The Silent Wife

Chapter 281

“Dad!”

Rachel didn’t even need to spare an iota of brainpower to figure out who it was.

The hurried clacking of high heels sounded through the mortuary. Then, Amber stood by the door of the mortuary, still unable to accept reality even after she had caught her breath. “Dad…”

Rachel couldn’t recall a time when Amber was this panicked. Regardless of how cruel Amber was, she was still Jefferey’s daughter who he had raised since she was a young girl. Jefferey was her greatest pillar. Now that he was gone, the blow to her was significant.

Amber stumbled inside. Her fingers touched the white cloth draped over the corpse before they were shakily retracted. All of a sudden, she yelled at the head jailer. “This isn’t my father! You’ve got it all wrong!”

“You’re grieving, miss.”

“Grieving? I told you, this isn’t my father! Where are you hiding my dad? Where is he?” At that, Amber’s hand moved toward the head jailer. Her fingers were a stark pale compared to the brightness of her red nails. In the darkness of the room, they were an eerie sight.

The head jailer didn’t manage to back away in time and was caught by the collar.

“Calm yourself, miss.”

“Where on earth are you hiding my father? He’s a healthy man. How can he just be dead?”

“Amber!” Rachel couldn’t stop herself from rebuking Amber. “This isn’t a place for you to show your temper. He passed away due to a sudden heart attack. You’re a doctor, if you don’t believe them, you can examine him.”

“Rachel?” Amber whipped her head around at the sound of Rachel’s voice, seemingly only having just noticed her presence. At that moment, her red eyes made her look very much like a devil from hell. “How dare you come here? What right do you have to be here? You’re the one behind his imprisonment!”

Amber lunged at Rachel. Rachel backed away as she already anticipated this and grabbed her arm. “Have you gone mad? Death is already a kindness for him. The greatest punishment would have been rotting away in jail until old age. Even if I had the nerve to do it, I wouldn’t.”

With that, Rachel shoved Amber away roughly.

As a result, Amber stumbled backward and fell over. Fortunately for her, a large figure had entered the room, and he reflexively caught her.

at the sight of the

when she saw the person

It was Justin, indeed.

Janice went to visit Hans’ grave. He had

the corpse

his life for Hudson Pharmaceuticals, yet he died like

left Riverdale Penitentiary, Amber glued herself beside

to arrange his funeral. You… You two don’t

petty when he

like a wad of chewing gum that just wouldn’t

that, Rachel headed straight for the

her, but Amber tried to grab

drew his arm back. At the same time, his handsome features schooled in

as he pulled some distance between Amber

hand hung awkwardly in mid-air. A few moments later, she retracted it. “Can you stay with me

his watch. “It’s getting late. You should go

how different Justin’s treatment was to her and Rachel. Her nails dug into her palms and pain surged through

do you think that you’ll be able to get back together with that mute if you distance yourself

to listen to you ramble. You

closer. “I’ve been with you for so many years. Regardless of how I treated others, I’ve always been sincere with you. Don’t tell me that you

Justin’s eyebrows,

use telling you all this. I just have one final request-if you agree, I’ll consider it repayment for the last six years

“What is it?”

me manage

Rachel drove back alone

voice sounded through Rachel’s bluetooth earphones. “So,