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…

twenty years ago. He didn’t have the ability to investigate the matter at

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

she

even thought she died in the fire to save him, but she was

see her.” Justin grabbed Amber’s arm, his cold eyes

this Saturday. If… if you want to see her, you can attend with me this

it took a long while for him to calm himself.

you.”

wind howled on the other side of the car window, signaling that night had fallen over Riverdale like a humongous black cloth that stretched across

looked down at the bruise on her wrist-a result of

that she had

20 years was

girl from all those years ago,

eyes was reflected in the

the investigation bureau,

“Officer Hawkins.”

stripped of my position, so

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

sat on it. Beneath her short haircut, her features were bright and firm. “Any updates on the case

case files concerning Somerset Mountain. If I were one second late, they would’ve been destroyed since these

box of files from

had already

are you going to do with these

“To save someone.”

was stern, but her eyes

the confidentiality period, she would’ve given those files to Rachel

away from the hospital, he never appeared again for a few

Even though she had gone out for walks, Jennifer

but Jennifer had always pulled her back to the ward in

the door and leaving,

the tray was

“Miss Jennifer.”

rang down the

Mr. Burton has warned me before; if I allow you to

Jennifer, I don’t mean it

“Then…”

is she these

as she used to, but it’s way better than when she refused to put anything in

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

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