The Silent Wife

Chapter 305

Still holding the keys in her hands, Gloria blamed herself. “It’s all my fault. I insisted on dragging you guys here to eat.”

Rachel commented with a calm expression, “I don’t blame you. Even if you didn’t bring me here, what could I do when a certain individual doesn’t want to let me go?”

A speechless Justin had a tense expression.

“Let’s just eat.” Looking through the menu, Rachel ordered, “The codfish is the signature dish here, right? We’ll have one of those.”

Upon seeing Rachel act like nothing had happened resulted in Gloria taking her seat as she recommended, “Their prawns here are tasty as well.”

“Is that so? One of those too, I guess.”

When all the dishes had been served, Rachel ate and drank like a normal person. It was Justin and Gloria who felt uncomfortable instead. He particularly felt like he was sitting on a bed of needles.

At that moment, although he did not want to admit it, reality had revealed the truth to Samuel’s words: he was a fool.

He just had to push Rachel’s buttons for no reason again.

Looking at the large bowl of peanut soup on the table, Gloria signaled with her eyes at Justin and even kicked him from under the table.

When he finally understood what she hinted at, he immediately filled a small bowl with soup and intentionally gave it to her first before passing a second bowl to Rachel in an attempt to make the scene more natural. “Have some soup.”

“Thank you.”

What came out of Rachel’s mouth was flat and carried no emotion in it.

“Oh, right, Charlotte and Samuel are still at your place, aren’t they? How are they doing now?”

“They are quite obedient. I have left them with my assistant, so you guys don’t have to worry about anything.”

“I can pick them up later today.”

“You don’t have to. Let them play around in the theater group for a few days. Since I’ve discovered that Samuel seems to be musically talented, I was thinking that for the final concert in two days’ time, I might bring him onstage to perform as a final act of thanks to the audience.”

“Samuel?” Rachel thought that she had misheard Gloria’s words. “Can he do it? He hasn’t taken a music lesson before, has he?”

Since Samuel was still young combined with the fact that he had grown up abroad, Rachel had always thought that he needed a relatively free and happy childhood. That was the reason why she never forced him to attend any extracurricular activities.

Then, Gloria added, “Samuel does have a great sense for music. I coincidentally wanted to ask for your opinion on the matter. If you agree to it, I’ll arrange for him to perform onstage.”

opinion on this. I’m just afraid that he might affect the level

“He won’t.”

who couldn’t barge into the two women’s conversation, could only helplessly look

was actually more tortuous for him to be ignored like this. He would rather have her scold him thoroughly and be

treated him as if he

going, Miss Rachel? I

and the other two walked out

replied, “No need. I’ll just take a cab and yes, I’m going to look

the truth, though? Why are you still going to

If blackmail and threats don’t work, maybe I can try to

commented, “You

soon as he said that, Rachel’s expression darkened. “What? Even though I’ve clearly

meant was that you cannot go

car door, he said in determination as his deep gaze landed on her face, “Gloria and

We can

matters, so there’s no need to be this cautious.” A frustrated Rachel then continued, “What do you intend

just so happens that I have something else to do, so I’ll

the keys into Justin’s hands before turning around and leaving.

“Hey!”

to call out to Gloria, but couldn’t stop her as the woman had

Rachel as they stood at the car door and stared at each

the silence with a question. “You drive? Or, shall

“What do you think?”

her eyes, Rachel snatched the keys and mumbled angrily, “Can

the guts to sit in it. After all, although he might not have any plans to continue living,

and most of them had a demolition sign glued on it. Even though

like the residents there had moved after all

Justin frowned as he looked at the ruins in

still living here?”

faraway point and noted that the houses here had all been demolished with its debris spread all

a person is truly broke, they would already be thanking God if there was

to an alley, after which

houses that were half-demolished had a pathway so narrow that the two of them found it hard

a result, it resulted in a depressing

“Have you visited

been to similar places