The Silent Wife

Chapter 262

“It doesn’t seem like there’s anything wrong, though. Could it be that you fractured a bone or something?”

“It’s not that serious, I guess.” Justin stretched out his hand toward Rachel. “Let’s go back with you helping me. I think Charlotte must’ve gone back by now.”

Rachel wanted to search for Charlotte, but she couldn’t leave Justin here in such a state. Having no alternative, she decided to take him back to the campsite first. If Charlotte didn’t return to the campsite, she would come back to search for her.

“Just rest assured, Rachel. Charlotte fears the dark more than anything else, so there’s no way she’ll wander outside on her own for such a long time. She must’ve gone back.”

“Let’s hope so.”

With that, the two headed back with Justin’s arm resting on Rachel’s shoulder as she supported him. As the man was nearly 190 centimeters tall, it didn’t look like Rachel was propping him up. Instead, it looked more like he was holding her hostage. In fact, there was no way Rachel could help him up if he didn’t hold himself upright.

“Actually, I’ve always wanted to find an opportunity to talk to you.”

“Talk about what?”

“I’d like to formally apologize to you for what has happened in the past. I know that I used to be mean to you, and I can never make up for that, but I’ll do my best. Just give me a chance for Charlotte’s sake.”

Rachel frowned. “How much do you remember about the past?”

“I asked Frankie about it, and he told me part of the story. In short, I was mean to you.”

“Not really” Rachel sounded frosty. “It was normal for you to resent me back then. After all, I wasn’t the person you wanted to marry at the time.”

“So, can you forgive me?”

“Now that we’re divorced, everything that has happened during our marriage doesn’t count anymore.”

“In that case, in the future.”

to speak of.” Rachel cut

subject, as though he didn’t notice the impatience in Rachel’s words. “How could there be no future to speak of? Charlotte’s our future. Do you want to break

you really want me to stay with Charlotte all

course,” Justin replied with

me Charlotte’s custody, and I’ll take care of her

was visibly stunned as the fallen leaves rustled in the woods all of

while helping him by the arm again. “I’m not interested in getting entangled with you any further. Our previous agreement to stay out of each

into Justin’s eyes. “Are

“No, I’m not.”

case, are you gonna marry

nothing to

gonna marry if it’s not him?

him.

did Justin shut up. After walking with Rachel for a while, however, he could no longer restrain himself. “No matter what you think, my desire to remarry you is my own business,

arguing with Justin upon

distance, Victor immediately came up to them. The first thing he said was, “What’s the matter

Rachel glanced in the campsite’s direction.

“You mean Charlotte? She’s been here all the time.

where sounds of people singing and chatting happily could be heard. A little girl’s voice clearly stood out above the others, and Rachel could tell at once that it

hemmed twice. “I told

shook off Justin’s arm angrily. “So you were fooling

“Hey! Rachel,”

brushed Justin

you lose your sense of shame along with your memory?” Victor had become even angrier with Justin ever since he learned about the latter’s amnesia. He hurt Rachel so much at the time, only to forget about all of it thanks to a car accident, he thought. “I’m warning

a bonfire party around them as the class’ students performed

by side with Charlotte nestling in

at the former as soon as he approached the three because of how he had tricked Rachel just

slipped away from the crowd and sat down next to Justin in a poised manner. “I told you long ago that Charlotte’s plan of having you save