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…

investigate the matter at first and when he finally rose to position as the president of Burton Group, the landscape

years, he had sent people to search all over Somerset Mountain, but he

thought she

in the fire to save

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

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

a long while for

you.”

that night had fallen over Riverdale like a humongous black cloth that stretched across the

looked down at the bruise on her wrist-a

felt that she had

20 years was enough to shake him to his

was that very girl from all those

eyes was reflected in

at the investigation bureau, a conversation

“Officer Hawkins.”

of my position, so just call me by my

temporary and I’ve already acknowledged you as my only

yourself.” Janice pulled up a chair and sat on it. Beneath her short haircut, her features

mention that. This is taken from the case files concerning Somerset Mountain. If I were

took the box of files from

box had already yellowed and it reeked of

going to do with these

“To save someone.”

but her eyes betrayed a

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

taken Justin away from the hospital, he never appeared again

was stuck in the ward. Even though she had gone out for walks, Jennifer never left

of Julian a distance away on a few occasions, but Jennifer had always pulled

door and leaving,

on the tray

“Miss Jennifer.”

rang

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

Jennifer, I don’t mean

“Then…”

she

it’s way better

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