The Silent Wife

Chapter 136

Chapter 136

Not long after Victor left, Rachel heard the doorbell ring.

Originally thinking he left something behind, she opened the door, only to see a courier.

“Ms. Rachel Hudson?”

Upon hearing that, Rachel nodded.

“There are two intracity express parcels for you. Please sign here.”

Startled, she signed for the parcels, thereafter receiving a cake and a paper bag.

Right now on the table, there was still half an uneaten cake that Victor had rushed out to buy at noon upon finding out it was her birthday.

So, who bought the cake that the courier delivered?

Setting it aside on the table for now, she pulled a rectangular suede box out of the paper bag.

With a click, she opened it and discovered a silver-colored necklace in the box that glimmered underneath the light

The pendant was in the simple design of a small sun with a hollow center.

Putting down the box, she found a card on top of the cake box that simply read ‘Happy Birthday’ without any signature.

Dumbfounded, she stared at the items until her phone started vibrating.

It was a text message from Julian reading, ‘Did you receive what I sent?’

Immediately, she understood. ‘I did. I was wondering who would remember my birthday.’

‘Don’t forget that you’re a patient of mine. It’s not strange that I would remember your birthday.’

‘Thank you.

‘You’re welcome. Are you free? I just finished work; come down for a walk with me!

Looking at the time, she agreed, ‘Okay.’

At this hour after dinner, the community was lively. All of the houses were lit up, and the sound of children laughing could be heard around the neighborhood as they ran around playing.

box down on a stone table and opened it. Before she could even offer some to anyone, a group of children was surrounding her and staring eagerly at

cake is so pretty,

‘wait’ motion with her hand, she lifted a knife and a paper plate, preparing to cut into

her and pulled some candles out of a box to the side. “Today is Miss Rachel’s birthday. Before she treats you all to some cake,

that, the head of the group, which happened to be a

must sing the

Rachel must close her eyes and make a

 

Rachel must blow

Julian that

he still lit the candles and had the children sing ‘Happy Birthday’ in unison. The delicate chorus of young voices would have a healing

“Make a wish.”

There’s no need.

you have to say it in your heart and not out loud, or the wish won’t come true,” a very young voice

found a little girl who wasn’t even at table height yet looking up

of the children, clasped her hands and made a wish. After that, she blew out the candles and began to give the cake out to the

thank you!” their parents instructed,

Just like that, the

streetlamp, Rachel finally smiled

so courteous with me.” Walking her back to her apartment building, Julian continued, “The most important thing right now

I never wanted it, anyway, so I might as well pretend it never existed for now. At

the child, he changed the topic and told her, “Go on upstairs, then. It’s been getting colder lately,

and headed

was inside her apartment and

the door was propped open by a

her head up, Rachel saw Justin glowering at her, his darkened face made all the more grotesque

he out on business? she

explaining himself, he slid sideways into the house and

see you’ve been getting

she took two steps back. Why are

toward her as he pulled off his necktie and threw it onto the couch.

like unmelting icebergs as he sneered, “I suppose you wouldn’t

her,

idea what she did

 

staggered after him and was dragged

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