The Silent Wife

Chapter 225

When Rachel heard the familiar voice, her hands trembled. “Samuel!”

Meanwhile, Frankie sensed that something was off and asked, “What’s wrong, Miss Hudson? What happened?”

“Samuel’s…” As she was about to explain, she remembered the kidnapper’s warning, so she immediately stopped. After all, she was reminded of the incident with her grandmother, and all she could feel in that instant was panic.

“What about Samuel?”

Since she was too panicked to explain anything, Rachel grew impatient while waiting for the elevator and turned around before she stormed toward the staircase. On the other hand, Frankie couldn’t even stop her.

“President Burton, Miss Hudson just received a call and rushed off. Something seems to have happened to Samuel.” Upon returning to the office, Frankie relayed the situation to Justin.

The latter asked doubtfully, “What can possibly happen to that brat?” The brat’s always acting as if he’s a grown-up, running to my home to look for me and all that. Even if he were to bump into a trafficker, he’d be the one to traffic the trafficker.

“I’m not sure either, but it seemed urgent. Perhaps something has really happened to him. Why don’t we send someone to check it out, President Burton?”

As he scowled, Justin suddenly remembered the phone call from earlier. Instantly, he gripped the pen in his hand. To the outside world, Samuel was his own son-he was being kidnapped!

Meanwhile, Rachel phoned Julian as she rushed to the abandoned theater in Eastown. “Hello? Are you at my place? Is Samuel at home?”

“I was going to ask you if Samuel went out by himself. There’s no one here.”

Upon hearing Julian’s words, Rachel affirmed the kidnapper’s threats.

“What’s wrong, Chris?” Julian queried as he sensed something wrong with her tone.

“Nothing. There’s something I need to do. I’ll talk to you later.” Upon finishing her sentence, she quickly hung up on him.

might be monitoring her phone calls, she didn’t dare to tell him about Samuel’s kidnapper.

started navigating to the abandoned

While bushes of grass filled both sides of the path to the old theater, the complementing tall trees were left

the taxi, she stormed right into the theater. In the spacious hall, dust covered

entered the building as her concerned

was no one to be seen. After countless shouts, the speakers in the corner suddenly sounded with piercing static noises that would

of fixtures, a figure showed up from backstage, and he was followed by two men that seemed to

chill. How is he already

the wound on his face was still visible as the bruise under his eye made

to see

call me that. Justin and I divorced five years

Wayne, a nobody like her could ever cause such big trouble that the man would come to her himself. Hence, it was obvious that the feud was between him and Justin, and that was why he addressed her that way. When she thought back to the earlier phone call, he did explicitly ask for Justin to

a connection between the two of you?” Mr. Wayne leered at Rachel icily and continued, “Six years ago, you guys played me like a fool; six

no idea what you are talking about,

I’ll feed the boy to the sharks. You better believe it!” As he

Samuel let out a muffled sound. Since his mouth was taped, he

her, Rachel charged toward the stage. However, she

only a boy! What did he do to deserve being tortured

and the subtle smoke wafting in the air of the gloomy theater was barely visible. “Let him go? What leverage would I have on you if I were to let him go? That sh*t you two pulled

still have no idea what you’re talking about! Justin and I divorced a long

together when you set me up. And now you’re all slithery, pushing sh*t to

the hell do

want

Samuel’s not