The Revenge of the Mute Wife by Melanie Paulson
Chapter 177

Chapter 177

The next morning, Deborah woke up feeling a little disoriented and scared, as her last memory was lying. down to rest in the room that girl had offered her,

She felt someone holding her, so she quickly turned around, a little startled, but the fear vanished when she saw it was Jayden.

This confused her, but as she looked around and analyzed her surroundings, she realized she was in her own bedroom.

"Good

morning," she heard Jayden say, and she looked up to meet his warm, chocolate-colored eyes, filled with love.

"Good morning," she replied, shifting slightly to give him a kiss on the lips.

"Are you okay?"

"Yes, why do you ask?"

"It's just that you disappeared for a while yesterday, and I was worried about you especially since your phone was off."

"Don't worry, we're fine," she said, taking his hand and placing it on her belly so he could feel their little

one.

"Heh... I see someone else is awake," he said, feeling the baby's kicks. "Good morning, son."

"He's awake and craving a delicious breakfast."

"Well, say no more. Tell me what you want to eat, and I'll make it," he said, getting out of bed and helping

her up.

Deborah appreciated the sweet gesture, and as they were leaving the room, they noticed Nicholas asleep on the couch.

"Why did my dad sleep here?"

"Long story short, he got drunk and passed out," Jayden said, noticing three empty liquor bottles on the floor.

* Deborah felt a bit worried. "I'll look up some hangover remedies," she said, grabbing her phone to search for recipes..

"I'll make him more comfortable," Jayden said, adjusting the couch so it could extend, then moving his father-in-law's body so he wouldn't be stiff from sleeping in one position..

"I'll get a blanket, Deborah said, returning to the bedroom to replace a blanket to cover him. "Here."

"Thanks, love, and here," Jayden said, taking the blanket and handing her a photo.

"He fell asleep holding the picture," she said with a smile, placing it back on the small altar she had set up. "I'll change the flowers later," she added, looking at the photo with love and affection. "Although it's the first time I've seen my dad get drunk." "Well, yesterday, when he brought you back, he seemed unusually happy. Maybe that's why he drank so

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much"

"What? He brought us back?"

"Yeah, he said you called him for lunch and spent the whole afternoon with him."

"Eh? Ah... yes... right," she replied, a bit unsure.

"Debbie, are you lying to me?" he asked in a playful tone, noticing she wasn't good at it.

"More like I feel like I'm leaving things out."

"And can I know what those things are?"

"The part about how I got home isn't very clear because I fell asleep, but it turns out that Frederick and Vanessa's lawyer is Brandon's brother... so you can guess the rest of the story."

"Oh... well, that explains why none of my contacts could locate you," he said, feeling a bit relieved. "But... why did they take you with them?"

"Apparently, it turns out the teenager who was mentioned during the trial was Brandon's brother's partner."

"I see... now I understand why your dad said I shouldn't worry about them anymore."

"Hm.... From what I gathered, many people took advantage of my actions against the Turners to plan their own revenge against them."

"I get it, but are you okay?"

"Oddly enough, I started this whole thing, and despite everything. I feel fine because, no matter the danger, they kept threatening to harm James, and that was something I couldn't tolerate or allow to happen," she explained, frowning. "Brandon explained the whole plan to me in advance, but even though I started Frederick and Vanessa's downfall, I didn't stick around to see how they died. Brandon and his brother did while I spent the afternoon with Brandon's partner-we had some ramen together. Then, I got tired and accepted their offer to rest."

"I see," Jayden said, leaning in to kiss her. "I guess that's why Nicholas was acting all mysterious last night -he probably joined in too."

Deborah grimaced and nodded, as that would explain why he drank so much.

Just then, the doorbell rang, and they looked at each other in confusion.

"I'm not expecting anyone," she said.

"Maybe it's Caroline or Christian. Let me check," Jayden said, walking to the door. "Oh, hello, Detective. Good morning," he greeted, stepping aside to let the older man in.

"Good morning, Jayden, and... good morning, Deborah, Alistair greeted as he entered the house. "I'm glad I caught you because I have something to tell you."

"What's going on?" Deborah asked, walking closer.

"Last night, we found the bodies of the Turner family on the outskirts of the city," he said, but when he saw no reaction from them, he raised an eyebrow. "Though it seems my news is a bit late."

"A little-we found out last night through one of my contacts, Jayden replied.

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"I see, then I don't need to go into the details. I'll move on to the second piece of news," the detective said, reaching into his jacket pocket.

"What news?" Deborah asked.

"Here, dear. With their deaths... she can return to your side," he said, handing her a small jewelry box.

Deborah looked at it in amazement, her hands trembling as she opened it and saw the jewelry made from her mother's remains.

"At last, my mother-in-law is home," Jayden said, moving closer to hug Deborah.

"Thank you so much," Deborah said, handing the box to Jayden and stepping forward to embrace the detective, grateful for all the help he had given her.

"I told you I'd help," the detective said, patting her on the back as he pulled away.

"Now Alexandra has returned to her beloved Deborah's side," Nicholas said as he stood up.

"Did we wake you?" Deborah asked.

"It was this kid who stirred me, but it's okay. It's breakfast time anyway."

"Well, in that case, I'll take my leave," Alistair said.

"Would you like to stay and have breakfast with us?" she offered.

"Thanks, but I have a lot of paperwork waiting at the office," Alistair said with a smile. "Take care, and if anything else comes up, you know where to replace me," he added, saying goodbye to the family.