The Silent Wife

Chapter 222

Chapter 222

Somerset Mountain was a poor and remote mountainous area. Few people really lived on the mountain except for a gang of human traffickers, so Rachel hadn’t had any friends since she was little. Then, she met Justin, who was abducted and trafficked to Somerset Mountain. The days since then had been one of the few times in her childhood that she felt truly happy in the company of someone around her age.

“My home is on fire, Justin! I have to go back!”

“You mustn’t go back, Katie!”

“You should leave first, Justin.”

“Katie!”

In the burning courtyard, a man with a scar on the corner of his eye stood at the door of the house and threw the emptied can of kerosene aside. After looking around, he came out and stared at the burning fire as the flames spread out of the courtyard.

“My mom is still inside!”

“Keep quiet!”

The teenage boy covered little Rachel’s mouth, and he wouldn’t let go of her no matter how she cried and shouted. He kept waiting until the man with a scar on the corner of his eye left, whereas Rachel cried so hard that she nearly passed out.

However, the fire was too big. Before the two kids could run down the mountain slope, the thatched cottage collapsed in an instant, turning the courtyard into a sea of flames as the fire kept spreading toward the peak of the mountain.

“Run, Katie! Run!”

“Mommy! Mommy!”

When Rachel suddenly heard a child’s voice, she woke up from her nightmare in a daze and noticed the tiny figure standing beside her bed. Her eyelids felt so heavy that she could hardly open her eyes, and her voice was very weak. “Why are you here, Samuel?”

“Today’s the weekend. What’s wrong with you, Mommy?”

little ill. Can

“Okay.”

in her ears, Rachel soon closed

towel and put them on Rachel’s forehead to help her cool down her body temperature. After

Burton Residence. He had been in a bad mood all day because of Rachel. Even though he recognized every word in the magazine, he couldn’t concentrate on reading at all. Instead, he

the sound of the doorbell

but he didn’t see the person he was expecting when he opened the door.

 

his tiny hands as he

stepped out

the door for me

refused him entry.

off in displeasure. “I’m here to see you. Hurry up

“Go with you? Why?”

mom is ill. Come

thinking. I just saw her yesterday. Not only was she as fit as a fiddle, she even plotted against an

truth.

care whether you’re telling the truth or lying. I’m busy. If she wants to see me, tell her to come here in person instead of using her kid to make

you. Hurry up and come with me!” As Samuel got anxious, he grabbed Justin’s arm and tried to

bad mood in the first place, so he became even more impatient right now. Since he wasn’t careful with his strength while swinging his arm, he

pain as he fell

fault for insisting on pulling me. I’m telling you again if your mother wants to see me, tell her to come in person instead of using such contemptible

over with tears. With an aggrieved look, he then yelled at Justin, “You pushed me! My mom said that adults who hit kids are bad people. I hate you, and I don’t want you to be my dad anymore! I’ll

somewhat regretful at first, but his expression changed the instant he heard Samuel’s words. “I’m not your dad in the first place.” After finishing his sentence, he immediately closed the gate and went back inside without looking

to see Justin ever again, nor do I want this person to be my dad anymore.

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