The Silent Wife

Chapter 156

Chapter 156

Amber answered, “Somerset Mountain. Why?”

“Hudson Pharmaceuticals has funded children from Somerset Mountain?”

“Yes, we have been doing it for more than 20 years.”

“How could it be? I remember there wasn’t anyone left after the fire.”

“The fire?” She was slightly stunned. “Justin, how did you know there was a fire in Somerset Mountain?”

A frown came to Justin’s face as he feigned indifference. “It was on the news. I happened to watch it.”

Amber nodded. “Yes, it was exactly because of the fire that the whole mountain was reduced to ashes. I heard someone almost died too. My dad said that there was a hidden village in Somerset Mountain and it was home to some human traffickers. They were trying to escape security checks, so when the fire happened, they couldn’t be rescued on time.”

Justin clenched his fists tighter. “That’s what your father told you?”

“Yes, those traffickers hid in a ditch and the firemen didn’t even know there were people there. They managed to find them in the end, but a little girl almost died in the process.”

“Almost died?”

His expression changed.

“She was burned badly, but she managed to survive. My dad did everything he could to save her by sending her to hospitals all over the country. In the end, she was even sent abroad to receive treatment.”

Amber didn’t manage to finish her words before Justin grabbed her hand to interrogate her, “Where is she now?”

“She… she’s still out of the country.”

“What’s her name?”

“Justin, what came over you?”

“What’s her name?” he repeated.

“Katherine Cooper.” Amber’s features were distorted in pain. “Justin, let me go! What happened to you?”

Justin’s cold face was stiff as he struggled to believe his ears.

Katherine…

Katie…

ability to investigate the matter

to search all over Somerset Mountain, but he never succeeded in finding even a scrap of information

she was

she died in the fire to save him, but

want to see her.” Justin grabbed Amber’s arm, his cold eyes burning with determination.

looked shocked. “She will be attending the charity event this Saturday. If… if you want to see

her as it took a long while for him to calm himself. “I’ll attend the event this

you.”

of the car window, signaling that night had fallen over Riverdale like a

carefully retracted her hand and she looked down at the bruise on her wrist-a

she had made the

hadn’t seen in more than 20

that very girl from all those years ago,

chill in Amber’s cold eyes

investigation bureau, a conversation

“Officer Hawkins.”

been stripped of my position, so just call me by my

issue is temporary and I’ve already acknowledged you as my

on it. Beneath her short haircut, her features were

taken from the case files concerning Somerset Mountain. If I were one second

box of files

the box had already yellowed and it reeked

are you going

“To save someone.”

her eyes betrayed

for the limitations set on her due to her position and also the confidentiality period, she would’ve given those files to Rachel long ago. Perhaps if she had done

Amber had taken Justin away from the hospital, he never

Even though she had gone out for walks,

a few occasions, but Jennifer had always pulled her back to the ward in case history repeated

the door and leaving, Jennifer

the

“Miss Jennifer.”

voice rang down the

It’s just that Mr. Burton has warned me before; if I allow you to meet Mrs. Burton

don’t mean

“Then…”

she these

it’s way better

placed a folder in Miss Jennifer’s hands. “Please pass this to Rae

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