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.

went down the slide and

up from his tablet game to glance at her. “Are you sure

it, but she has her

“What are those reasons?”

know yet,” a

you

My smartest Aunt Gloria. She was the one who told me how to deal with Amber so

was accompanied by a starry-eyed look of worship

that mean Gloria was intentionally pretending to act cold toward

Rachel dined together that evening until it was very

the two children, the streetlamps in the neighborhood were

the cab driver before leading one child in

door, a figure blocked the entrance. “Why

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

made Justin

drank quite a 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 rushing to her head and

stare at Justin for a while, Rachel suddenly reached out

him wanting to push her hand away, she helplessly

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

with a stern face, “Charlotte, Samuel, wash up

of

like he wanted to say something, she had

“You were out with the

hands against

tactics. “Call me next time.

waved him away, she stumbled toward her room.

down!” Afraid that Rachel would fall, Justin attempted

he had only just caught her when she shoved him aside and rushed into the

she hugged the toilet bowl and began to puke like there

being greeted by the ghastly sight, Justin immediately turned and went to grab a glass of warm water for her

Rachel did as she was told to. She was so obedient