My mute bride novel (Rachel and Justin)
My Mute Bride Chapter 351

My Mute Bride Chapter 351

Chapter 351 The Calm Before the Storm

Justin would be flying directly to Jublen in the afternoon the next day. Before leaving Riverdale, hedecided to see Charlotte. Due to their previous misunderstanding, Charlotte had been refusing to seehim or answer his phone calls. Having no other choice, he could only call Samuel on the latter’s cellphone.

The phone call got through, and Samuel’s voice rang on the other end of the line. “Hello?” “Samuel, isCharlotte with you?” “Yeah, she is.”

Justin was somewhat reluctant to part with Charlotte, but he couldn’t care much about anything elsewhen he recalled the situation Rachel was in. “I’ll be going out for a few days, and I don’t know when I’llcome back for the time being. Are you two at home?”

“Nope, we’re in Godmother’s car on our way to the airport.”

“The airport?” Justin’s heart skipped a beat. “Why are you going to the airport?”

“To pick Mommy up, of course.”

Upon hearing this, Justin immediately straightened up in disbelief. “Your mom is back?”

“Yeah!”

At this moment, the roar of an airplane’s engine reverberated through the skies above RiverdaleAirport. After gliding for a long time, the plane finally made a smooth landing.

Having done her job in Jublen, Rachel hurried back to Riverdale on the morning flight. The instant herflight touched down, her nerves, which had been tense with fear over the past few days, relaxed at last.At least things are gonna stay peaceful for a while, she thought.

As soon as she got off the plane, she made a phone call. “Hello? I’m at the airport now.”

Janice’s voice rang on the other end of the line. “Glad to hear that you arrived safely. Our jointoperation with Interpol this time was a success. Although Dillon ran away, we managed to arrest a fewof S’s leaders and confiscated a large batch of smuggled goods, inflicting heavy losses on them. Welldone, Rachel.”

“So they won’t be coming to Riverdale again for the time being, huh?”

“That’s right. Also, we managed to get some evidence on Jason, and the Investigation Bureau hasbeen investigating him lately. It won’t be long before he gets punished by the law.”

“That’s great.” Rachel breathed a sigh of relief. “I can have a peaceful sleep at last.”

Ever since the moment she decided to assist Janice in investigating Jason, everything around her hadsuddenly begun to get out of hand, and her mind had been occupied with all kinds of hair-raising stuffevery single day. Now that Jason was going to be convicted of his crimes, she could finally unload herburden.

After hanging up the phone, she looked at the clear blue sky outside the airport. Grandma, I’m finallygonna avenge your death.

She waited for a while before Jolly’s car arrived. “You’re back at last! I nearly worried myself to deathover the past few days. Are you alright?” asked Jolly.

Rachel nodded. “Yeah, everything went quite smoothly.”

“I saw the news.” Jolly hesitated to speak much since there were kids in the car. “I’m not gonna askanything. It’s fine as long as you come back safe and sound. Do you still have to get in touch with thosepeople after this?”

“No, not anymore.”

“Really? That’d be great!” Jolly heaved a deep sigh of relief. “That Dillon guy didn’t seem like a nice guyat first glance, and I was afraid whenever you came into contact with him. My dad said that none ofthose related to the Jockey Club are nice, after all. By the way, it’s great that you’re back. You knowwhat? Justin had been pestering me over the last few days, which was damn annoying…”

“What business does he have with you?”

“He was asking me questions about you, of course. I wonder where he heard it from, but he keptsaying that your present situation is dangerous.”

As the two women were conversing, Samuel chimed in, “He called just now, saying that he’s goingabroad for a few days and wants to see Charlotte.”

“I don’t want to see him!” Charlotte was nestling in Rachel’s arm at first, but her face tautened theinstant she heard this. “He’s a bad daddy!”

“Charlotte.” Rachel frowned. “You can’t say that. He’s your dad.”

“He’s not my daddy! He’s gonna marry another woman and have new kids with her.”

The furrows in Rachel’s brow deepened, and she looked at the driver’s seat in front of her.

Jolly’s innocent expression was reflected in the rearview mirror. She hastily denied, “I didn’t sayanything! I never mentioned the photos again after the lawsuit ended, nor did I say bad things abouthim.” Previously, Jolly had said a lot of bad things about Justin in secret in order for Charlotte to bewilling to live with Rachel. It was for the same purpose that she and Hernandez had released thephotos at the hearing without Rachel’s knowledge.

Upon recalling the photos, Rachel felt guilty toward Charlotte. “Charlotte, the photos were staged. Yourdad has never abandoned you.”

However, Charlotte replied, “I don’t believe it. Daddy promised me to get back together with you, only todate another woman in secret. He was lying to me. I don’t want to see him anymore.”

“Be a good girl, Charlotte.” Rachel did some mental calculations. “Your dad will come pick you up in afew days, so you can’t behave like this anymore.” Even though Rachel had obtained Charlotte’scustody, the court didn’t deprive Justin of his visitation rights, so he could come visit Charlotte everymonth.

Jolly drove Rachel and the kids home.

“Aren’t you going back?”

“Leroy’s gonna shoot the commercial for our health beverage this afternoon, so I’ve got to keep an eyeon it.”

“How are things going on between you and Leroy now?” Rachel sized Jolly up. “Could you two bedating for real?”

“What do you mean by ‘for real’?” Jolly’s face blushed all of a sudden. “That’s not true.”

“Why are you blushing, then?”

“I’m not blushing! I-I’m not gonna talk to you about it anymore!” Jolly was just being stubborn; despitethe blush spreading from her face to the nape of her neck, she still refused to acknowledge herfeelings. Instead, she stamped her foot down on the accelerator and left the neighborhood as if shewas fleeing from it.

Samuel took Rachel’s hand beside her and looked up, asking curiously, “Mommy, is Godmother in arelationship?”

Rachel laughed. “Almost.” How could Jolly still be pretending when even the kids can tell there’ssomething going on between her and Leroy? she thought. “Come on, let’s go home.” With Samuel inone hand and Charlotte in the other, she entered the elevator while joking and chatting with them.

“Mommy, I want to eat egg noodles with tomatoes.”

“Alright, I’ll make it for you when we get back.”

“I want to eat chicken wings in Coke sauce!”

“No problem.”

The elevator door opened after the elevator reached the floor with a ‘ding’!

As soon as the three stepped out of the elevator, Rachel saw the tall figure standing at the door to herapartment. Joking and chatting with the two kids at first, she was startled for a moment all of a sudden.

“Daddy?” Charlotte’s eyes lit up in an instant, and she let go of Rachel’s hand. However, just as shewas about to step forward, she recalled something and clammed up, taking half a step back with herlittle leather shoes on.

Rachel was surprised as well. “Why are you h—”

Before she could finish her sentence, she was greeted by a gust of wind. The next instant, she wasembraced. Her back stiffened up, and she subconsciously began to struggle, only for the man totighten his arms around her. His breathing sounded heavy in her ear, and the stubble on his unshavenchin prickled her neck, making her feel uncomfortable.

“Let go of me, Justin! What are you doing?”

“Just a minute. Let me hold you tight for just a minute…” a deep, hoarse voice whispered weakly in herear, like a person who had just recovered from a serious illness.

Through the two layers of clothes between them, Rachel could clearly hear the heartbeat in the man’schest. Thump! Thump! Thump! His heart was beating so irregularly as though it was going to jump outof his chest onto her.

For some reason, Rachel’s flailing arms slowly fell to her sides.