The Silent Wife

Chapter 282

Charlotte was the only one out of the trio who didn’t know how to swim. After a few paddles, she stopped trying to move around. “Why is the Curly Weirdo here too?” she said angrily as she splashed around.

Samuel ducked his head underwater without answering her.

Charlotte wised up to the situation when she saw him do that, and she promptly got angry enough to whack him. “Traitor!”

Naturally, Hernandez handed Rachel a towel when she got out of the pool.

“How did you know I’m here?”

“That’s a secret.” Hernandez glanced at the children in the distance and grinned. “Jolly told me that your father passed away.”

“Yeah.” With a dull gaze, Rachel lowered her head. “It happened last night. The funeral is supposed to be held next Wednesday. You don’t need to console me; I feel nothing for the Hudsons.” Rachel immediately stopped Hernandez before he could try and comfort her.

Hernandez waved his hands helplessly. “I haven’t even said anything.”

“Jolly asked you to come, didn’t she?”

“Of course not.” Hernandez’s brows furrowed. “I came to tell you that I just picked up a new piece of evidence while also coming up with a new plan. Once you’ve settled your own business, you can leave for overseas with your daughter in tow.”

“What kind of plan?”

“Justin’s seeing a psychologist. He’s mentally unwell.”

Rachel’s went rigid. At once, a startled look came over her.

“He thought he was being sneaky about it, but unfortunately for him, my dream prior to becoming a lawyer and the chief legal officer at SG was to become a detective,” Hernandez announced smugly. “A parent with mental illness is unfit to take care of their child. When the time comes, all we need to do is whip out this piece of evidence, and his custody rights will be pulled out right under his nose. And as Charlotte’s biological mother, you will have full custody rights over her.”

As she watched the two children playing in the distance, Rachel felt a myriad of complicated emotions.

follow your plan for Charlotte, but now is not the time. Please help me

“What is it?”

“Hudson Pharmaceuticals’ next heir.”

All assets under his name had also been seized and frozen, but a large portion of the company’s stocks was still in Amber’s and the other investors’ hands. Although

But now, Jefferey’s personal assets as well as his stocks had been confiscated. Whatever Amber had now barely made a blip in the grand scheme

to Hudson Pharmaceuticals,” Rachel

play-fighting with Samuel in the

traitor! You said that you would help Daddy,

since he knew how to swim. On the other hand, Charlotte ended up getting a

want to talk to you

tube. “I’m not a traitor. I just think that Justin will be

you just

did was make Mommy angry. So, I think it’s better that Hernandez is back,” Samuel said with a straight face. “Do you know what

“Hernandez

“Yep!”

for Rachel, only to find no one by the edge

as well. Upon seeing the familiar figure, he immediately yelled,

shown up at the pool without them noticing earlier, soaking her feet by the edge of the pool in her

her side, popping his head out of the water to talk to

came with Hernandez, of course. I’ve been sitting here for a while now. It’s been a long time since I last saw you. Don’t you

smiles as he pressed himself close

paddled her way over as well.

so she left first. Now, you’ll be

Charlotte’s eyes immediately bugged

eye, they had left. What other reason could there be for a man and

reached out and flicked Charlotte’s head. Charlotte doubled over in pain and