The Silent Wife

Chapter 137

Chapter 137

Early the next morning, the sound of running water could be heard coming from inside the bathroom.

After doing up his necktie and fastening on golden cufflinks, Justin threw open the wardrobe door and pulled out a set of clothing. Tossing them on the bed, he ordered, “Get dressed and pack your things. You’re coming with me.”

The redness on Rachel’s face was slowly fading away, making her look pale and weakened. Where are you taking me?

“Why so many questions? Are you intending to tell Julian or someone else?”

Hearing that, she clutched the blankets tighter to herself and fell silent again.

The car sped the entire way.

Inside the car, Frankie looked in the rearview mirror for a moment at the two people in the backseat. The interior of the car was very strange and quiet.

Once they reached the hotel and the driver went to park, Frankie mumbled, “They were so quiet the whole way. I didn’t even dare breathe too loud. Are they fighting?”

Unimpressed, Ramsey side-eyed him. “President Burton was never especially chatty and Mrs. Burton can’t

speak. Why wouldn’t they be quiet? Did you expect President Burton to speak up first?”

With a pause, Frankie conceded that Ramsey had a point and that he was probably reading into things too much.

After all, if the couple were truly quarreling, Rachel wouldn’t have come on this business trip with Justin.

By the time they reached Brookville, it was already late in the morning.

Since Justin had to rush off to the meeting, he left Frankie behind to handle Rachel’s check-in.

“I’ll leave your luggage here, Mrs. Burton. If there’s anything you would like to eat or drink, the hotel menu is over there and you can eat downstairs or call for room service.”

The moment she entered the room, Rachel sunk down on the couch, looking listless.

Seeing that she wasn’t responding, Frankie added, “You must be tired. The car ride was very long. We were all quite surprised that President Burton was willing to do so much traveling just to celebrate your birthday.”

Celebrate my birthday?

Astonished, she jerked her head up and gaped at Frankie.

might not make it

and the room

his words were still ringing in Rachel’s

turned out that Justin rushed back to Riverdale

he must have been waiting at the bottom of her apartment building when he saw her and Julian handing cake out to

why he was so

or

 

thoughts in her

her eye, she caught

around her shoulders. Her face was gaunt and her eyes were dull and

when did / start looking like that? She looked neither alive nor

on earth would I assume Justin was starting to fall

that

a ‘ding, Rachel’s phone chimed as a notification popped

a new

at the message from

killer?

yet, but I have a new lead. Let me show you a picture. See if you recognize

that message, Rachel received a

a black jacket, he had

Suddenly, her heart clenched.

had met this

back to Southwind Villa. It was also the person who

one of Justin’s

Tran-Q that day, carrying an aluminum box. If I had to guess, they were

as she could guess what Janice was

witnessed their transaction and he was killed to prevent him from spilling the beans. Be on your guard, Rachel. Hans’ death might be related to Justin and you mustn’t be tricked by

words on the screen, she couldn’t keep herself from starting to

felt like she was drowning or crushed beneath

time, Rachel finally sucked in a deep

rolled down her cheeks

in a huge circle, Hans’ death was ultimately found to very likely

took her a long time to force herself to calm down and reply to Janice,

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