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.

and opened it. Before she could even offer some to anyone, a group of

is so

with her hand, she lifted a knife and a paper

box to the side. “Today is Miss Rachel’s

head of the group, which happened to be a little girl in pigtails, immediately said, “Wish Miss Rachel

must sing the ‘Happy

Rachel must close her eyes and

 

must blow out the

Rachel shook her head to indicate to Julian that there was no

and had the children sing ‘Happy Birthday’ in unison. The delicate chorus of young voices would have

“Make a wish.”

There’s no need.

to say it in your

found a little girl who wasn’t even

a wish. After that, she blew out the candles and

say thank you!” their parents

their paper plates, the children raced off, dabbing icing on each other’s faces. Just like that,

light of the streetlamp, Rachel finally smiled for the

thing right now is to take care of your body and your mood. You don’t need to worry

it, anyway, so I might as well pretend it never existed for now. At that point, Rachel’s expression

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

she turned and headed toward the

apartment

door was propped open by a large hand from

made all the more grotesque by

out on business? she

explaining himself, he slid sideways into the house and

“I see you’ve been getting along fine

she took two steps back. Why are you

as he pulled off his necktie

were like unmelting icebergs as he sneered, “I suppose you wouldn’t want me to

step he approached her,

had no idea what she

 

hold of her arm and pulled, she staggered after him and was dragged all the way

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