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.

and might not make it back during the daytime to see you.

Frankie shut the door and the room descended into silence once

words were still ringing in Rachel’s

rushed back to Riverdale

when he saw her and Julian handing cake out to the children, as

he

was with Julian or because I said I never wanted the

 

thoughts in her

she caught a glimpse of the floor-length

tangled around her shoulders. Her face was gaunt and her eyes were dull and lifeless. Startled, Rachel felt her

like that? She

was starting to

that

‘ding, Rachel’s phone chimed as a notification

new development on Hans’

jerked skyward at the

the killer? Who killed

new lead. Let me show you a picture. See if you recognize this

Rachel

black jacket, he had the eyes

Suddenly, her heart clenched.

had met this person

her from the highway and brought her back to Southwind Villa. It was

continued, ‘His name is Winston. He’s one of Justin’s hired thugs.

that day, carrying an aluminum box. If I had to guess, they were carrying out

she could guess what Janice

guess, I’d say Hans likely 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

at the words on the screen, she couldn’t keep herself

chest rose and fell, and she was unable to catch any breath. She felt like she was drowning or crushed beneath a

of time, Rachel finally sucked in

violent bout of coughing, tears rolled down her cheeks and a silent

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

time to force herself to calm down and reply to Janice, ‘Is there

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