The Silent Wife

Chapter 122

Chapter 122

Blood spread through Rachel’s skirt as a stabbing pain came from her abdomen. She pressed a hand to it, her face pale.

My child, my child.

Justin shoved Frankie aside and scooped Rachel up. “What are you standing around for? Get driving to the hospital!”

It was then that Frankie snapped out of it, and the car sped down the streets of Riverdale while running several red lights.

After making it to the emergency room, Julian stepped out once Rachel had been checked over.

“How is she?”

Julian confirmed that the door had been shut tight before he allowed his expression to fall. At the same time, he stopped Justin from going in.

“Are you concerned about her?”

“Stop asking me things like that. What happened to her?”

“She’s pregnant!” Julian raised his voice, his low tones reverberating through the corridor, shocking the few medical staff nearby until they had looks of bewilderment on their faces.

Why was the usually even-tempered Dr. Peters so furious?

Instantly, Justin’s head was filled with a buzzing sound. “What did you say?”

“I said that she’s pregnant. She’s already more than two months along.” Julian’s expression was dark. “I wanted to tell you about it a few days ago, but you were busy taking care of Gloria. Not only that, you never asked once about Rachel. So, I thought that there was no difference whether I told you at all.”

Justin was still stunned. He stared dumbly at the door to the ward, seeming as though he hadn’t heard Julian.

Rachel was pregnant all along? Am I going to become a father?

“Justin Burton!”

At the thought of Rachel’s condition, Justin quickly snapped back to reality. “How is she now?”

this now? What were you

is going on

baby is also doing okay. However, her condition isn’t stable. The first three months of pregnancy is the time when you should

that, Justin let

mind was wandering as she stared out the window. Just then, the door behind her

you still unwell? I

a long moment of silence, Rachel finally turned

did you do to Grandpa

the mention of the elder man. “That is none of your

out on me-whether it’s your resentment

was on the verge of a breakdown, her eyes completely bloodshot as though they would burst the next moment. Her gaze was fixed right on

you saying that he should avoid punishment just because he’s in his twilight years?

Rachel’s despair grew. She ended up letting out a chuckle

trafficker? In that case,

you want, but I must have him

incident from 20 years ago, he couldn’t wait to chop all of

were the true culprits-none of them had

the police? More than 20 years had passed since then. Even if the police could find proof, the statute of limitations on the case had already been reached. Didn’t that mean

of his tirade when he got a phone call. After glancing

door shut with a bang, the room

bed sheets tightly, her face

“Yes?”

Burton.” Frankie’s voice rang out over the phone’s speakers. “I’ve gotten hold of some news. The man recently came to Riverdale. He said that he went to a friend for shelter, and that he’s an

old acquaintance,

into a frown. He recalled that Jefferey had razed the forest around Somerset Mountain back then; Hudson Pharmaceuticals had seemingly bought that forest for development. Hence, it was reasonable for the people

did he

sealed. He won’t admit that he’s been an errand boy for traffickers. The documents at the police station have long since been destroyed as well. We won’t be able to dig up anything from them.” Frankie’s tone was troubled. “Mr. Burton, it’s

impossible!” Justin’s voice was eerily cold, and

It had been swelteringly hot, and the loathsome old man who had locked him up cracked open a corner of

would let the boy starve to death inside the

been able to see

him back then, he would

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