The Silent Wife

Chapter 242

Not long after Frankie stepped out, the originally closed office door suddenly opened a crack as he stuck his head back in and smiled meaningfully. “A bouquet of white tulips for your reservation would be a little drab, President Burton. Shall I have the florist add in a few splashes of color?”

Upon hearing that, Justin was stunned as he glared at him. “Don’t you want to keep your job?”

It was noon and after putting her signature on a document, Rachel handed it to Lisa. “You can go and have lunch now.”

“What would you like, Miss Burton? I can bring you back something from the cafeteria.”

As Rachel opened her mouth to speak, her phone vibrated. Taking note of the caller ID, she told Lisa, “It’s fine; I’ll be going down for lunch as well in a bit.”

“Of course.”

The moment Lisa left, Rachel answered the call. “Hello?”

“Are you free, Miss Hudson? I am close to your workplace.”

“Is Old Mr. Burton done considering? Or does he wish to renegotiate terms with me?”

“He wanted me to give you something.”

In response, Rachel narrowed her eyes.

Close to Burton Group was a café. As it was separated from the building by only a single street, the Burton Group logo was clearly visible from the cafe’s window seats.

By the time Rachel arrived, Leon, the Burton Family butler, had been waiting on a booth seat for a while. “Have a seat, Miss Hudson.”

Upon seeing the contract-like document on the table, Rachel knew this conversation would not end quickly, so she pulled out a chair and sat down. “What did you want to give me?” she asked.

on the table. “It contains the video and written evidence you

then?” She glanced down at the black document

As Leon spoke, he slowly pushed the document folder over to her. “As long as you put your signature on it, the USB stick will be yours to do whatever you wish with. We won’t interfere whether that’s filing a police report or blackmailing the real

knows who the real murderer is.” Leon’s expression remained impassive and unchanging despite her blunt question. Knowing that she wouldn’t be able to get anything from him, Rachel caved in and flipped open the document. As she looked through it, she

to tender your resignation and leave the Burton Group of your own

have some work to hand over. Does Old Mr. Burton’s resignation deadline include the time I need to pass on my work to somebody

as making you resign. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to pay

was handling many of Burton Pharmaceuticals’ client resources right now, and she was pretty much

would be

must ascertain whether the video evidence you’re giving me is actually

He opened the laptop next to him and pushed it up to her. “You

about to open the video

need.” She lifted a pen and put her signature on the last page

wouldn’t try to trick her with fake evidence, for once she was angered,

Mr. Burton also says that he hopes this transaction will come to a

up. “We each have what we need. I have what I want and

made a phone call. “I’ve done what you asked me to and had her put her signature on the

“Good.”

the line, Arthur had only just finished writing something in a cursive calligraphy script. Upon answering Leon’s call

there’s something I

“What is it?”

all hesitant about signing her name and she seemed to find

if she found it difficult,” Arthur answered calmly, seemingly having expected such an outcome. “She’s no longer the mute woman from five years ago who simply took whatever came her way.

“What’s that?”

it might leap up from the page at any second. “You have to be ruthless to yourself in order to be ruthless to others. And if she was still that woman from all those years ago, I wouldn’t

he could permit someone so ruthless

the evidence, Rachel went