The Silent Wife

Chapter 120

Chapter 120

Shutting the door, Nancy gripped Rachel’s arm.

“Why would you find him a job?”

Rachel, however, was dazed. Grandpa Irwin is our neighbor and he is always good to me. If he were to move in, you could take care of each other! Besides, you don’t know a lot of people in Riverdale, so it’s a win!

Seemingly anxious, Nancy frowned and mumbled, “You don’t have to worry about me.”

What’s wrong, Grandma?

“Irwin… However, Nancy stopped after muttering his name. “Nevermind. I’m sure it’s hard for him as well, being so old and living without his children. We’ll go as you wish, then. Plus, he gave us a lot of help back then.”

Revealing a smile, Rachel grabbed Nancy’s hand.

I know what you’re worried about, Grandma. Often, those who approach us come with ill intent, but not all people are evil, are they?

Besides, seeing Grandpa Irwin today reminded me of many fond memories from my childhood.

“Really?” Nancy asked, her eyes shimmering.

Yes.

Rachel sternly nodded her head.

At the sight of Grandpa Irwin, Rachel was able to piece together many fragments of her memory, including the one when he bought her a cotton candy from town and it was her mother that opened the door for him.

“Cotton Candy for Rae! Do you like it?”

“Say your thanks, Rae.”

Her mother whispered into her ears. The scene was rather unreal. After all, this was the first time Rachel had recalled it after twenty years.

Pondering on it, Nancy expressed, “Must have been fate. Some things are meant for you to remember.”

Very soon, Victor returned with the chives and Nancy promptly started making the dumplings.

Meanwhile, Rachel contacted the management team about the security post, which the administration kindly agreed to.

‘Where do you live, Grandpa Irwin? I’ll help you move to the workers’ hostel tomorrow’

have much to transport. I’ll go home later and return

visibly

main dish on

cold, Madam Tiller and Rachel. I shall go home

Nancy quickly interjected,

waiting for me to have

Rachel caught his arm. ‘Let me send

 

need for

her grandmother a signal, she grabbed her bag and put on

response, Grandma uttered, “Go

who scratched his head and

doorstep, Rachel gave him a box of pierogi and told him

by this, and he murmured, “That’s

shoving the container into his hands, she pulled an envelope from

saw a neat stack of hundreds. He was utterly stupefied by this and asked,

response, she showed him

IOU. Take this money and sign up for night school. Take up classes that you’re interested in so you can take care of your grandma even better and let her

Rachel dumbfoundedly and hastily

she could hear choking voices from the

comfort him, he pushed open the car door, fearing that she would see his weeping face. It was not until he was far away that he shouted, “I’ll pay you back for

beamed and started driving the car amid the

that when she had left the alley, Victor was stopped by

“What are you doing?”

“Grab him!”

his face was pushed against the unpainted concrete

the pierogi and envelope had

the dark, a woman in a pair of heels appeared and bent down to pick up the envelope. “And I was wondering

“Give my stuff back!”

vile expression on her face, she pressed his head down and sneered, “So this is what you’ve been doing for

agreed to help you, anyway? You begged for a favor,

woman grew infuriated as

have the balls to do

 

I wouldn’t dare?” The woman took a step backward. “Go on! Rough him

man let out screams of pain as

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