The Silent Wife

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…

have the ability to investigate the matter at first and when he finally rose to position as the president of Burton Group, the landscape had already changed beyond

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

she

in the fire to save

to see her.” Justin grabbed Amber’s arm,

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

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

you.”

that night had fallen over

down at the bruise on her wrist-a result of Justin’s tight

that she had made

whom Justin hadn’t seen in more than 20 years was enough to shake

that Rachel was that very girl from all those years

cold eyes was reflected

the investigation bureau, a

“Officer Hawkins.”

stripped of my position, so

that. The position issue is temporary and I’ve already acknowledged you as my

Janice pulled up a chair and sat on it. Beneath her short haircut, her features were bright and firm. “Any updates on the case that I

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

the box of files

long history, the box had already yellowed and it reeked of

going

“To save someone.”

her eyes

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,

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

Even though she had

but Jennifer had always pulled

the door

food on the tray

“Miss Jennifer.”

voice rang down the

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

don’t mean it

“Then…”

she these

she used to, but it’s way better than when

seemed panicked as he placed a folder in Miss Jennifer’s hands.