The Silent Wife

Chapter 123

Clack. The sound of the door knob turning could be heard loud and clear.

Gloria and Rachel froze for a moment, and the former’s words came to an abrupt halt. She was surprised by this, and she looked at Justin as he walked inside. “When did you arrive?”

Meanwhile, the man’s expression was cold.

“Gloria, go back to your room for now.”

Gloria stiffened up and eyed Rachel worriedly. She only left once the latter signaled that she would be fine.

Justin and Rachel were now the only ones left in the room.

“You don’t intend to keep the child?”

His cold voice resounded throughout the room.

Now that Gloria had left, it felt as though the temperature in the room had dropped by several degrees.

Rachel gripped her blanket tightly. Yes.

Since the baby was fated to live a tragedy if they were born, it would be better if they never got to start their story. They would be born to a mute mother who wouldn’t have the ability to protect them, and to a father who did not love them at all. Who would be able to bear such a childhood?

Rachel’s composed expression incensed Justin. “And who let you make such a decision by yourself?”

A shadow loomed over her. The sudden assault of pain from her arm made Rachel suck in a breath. Her face, which was already pale, completely drained of color then.

Most frighteningly, she was surprised to find that she could feel a faint sense of happiness.

At the very least, Justin wanted the baby.

“Listen up carefully-you will keep this child. You don’t have the right to decide otherwise. Your job includes giving the Burtons children, and they will bear the Burton name. You don’t have to care for them; all you need to do is birth them. Once they’re born, someone else will take care of them.”

Those words of his were like cold water from a bucket, drenching Rachel and making a bone-deep chill settle inside her.

her to raise her own

man before her in disbelief, her

gave us. I do not have that much patience for you!” He even delivered another whammy before he left. “Take a guess as to whether that old man can

face was an

the walls vibrated from

hand on the wall, she ran over to the

her disgusted

were either dead or being threatened. Meanwhile, the evil people who were left were living their lives out in the open with no restraints

Riverdale, people were used to dirtying their hands for an

Justin stepped out of the room, he looked at his hands. He had used too much strength when he closed the door, and his hands had felt the impact. His ears

he was feeling

you all right, Mr. Burton?” Frankie had been waiting outside all the while. “Miss

brief silence later, he spoke. “Let the old man

“Huh?”

to keep

company. “We have some results from the investigation on that foreign account. Each time a huge sum of

Justin’s brows furrowed.

the foreign

already figured that out. Jeffrey treasured that daughter of his; it was impossible that he would not give her anything to do and just

lying low recently. What

Jefferey has recently gotten involved with a family business from abroad. Both parties have been pushing hard for a union, and it seems that they intend to have Amber marry into that family. By the

darkened at

took her back to the Burton

green when she received news of Rachel’s

“Madam, Mr. Burton has made it clear to let the young lady rest.

I should get a clear picture of the situation, shouldn’t

no need for that, Madam Parham. Mr. Burton has asked me to hire a nutritionist, and this professional will be in charge of her dietary requirements

he need to go to all that trouble? Don’t we have enough servants in this household to wait on her considering how many

sure about that. Mr. Burton highly values this child.” Frankie knew that there was no use elaborating. “If there’s nothing else, I shall take my leave. Goodbye,

quickly darkened. Despite all her

Things were harder now.

ordered the servants away and returned to her bedroom to make a