grandma’s sleeve. Grandma, are you okay?

All of a sudden, Nancy snapped out of the trance before she replied, “Yeah.”

She then gently patted the back of Rachel’s hand as she said, “Rae, you must live a happy life. We just have to be honest and true to ourselves. That suffices. Your mom who’s looking over you from above will want you to be safe and sound.”

Upon hearing that, Rachel nodded obediently.

“Right, Rae, do you still keep the box that your mom left for you?”

Yes. She nodded once again.

“You must keep it well.”

Grandma, what’s inside the box?

asking her to keep the box well. However, the box was square like a

to that

when you open it,

Rachel was still confused. She couldn’t help

place in the early morning, Rachel could only catch a wink of sleep

lead surgeon for the operation made her feel so much more at

dawn, the operation was finally done and the door of the operation room was pushed open, revealing Julian who walked out as he was taking off his

his gaze fixed on her, he told her

that Rachel could heave a sigh of relief as

out, making a gesture to help

her head. Thank you.

It’s my job as a doctor. You should go catch some sleep since you didn’t rest very well last night. Your grandma’s still on anesthesia

nodded without

waited. Now that she could relax,

Julian felt his heart ache. “Let me

off. ‘I’ll rest here for a while. I’ll leave my grandma to you

something, but he held it back when he saw how weak she seemed. After debating with himself, he didn’t speak up about what was on his

buy you some food

he had already handed her a bottle

again, she was alone

the things that she dreaded. She couldn’t help but

morning, at the Burton

easy on the caffeine. It’s bad for

of fruit juice in front of him before taking a glance in the direction of the second room. “Rachel didn’t come back for the past two days. I wonder what she is up

said disdainfully, “She’s taking care of her grandma at

it really necessary for her to be there 24/7? Julian hasn’t come home for these past two days too. Every time

looked up from behind the newspaper with a dark

Burton Family isn’t doing charity. We don’t just take in anyone. Not only is the mute not behaving herself, she even goes out to do inappropriate stuff. I’m sure

she went on. “Julian’s always helping her, and he doesn’t even listen to his mother now. You remember how soft-hearted he always was, don’t you? It must

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