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 at first and when he finally rose to position as the president

Somerset Mountain, but he never succeeded in finding even a scrap of information

thought she was

thought she died in the fire to save him,

Amber’s arm,

looked shocked. “She will be attending the charity event this Saturday. If… if you want to see her, you can attend with me this

for him to calm himself. “I’ll attend

you.”

window, signaling that night had

carefully retracted her hand and she looked down at the bruise on her wrist-a result of Justin’s

that she had

in more than 20 years was

that very girl from all those years ago, the

in Amber’s cold eyes was reflected in the

bureau, a conversation was

“Officer Hawkins.”

call me that. I’ve been stripped of my position, so just call me by my

temporary and I’ve

pulled up a chair and sat on it. Beneath her short haircut, her features were bright and firm. “Any

case files concerning Somerset Mountain. If

of

the box had already yellowed and it reeked

what are you going to

“To save someone.”

but her eyes betrayed

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 so,

Amber had taken Justin away from the hospital, he never

stuck in the ward. Even though she had gone

Julian a distance away on a few occasions, but Jennifer had

door and leaving,

food on the tray was almost

“Miss Jennifer.”

rang

hastily pulled him aside. “Dr. Peters, it’s not that I refuse to help you. It’s just that Mr. Burton has warned me

I don’t

“Then…”

is she

as much as she used to, but it’s way better than

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

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