The Silent Wife

Chapter 289

Chapter 289

“Yes, Daddy. You can go and find Mommy,” Charlotte agreed.

The responses from the children irritated Justin so much that he was almost rendered speechless. “She’s working late because she’s very busy.”

“That’s not what it is!” Charlotte dug through the pile of junk food to find something she liked. As she looked, she added, “She still has time no matter how busy she is. She just doesn’t want to talk to you.”

“You think she doesn’t want to talk to me?”

“Isn’t that obvious?”

“Charlotte.” Justin then caught hold of the girl’s arm. “Stop eating. Come with me to pick up your mother from work.”

“No.” She pulled away mercilessly, scampering up to Samuel with some crisps as she shot Justin a disdainful look. “You’re too stupid, Daddy. I don’t want to talk to you.”

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Deep down, she thought, If I keep talking to Daddy, even Mommy will find me annoying. I don’t want that to happen!

Of course, Justin was incensed.

Clearly, the little girl was spending too much time with Samuel if she was becoming as indifferent as him to the development of her parents’ relationship.

Helplessly, Justin stared down at his cell phone for a long time before finally calling Rachel.

“Hello?” Rachel asked at the other end of the line. “Is something wrong?”

“Haven’t you finished work yet at this hour?” he asked.

“Well, I just took over the company, so I’ve had a lot to do lately. Are Charlotte and Samuel okay?”

“They’re fine.”

“Oh-that’s good. Thank you.”

“No problem. You-”

“I have an overseas conference call in a bit, so I’ll have to hang up now. Get some rest.”

that, Justin swallowed the words he had been

his cell phone returned to its

Samuel looked up from his game to take in

shrugging helplessly to show that he

was a fool who always dropped the ball at a crucial moment. It was no wonder

wrong, Aunt Gloria’s tour is

that, Justin hummed

and Aunt Gloria have a very good

he looked up at his

 

about Mommy,” Charlotte pointed out matter-of-factly. “You

crash five years ago, Gloria had gone overseas to study music and only came back during the holidays. Although she rarely

have a good relationship with

have

he was thinking about it, his cell phone

from his assistant, who only had to say a few words

“Are you sure?”

haven’t verified the news yet, but in all

door, Charlotte sprawled out on the couch and watched her father

him for a moment, she

are you sighing about?” Samuel

you’re right, Samuel.

you so.

be so stupid. I

else can

Aunt Gloria comes back, she’ll know

of Aunt Gloria, Charlotte

an opening ceremony in honor of the

were news reporters and

Jolly arrived

special guest of the opening ceremony. In addition, she was using the establishment of the foundation as an excuse to promote the friendly cooperation between

over so that they could be photographed together, Rachel said in a low voice, “I thought you weren’t

ran into something on the

“What was it?”

“It’s a long story.”

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