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.”

swallowed the words he had been about

ended and his cell phone returned to

up from his game to take in

before shrugging helplessly to show that he didn’t know what

Justin was a fool who always dropped the ball at a crucial moment. It was

wrong, Aunt Gloria’s tour is about

Justin hummed

“Mommy and Aunt Gloria have

at his daughter. “How do

 

pointed out matter-of-factly. “You rarely see Aunt

five years ago, Gloria had gone overseas to study music and only came back during the holidays. Although she rarely saw him, she would spoil Charlotte with

she actually have a good relationship with

have the

thinking about it, his cell phone rang.

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

“Are you sure?”

but in all probability,

the couch and watched her father speak on the

him for a moment, she

are you sighing about?”

Samuel. My

so. You didn’t

so stupid. I want him to

else can

back, she’ll know

Gloria, Charlotte suddenly developed

later, Hudson Pharmaceuticals was holding an opening ceremony in honor of the establishment of a foundation to

there were news reporters and media outlets taking photographs

Jolly arrived

of Carter Enterprise, she had donated ten million to the foundation and was thus a special guest of the opening ceremony. In

her over so that they could be photographed together, Rachel said in a low voice, “I

into something

“What was it?”

“It’s a long story.”

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