The Silent Wife

Julian’s car was a gray Infiniti; it looked very inconspicuous on the outside, and it felt as gentle and peaceful as the feeling Julian gave Rachel. It was quite the opposite of Justin, for that unfeeling man always drove a black Maybach, a luxury car worth more than 20 million that drew the eyes of the crowd. Why am I thinking about him all of a sudden? Rachel thought to herself. She bit her lower lip in vexation and looked out of the window.

Meanwhile, Sue happened to come back with Mrs. Duncan as soon as the car drove out of the Burton Residence’s gate. Mrs. Duncan was stunned for a moment and said, “Madam, was that Young Master Peters’ car just now?”

Sue nodded. “What’s wrong?”

Mrs. Duncan replied hesitantly, “I just saw… Young Mistress Rachel in the car.”

Sue’s face darkened. “Are you sure you didn’t mistake someone else for her?”

Mrs. Duncan nodded seriously. “No, I didn’t. Young Mistress Rachel was sitting in the passenger seat, and Young Master Peters was talking merrily to her.”

Sue fell silent and glanced at the outside of the gate with a gloomy look in her eyes. “Find out how they know each other.”

to her grandmother’s ward after they arrived at the hospital. When she arrived at the door, Rachel heard her grandmother laughing; she saw through the glass door that the nurse was telling her grandmother a joke. As

and supported her. Then, she shook her head at her and gesticulated. You’ve just gotten a little better, so you can’t get out of bed just yet. You should get

She replied with a smile, “I’m in good

her grandmother with a gentle smile. Then, she scooped it out into a bowl with a spoon, put a tiny fork that she

with wrinkles. When she saw how filial Rachel was, her eyes couldn’t help but sparkle with tears. “I

slowly shook her head and gestured. We’re a family, so there’s no burden to speak of. Grandma, you have to build up your health and get better as soon as possible.

eyes. “Fine, fine. I’ll

Sue had been very attentive to him, and she had never denied him anything in terms of material needs. Even so, he was touched deeply by Rachel’s relationship with her grandmother. He comforted Rachel in a gentle voice and said, “I just talked to the nurse, Miss Burton—she said that your grandmother

did Rachel recall that Julian was here as well. Upon realizing that she had ignored him for a moment, she felt

language, but her grandmother explained it to him. “It’s nothing. It’s my duty anyway,” he replied with a

Rachel’s grandmother winked at her and teased, “Is this handsome young man your boyfriend, my dear granddaughter? I have been in a coma for such a