The Silent Wife

Chapter 93

“After your mother passed away, you lost your voice during the huge fire. For the sake of your safety, I told Jefferey that you were the only one who knew about the medicinal recipes. That was why he agreed to bring you back into the Hudson Family. That was also how the public recognized you as an Illegitimate daughter of the Hudsons,” Nancy said.

But I don’t remember any of the medicinal recipes.

“Your memories are engraved within you, Rachel. I’m sure you remember everything that your mother had ever told you-you simply lost your memories temporarily. You’ll recall all of it someday.” Nancy pulled out a picture of Selena-the same black and white picture that was on the tombstone.

Rachel felt her heart aching when she saw the picture, and tears trickled down her cheeks without any warning. Nancy teared up as she pulled the young girl in for a hug. “My darling, if Selena is watching from above, she’d be pleased to see what a beautiful and kind woman you’ve turned into.”

Rachel cried for a long while after that. Whatever she had just heard was simply too much to process. No matter how harsh Jefferey had been toward her in the past, she had always treated him as her father. She had always believed that a parent would care for their child regardless of how harsh they might be. However, it turned out that he wasn’t her father at all-that explained why he was so heartless toward her. She brushed her tears off as she recalled what Janice had told her. Grandma, do you remember what the person who killed my mother looks like?

Nancy clenched her fists. “I’d recognize that person even if he turned into ashes. He was a vicious killer; he set the whole mountain on fire to destroy all evidence. He nearly killed all of the villagers there.” Rachel hastily unlocked her phone to look for an image of a wanted man before showing it to Nancy.

“He’s the one. I recall how he had a large mole on his face.” Nancy’s voice was trembling, and her face was pale as she recalled the terrifying memories of her past. Rachel tightened her grip on her phone as she tried to calm herself down. She wanted to avenge her mother’s death, and she wanted these people to pay for what they had done.

The skies were turning dark, and Hans stepped out of the car when he saw Rachel coming out of the building. “Are you okay?”

Rachel shook her head. Grandma told me the whole story. I’ll tell you about it when we get into the car.

“Okay.” Hans pulled the car door open. “Let’s talk in the car.” They were talking when a shrill siren Interrupted their conversation. Rachel looked up to see a black MPV on the street opposite them. Her face turned pale immediately.

“What is it?” Hans could sense that something was wrong with Rachel.

have the chance to respond to him as her phone kept ringing in her pocket. Her hands were trembling when she pulled her phone out to look at the caller ID. “I’ll give you one minute to walk over and get into the

he noticed the car opposite them. He held onto her arm. “Is that

I’ll text you later. Rachel hurried toward the opposite side of the street after that. Justin was a man who didn’t take no

his face. His still, dark eyes were so terrifying that anyone who looked into it would feel their hearts pounding with fear. Justin stared out the car window to look at the man

other side of the car. “Let’s go,” Justin ordered coldly. The MPV left the alleyway right after that. Justin didn’t utter a single word on the way back, and the silence only made Rachel more fearful. She felt as if her heart was about to leap out of her throat. The driver

the house. Rachel, on the other hand,

building.

be torn apart. Justin had grabbed onto

“Hans Egerton, a Master of Laws graduate from California State University and a relatively

shook her head frantically as she

sort of reason are you planning to give, then? Domestic abuse? Or something else? Huh?” Justin tugged onto

next looked up, Justin had already stepped closer to her. “Tell me, what are you trying

him fearfully. Both her legs were shaking uncontrollably. No. I’ve never thought of getting a

meeting a

wanted to ask

“What other things?”

she hastily came up with a random

“Oh? Is that all?”

That’s all.

Are you sure you’re not hiding anything from me?” Justin’s gaze was stony