The Silent Wife

Chapter 280

“It’s best if you can accept this. And if you can’t, it doesn’t matter to me.”

With that, Rachel mentally gathered herself. Alas, after several seconds of standing off, she pushed Justin away.

The moment she left the study, sounds of items shattering could be heard inside.

“Mommy!”

Charlotte had been startled from where she had pressed herself against the door as she hadn’t been able to leave in time.

Rachel was also stunned by Charlotte’s presence, but hearing the noises behind her, she quickly took Charlotte’s hand. “Let’s go. It’s time for dinner,” she said nonchalantly.

Charlotte shyly nodded and followed Rachel downstairs, but she couldn’t stop herself from looking back. She didn’t particularly understand the laws of the world due to her young age, but Charlotte was good at figuring out people’s emotions. It was just as Samuel said-Justin was the one who came looking for trouble first. So, making Rachel angry was his own fault.

But for some reason, Charlotte found Justin pitiful. They clearly had a huge fight, but Rachel wasn’t angry at all–even Charlotte was at a loss for words when faced with Rachel’s icy demeanor.

Adult relationships were just too hard to understand.

Justin had completely trashed the inside of the study–even the shelves had been pushed over. At that moment, the place was a complete mess.

Beyond the door of the study, it was quiet.

In the end, he sat in the middle of the carnage, suffering from his pain as he pressed a hand to his aching forehead. He remembered when he saw the picture in that email at his office earlier. When he saw Rachel and Janice standing together, fragments of an image flew through his mind.

It was an image of Janice, Hans, and Rachel standing together in an old alley. Rachel grinned between the two, her smile warm and gentle as Hans pulled her away from a cyclist cycling down the alley.

That scene had wounded his heart and his mind buzzed that instant. It felt like all those fragments had wound themselves together to assault his mind, making his temples hurt. He was in so much pain that he couldn’t even grip his mouse properly.

Right now, that scene once again assaulted his mind in the remains of the study, as though someone was hitting his temples repeatedly with a hammer, trying to make his insides burst out. The pain was agonizing.

“Hello?” In his pain, Justin called a doctor. “Dr. Aurich, where are you?”

the ruckus upstairs had been noticeable. The babysitter didn’t dare to speak much, opting to stand

could be heard

are you going,

Charlotte looked at Justin too. As long as he

anything as he rushed

eyes back to her food. She then dropped a shrimp

a little worried. “Mommy, Daddy hasn’t

her answer was half-hearted. “He’s a grown-up. He’ll

guys don’t make up,

question. Immediately, her heart ached terribly. Regardless of what Justin did, it was his own mistake–the same went for her. What did the children do wrong? Yet every time she and Justin argued, it only worsened Charlotte’s

won’t.” Rachel wiped her hands before touching Charlotte’s face. “I won’t leave you, and

didn’t quite believe her.

pointed at the fish soup on the table. “Miss Hudson specially ordered me to buy this fish today.

healing. Tell me now, who do

for a moment before she responded by yelling in surprise. “It’s for

him, so she paid special attention to Justin’s meals, but she hadn’t expected him to lose his

after hearing the

daughter was willing to eat again, Rachel

The pain finally began to subside after he

for a long

“Feeling better?”

staying here for a bit longer. I

looks of it, your headaches seem to be

a little more frequent than

ones that had a heavy negative impact on you. It’s your body’s self-defense mechanisms protecting you. If you force yourself to

my memories anymore.” Justin’s eyes were shut tightly.

at Justin in confusion.