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.

down the slide and into the ball pit. She was clearly

you

know it, but she has her own

“What are those reasons?”

know yet,” a

are you

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

by a starry-eyed look of worship from

mean Gloria was intentionally pretending to act cold

together that evening until it was very

with the two children, the streetlamps

the cab driver before leading one child in each hand

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

Rachel looked up through the haze of alcohol at the cold, imposing figure shrouded in shadow. “Who are

made Justin frown. “How much have you

merely the last bit of her sanity and sobriety, and now that she

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

wanting to push her hand away, she helplessly

but the sound of children

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

good care of Mommy then!”

Samuel looked like he wanted to say something, she had dragged him along

annoyed Justin chastised, “You were out with the kids.

lecturing me?” Rachel braced her hands against his

only change tactics. “Call me next

away, she stumbled toward her room. “There’s no need. We

that Rachel would fall, Justin attempted to

caught her when she shoved him aside and rushed into the

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

by the ghastly sight, Justin immediately turned and went to grab a glass of warm

was so obedient and well-behaved that he practically felt bad for