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.

Charlotte went down the slide and into the ball pit. She was clearly thrilled to see

game to glance at her. “Are you

don’t know it, but she has her own reasons for doing

“What are those reasons?”

know yet,” a confident Charlotte

you so

smartest Aunt Gloria. She was the one who told

by a starry-eyed

thoughtfully paused. Did that mean Gloria was intentionally pretending to

dined together that evening until

returned home with the two children, the

driver before leading one

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

up through the haze of alcohol at the cold, imposing figure shrouded in shadow.

of alcohol made Justin frown. “How much

cab driver away was merely the last bit of her sanity and sobriety, and now that she was home, the alcohol was

a while, Rachel suddenly reached out to pinch

to push her hand away, she helplessly

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

of Rachel’s wrists and instructed with a

of Mommy

say something, she had dragged him

with the kids. How could you drink

me?” Rachel braced her hands against his shoulders and repeated impatiently, “You’re

change tactics. “Call me next time. I’ll go

she waved him away, she stumbled toward her room. “There’s no

down!” Afraid that Rachel would fall, Justin attempted

her when she shoved him aside and rushed into the bathroom with

Unable to stop her stomach from churning, she hugged the toilet bowl and began to puke like

sprinting after her and being greeted by the ghastly sight, Justin immediately turned and went to grab a glass of warm water for her instead. Kneeling next to her, he told her, “Come, take

so obedient