The Silent Wife

Chapter 292

As she spoke, Gloria studied Rachel’s expression. “At that time, doctors said it was highly likely that he would fall into a vegetative state where he would never wake up.”

“Does that mean you took care of Charlotte before he regained consciousness?” Rachel asked.

“Huh?” Gloria paused for a moment before nodding. “Yeah.”

“In that case, thank you so much.” Rachel took her hand. “It’s arduous to take care of a newborn and if it weren’t for you, Charlotte might not have been able to survive.”

“There’s no need to be this courteous with me, Rachel. Charlotte is my niece, so how could I have neglected her?”

“I still wish to thank you, so this glass is for you.” Without saying anything else, Rachel snagged Jolly’s glass and gulped it at one go.

Now that Jolly was startled awake, she mumbled blearily, “Drink! Drink!”

However, as she was unable to stop Rachel in time, Gloria could only watch on and frowned as Rachel finished drinking from the glass. Weren’t we talking about Charlotte? How did the topic change?

“You were doing fine abroad, Rachel. Why did you suddenly come back?”

“You must have heard about what happened to the Hudson Family.”

“A little bit.”

“One of the reasons is that we’ve finally sought revenge for Hans. Another cause is that I’m worried about leaving Charlotte here alone.”

Rachel had never once brought up Justin throughout her speech.

“Well, Justin has taken care of her quite well all these years,” Gloria pointed out. “Although I don’t talk to him a lot, his personality has changed a bit since he lost his memory. You must have noticed it as well.”

As she declined to answer, Rachel instead poured Jolly a glass of water, exhorting her to have a drink of it before sleeping.

After a moment of hesitation, Gloria decided that Rachel still had a cold attitude toward Justin and swallowed the words that she wanted to say.

It was fine since they still had time.

the slide and into the ball pit. She was clearly thrilled to

her. “Are you sure Aunt Gloria’s return will

but she has her own reasons

“What are those reasons?”

yet,” a confident Charlotte

you

the one who told me how to deal with Amber so that Amber

accompanied by a starry-eyed

paused. Did that mean Gloria was

dined together that evening until it was

the time Rachel returned home with the two children, the streetlamps in

before leading one child in

a figure blocked the entrance. “Why are you back so late?” it asked in a

Rachel looked up through the haze of alcohol at the cold, imposing figure

strong smell of alcohol made Justin frown. “How much

bit. What she had used to send the cab driver away was merely the last bit of her sanity and sobriety, and now that she was home, the alcohol was

face to stare at Justin for a while, Rachel suddenly reached out to pinch his cheeks. “I asked a question.

him wanting to push her hand away, she helplessly clung to him like

it was all too comical, but the sound of children muffling their laughter with their hands echoed

Rachel’s wrists and instructed with a stern face, “Charlotte, Samuel, wash up and head to

of Mommy then!” Charlotte

say something, she had

chastised, “You were out with the kids. How could you

you lecturing me?” Rachel braced her hands against

only change tactics. “Call me next

stumbled toward her

would fall, Justin attempted to catch

when she shoved him aside

she hugged the toilet bowl and began to puke

turned and went to grab a glass of warm water for her instead. Kneeling next to her, he told her, “Come, take

Rachel did as she was told to. She was so obedient and well-behaved that