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.”

have any opinion on this. I’m just afraid that he might

“He won’t.”

who couldn’t barge into the two women’s

be ignored like this. He would rather have

she treated him as if he was invisible throughout the

Rachel? I can send

keys, Gloria and the other two walked out of

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

truth, though? Why are you still

to my grandmother. If blackmail and

suddenly commented, “You cannot

as he said that, Rachel’s expression darkened. “What? Even though I’ve clearly explained everything, are you still going to

meant was that

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

We

be this cautious.” A frustrated Rachel then continued, “What do you

then. It just so happens that

that, Gloria thrusted the keys into Justin’s hands before

“Hey!”

couldn’t stop her as the

Rachel as they stood at the car door

he broke the silence with a question. “You drive?

“What do you think?”

the keys

really dared to drive, she did not have the guts to sit in it. After all, although he might not have any plans

old district. The houses there were all dilapidated and most of them had a demolition sign glued on it.

residents there had

he looked at the ruins in

still living here?”

noted that the houses here had all been demolished with its

mere mortals. When a person is truly broke,

the ruin, she walked to an alley,

already afternoon, the sun was scorching the ground with its heat. However, the old houses that were half-demolished had a pathway so narrow that the two of them found it hard

it resulted in a depressing

“Have you visited this

have been to similar places