My mute bride novel (Rachel and Justin)
My Mute Bride Chapter 359

My Mute Bride Chapter 359

Chapter 359 Ruining Hook-up Plans

As the footsteps got closer and closer, Rachel held her breath. She wished that her heart would stopbeating. Fortunately, the car was close to a wall. It didn’t look like a spot one could hide in if onelooked, so the reporter just glanced at the car before leaving quickly.

After the sound of the reporter’s footsteps disappeared, Rachel sucked in a deep breath. She nearlysuffocated there. Her chest heaved, now that air instantly filled her lungs, especially after she had beengasping for air from all that running earlier.

As she panted, Rachel looked around her. “I think he’s gone,” Rachel said, her voice as soft as amosquito. She then made to move. “Let’s go.”

“Don’t move!” Justin suddenly pressed her shoulders down with his back pressed against the wall. Hewanted to put some space between them. His usually cold face was now an abnormal shade of red.

Rachel initially didn’t understand, but when she felt something poke her in the thigh, she realized whatwas going on. Instantly, her eyes widened in disbelief. She shook Justin’s hands off herself the nextmoment. “What the heck are you thinking?” she chided.

Justin felt awkward and exasperated. He didn’t want this to happen right now either, but a man’sphysiology was vastly different from a woman’s. It was easy for his mind to wander off when he wastrapped in such a cramped space and when he could clearly smell the perfume lingering by Rachel’sneck.

“Sorry, I…”

Before Justin could finish his apology, Rachel extracted herself and put a safe distance betweenthemselves.

What is up with him? How is he still like this even in such a time?

Just as she was thinking this, a yell came from somewhere. “They’re over there!”

Rachel’s expression changed. Crap! I forgot we’re still dodging the reporters!

The reporters came surging over. This time, they really had no place to hide.

Beep—beep— The sound of a horn blared throughout the parking lot. Two blinding lights lit up in frontof them. Rachel and Justin were still frozen by the time the MPV stopped in front of them. The door tothe back of the MPV opened.

“Get in,” came a man’s voice from inside. It was Leroy’s manager, the one called Emmett.

Rachel and Justin immediately got into the MPV.

The MPV zoomed out of the parking lot and merged with the rest of the traffic on the road. Since theMPV was such a huge target, the reporters soon chased after them in their own cars.

“Will they catch up?” Rachel glanced back, but she could tell that two of those cars were quick infollowing them.

“You best believe that this horde of reporters are like hounds. We still need to make a few circles andwait a little longer. Once all of them are on our tails, Leroy and Jolly would be able to leave.”

“Will that work though?” Rachel was worried. “Can they weather this?”

She and Justin were only treating the symptoms by diverting the reporters away. If Leroy couldn’t comeup with a reasonable explanation to sooth his fans and let the situation continue to fester, things wouldonly get worse.

Emmett frowned. “That’s a problem.”

“We need to immediately hold an emergency press conference and clarify things.” Justin’s voice rangthroughout the MPV.

“No!” Emmett shot him down immediately. “Leroy’s career is currently on the rise. Rather than holding apress con that won’t convince the reporters, it’s better to just leave the situation alone and let it diedown by itself. The press con won’t work.”

“Whether the press conference works or not, both Leroy and Jolly will have to put out a clarification.The mob currently at Hudson Pharmaceuticals is the most important problem here.”

“So, Hudson Pharmaceuticals is important, but not Leroy?” Emmett grumbled. “Speak for yourself.Leroy shed a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to get to where he is now. His career is about to bedestroyed because of all the speculation around this incident.”

Casting couch deals were indeed something that happened frequently in the entertainment industry.Once one was rumored to be involved in one, they would never be able to shake the rumors off. Itwould become a stain on their career in showbiz forever.

Justin wanted to say something, but Rachel cut him off. “Let’s not argue about this for now. The pressconference must be held. Both Leroy and Jolly shouldn’t have to be scapegoats. This incident must beinvestigated from its source.”

There was absolutely no doubt that someone else was behind everything in the dark. But just whoplanned this?

Emmett dropped Rachel and Justin off at Hudson Pharmaceuticals. Shortly after, Leroy and Jollyarrived as well.

The crowd around the company building’s entrance had already dissipated. There were a fewpolicemen patrolling the perimeter in order to prevent any unexpected encounters.

“What should we do about this?” Jolly immediately poured herself a large glass of iced water once shewas inside Rachel’s office. Clearly, she had been rattled. She shot a look at a certain person at the sideof the room. “Why haven’t you left yet?”

“Mr. Burton just helped us,” Leroy reminded. “Jolly…”

“So? I didn’t ask him to help me.”

Justin wasn’t angry at this at all as he handed Rachel a glass of water good-naturedly. However,Rachel felt awkward, and she was also worried that Justin felt uncomfortable. “Why don’t you call mysecretary over and ask her to have some snacks delivered here.”

“Okay.” Justin nodded and headed for the door.

Jolly continued to be all high and mighty as she rolled her eyes, completely ungrateful.

Rachel didn’t say anything about Jolly’s attitude. Instead, she simply looked at Jolly carefully with asolemn gaze. “Jolly, have you offended anyone recently?”

It wasn’t very likely that the orchestrator had a grudge against Hudson Pharmaceuticals, for the entirecampaign had targeted Jolly. The fans had been yelling for her head.

“How would I know?” Jolly threw her hands up. “I’ve stepped on far too many toes.”

“What about you, Leroy?”

Leroy shook his head as well and glanced at Jolly. “I don’t interact with others much during my personaltime. It’s mostly brand managers. But if you’re asking about my rivals in the industry, then there are fartoo many to count… Still, I replace it very strange, since I’m not the one being targeted.”

“What’s so strange about it?” A familiar man’s voice came from the door.

Everyone froze. Rachel looked up, a dumbstruck look on her face.

Justin had opened the door. The person who had just strolled in probably did so because Justin hadopened the door, and the secretary hadn’t stopped the man either. He was dressed in a black suit,weary-looking as he stood there. He hadn’t brought an assistant with him.

“Mr. Sutton?”

It was Ryan Sutton.

Jolly’s forehead creased into a frown when she saw him. “Weren’t you on a business trip?”

“Did you think I would be able to concentrate on my business trip when I saw the news?” Ryan stroderight in, his gaze sweeping coldly over Leroy when he saw him.

Instantly, Leroy clenched his fists. He looked awful.

Rachel’s heart stopped for a moment as realization hit her. Ryan’s ex-wife, Estelle, had been Leroy’sgirlfriend back in the day when he was still a university student. Back then, just as they were about todiscuss marriage, Estelle suddenly got married to Ryan…

And now, Ryan had divorced Estelle and began to pursue Jolly. Yet Jolly and Leroy ended up gettinginto a messy rumor with each other…

Did these four people ruin each other’s plans for hooking up? What was going on?

Rachel suddenly felt her temples twitch. What a headache, a huge one!

Jolly had always been slow on the uptake when it came to her own feelings. Right now, she wasn’taware of anything as she asked directly, “You’re saying that you know who the mastermind is?”

Rachel looked at Ryan as well. Right! That’s the important part.