My mute bride novel (Rachel and Justin) -
My Mute Bride Chapter 329
My Mute Bride Chapter 329
Chapter 329 The Highest Bidder Wins
By the time Justin returned home, it was already late at night. The servant took Charlotte to thebedroom to rest. When she came out of the bedroom, she saw that the lights of the study were on andthe door was open.
Knock. Knock. Knock. Justin looked up to see the servant. “Sir, have you eaten dinner? Should I makesomething for you?”
“Is Gloria not back yet?”
“She said that she’ll be back soon as she has dinner with the troupe tonight. Sir, do you have anythingyou want to eat?”
He pondered for a moment. “Please make me some noodles.”
“Alright. Please wait for a moment. It’ll be ready soon.”
“Okay.”
After the servant left, he sat in front of his computer for a long time but could hardly comprehend any ofthe words on the screen.
The house had been lively before he left on his business trip. It used to be filled with the sounds of Jollyand Gloria bickering whenever they met, Samuel and Charlotte running up and down the stairs, andRachel chasing after the two children while shouting for them to slow down. However, the housesuddenly seemed empty and dreary when he came back from this business trip.
Justin looked at his phone on the table. There were several times when he reached out to pick thephone up, but he held himself back. A long while later, he decided to get up and leave his phone
behind to head downstairs.
“Sir, why did you come down? I was just about to call you.” The servant had finished making thenoodles. It was just a simple bowl of egg noodles with tomatoes and an additional sunny-side up eggthat was served with a side dish.
He had only just taken his seat when the electronic lock made a beep to indicate the door opening.
“When did you come back?” Gloria looked at Justin while changing to her indoor shoes.
“I just arrived.”
“Are you having dinner?” She walked into the dining room, opened the fridge to grab a bottle of coke,and gulped half a bottle in one go. “Then, take your time eating. I’m going upstairs to sleep.”
“Don’t you have anything that you want to ask me?”
Justin’s words made her pause mid-step.
“Ask you about what?” Gloria turned around to look at him. “Ask you why you have chased Miss Rachelout again? Or, why did you take Charlotte away?”
“She left on her own.”
“In my opinion, there is no difference between the two.” Her gaze was gloomy. “She also chose to leavefive years ago, but did she really leave because she wanted to?”
He scowled. “Do you all take me for a heinous villain? Does it not matter what I do now? Is itimpossible for me to make up for all the damage I caused back then? If that’s the case, then why doesevery one of you act like you’re so magnanimous? Why do you act like the past is behind you? Even
prison sentences have a time limit and life sentences can be replaced with shorter sentences. Did Imurder somebody or caused an arson? Can’t I get a chance to be forgiven?”
The more he talked, the more agitated Justin became. The veins in his hand that gripped the corner ofthe table throbbed.
The past three days had been incredibly depressing for him. He had to maintain a good mood everyday to take care of Charlotte, so only he knew just how torturous it had been. The woman he loved themost had been scheming against him all this time, but he didn’t even have the right to blame her!
Gloria looked at Justin quietly. “An apology does not mean saying the words ‘I’m sorry’. Those whomade a mistake have to suffer the consequences of their evil actions. This includes the other party’srefusal to forgive you. It is the victim’s right to do so. Why should you be forgiven just because youhave apologized and repented for your actions?”
“Then, tell me! What should I do?! She can retaliate against me a hundred times or a thousand timesover for what I did to her. Will that be enough!?”
She suddenly sighed heavily. “Forget it.”
“What do you mean?”
“I’m saying you should return Charlotte to Miss Rachel and stop disturbing her.”
Upon hearing those words, the pupils in his eyes contracted abruptly in disbelief.
Meanwhile, Gloria went upstairs without another word. The dining room fell into a dead silence againfollowing the sound of a door closing upstairs.
Justin gripped his fork and stared blankly at the noodles that had gone mushy in front of him. When hethought back to the past few months, those days felt like a dream.
The woman cooking noodles for him just a few days ago had betrayed him without any warning.Moreover, the reason for her betrayal was something that did not exist in his memories. Everything thathe knew, he heard from the people around him. He supposedly deserved to be spurned andabandoned. However, the most outrageous part was that he could not recall anything.
The more he stewed in his thoughts, the more aggrieved he felt. He angrily took a few bites of hisnoodles, but it felt like he was chewing on wax.
Clatter. He threw his utensils onto the table in a rage.
The next day, Justin instructed Frankie to give Rachel a call as soon as he arrived at the company.“Ask her to visit the Burton Group. As long as she signs the agreement and allows the Burton Group tobecome one of the company shareholders, the warehouses located in the vicinity of HudsonPharmaceuticals can be used at will.”
Frankie was holding some documents in his hands. “I was just about to report this matter to you.”
“What is it?”
“Mr. Foster called to cancel the leasing agreement. He is willing to pay us three times the fee toterminate the contract. He has already signed a contract with Hudson Pharmaceuticals.”
Justin paused mid-step as his expression darkened. “When was that?”
“Just last night.” Frankie looked at Justin’s expression fearfully. “President Burton, I’ve already handedthis matter over to the Legal Department.”
However, Justin didn’t seem to have heard Frankie as he gnashed his teeth and spat out a name.“Rachel Hudson!”
Afterward, he strode toward his office.
At this moment, Rachel was in a meeting. The sound of her vibrating phone came from her pocketbefore she had a look at the caller ID and said, “Continue with the discussion. I’m going to take thiscall. Hello?”
“Aren’t you a capable woman? You managed to terminate a contract that the Burton Group has alreadyfinalized.” As soon as the call connected, Justin’s voice rang out from the other side. He was blunt andstraight to the point.
She answered lightly. “It has not been finalized. The contract for the transfer of rights for use has notbeen signed. All you did was pay a deposit. I can still afford to pay the contract-breaking fee.”
“Mr. Foster has a grudge against Hudson Pharmaceuticals. What did you do?”
“Don’t you understand the principle of ‘the highest bidder wins’? I offered an extravagant price to buythose lands. It doesn’t matter how stubborn one is; there’s no way a businessman will turn his nose upat money. Besides, I’m not Jefferey Hudson. I explained some of the past grievances and we decidedto leave well enough alone.”
There was nothing in the vicinity of Hudson Pharmaceuticals’ pharmaceutical factory. It was given thatsome pollution would occur due to factory production. In addition, it was located in a remote area,which was why Mr. Foster’s logistics and warehousing business had been very bleak and it was moreso since he broke off relations with Hudson Pharmaceuticals. It was practically a money-losingbusiness. Not to mention, he had to pay high land taxes for those properties every year.
Rachel’s actions of holding out an olive branch represented a solution to one of his major concerns.These warehouses were very important to her, but they were a thorn in his sides. It was better to get ridof them as soon as possible.
Justin’s voice was mixed with a hint of rage. “Rachel, Riverdale is not like abroad. An acquisition doesnot rescind the lease. So what if you bought the land? My two-year lease still stands, but yourtransaction is illegal. You can’t use the warehouse as long as I don’t agree to it.”
“Go ahead. Why don’t you send more men to block the warehouses?”
“Do you think I won’t dare to do so?”
“I’ll be waiting.” Three cold words sounded through the phone, sounding extremely contemptuous.
“You…” Before he could finish his sentence, the other party ended the call.
A ball of rage brewed in his chest while he gripped his phone tightly for a moment. Crash. Everythingon his desk was swept to the ground with a resounding crash before he gripped the corners of thetable, looking extremely furious.
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