My Mute Bride Chapter 77
Chapter 77 Add the Swing Too
Rachel froze; the heat on the back of her hand made her feel a little flustered.
“When the Burton Group’s East Pearl Project ends, I’lle and get you as soon as I can.”
Justin’s voice was deep and powerful, inexplicably causing Rachel’s heart to thump at an unusual
rhythm.
After Justin slowly drove out of the summer vi, Tina stood on the balcony on the second floor of the
vi, her expression solemn.
“What the hell is Grandpa thinking? Is his mind muddled? He actually wants to keep the mute girl here!”
“He’s probably keeping her here to prevent her from affecting Young Master Justin’s decisions
regarding thepany. It seems like your prediction is correct.” The voice of her assistant, Simon
Wilde, sounded from behind.
“But I didn’t expect Grandpa to be so soft-hearted. Now that he’s keeping her here, the other Burtons
might think that she’s gotten his approval and is officially part of the family!”
After saying that, Tina fiercely pped the balcony railing, and the look in her eyes was ruthless. “This
is great. Now that she’s being kept here, I can’t even take action against her.”
“Miss Burton, didn’t you send someone to investigate Amber? Maybe that matter really has nothing to
do with Rachel.”
“How’s the investigation going?”
Simon pondered for a while. “Lately, Amber has been spending time with Young Master Peters. She
has also actively signed up for hospital seminars and conferences, and…”
“And what?”
“And I think Jefferey met with Madam Parham in private. It seems like she has some interest in Young
Master Peters.”
“Amber’s interested in Julian?” Tina was surprised. “Since when?”
After all, before this, she had heard Amberining that she should be the one marrying into the
Burton Family, not her mute sister. She had always been unsatisfied because of this, so why was she
suddenly changing targets?
“ording to the information I got from the hospital, it has been quite a long time, and the Second
Young Lady of the Hudson Family actually went to work as an assistant for Young Master Peters. This
happened before the Hudsons’ birthday banquet.”
Upon hearing this, Tina’s brows furrowed.
She didn’t believe that Amber would snitch on her. After all, the matter about her and Henry wasn’t
affecting Amber at all. Besides, now that Amber was interested in Julian, it was even more likely that
she wasn’t involved.
On the balcony, there was a gust of breeze, and Tina could see the parking lot in the distance from the
corner of her eyes.
“Rachel drove here on her ownst night, right?”
Simon was taken aback for a moment. “Yes.”
Looking at the white car, Tina had a malicious look in her eyes. She hated it most when other people
yed tricks on her.
After Justin left, Rachel hurriedly sent a message to Hans.
‘The n might have to be brought forward.’
Hans’ reply came in an instant. ‘What happened?’
‘The Burton Family is keeping me in the vi on the outskirts.’
‘What did he do to you? Are you okay?’
‘I’m okay for now, but I think now’s a good opportunity. When I came, I used the winding mountain road.
Although it’s different from the route we previously nned to use, perhaps it’ll make more sense if I
met with an ident on the way back to the city.’
It was difficult to convince Justin with their original n of her mitting suicide’. After all, with so
many suicide methods, it would be rather bizarre for her to drive all the way out there, but she now had
a more reasonable excuse.
Whatever the reason, if she drove down from the summer vi and something happened along the
way, it would be considered an ident.
After a while, her phone vibrated, whereupon Hans’ message popped up.
‘No matter what you decide, I’ll support you. Don’t worry. Keep yourself safe. I’ll discuss this with
Janice.’
‘Okay.’
After she sent out her final message, a knock sounded on the door.
Rachel immediately deleted the entire conversation and turned away from the window.
“Mrs. Burton.” The woman who came in was dressed in the vi’s maid uniform, and her face was like a
robot’s—void of expression. “Butler Leon asked me to show you around.”
It’s fine. I don’t want to go out.
“Then I’ll call you when it’s lunchtime.”
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After the door closed, Rachel breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the edge of her bed with her
phone in hand.
She subconsciously looked around the room she was in. Somehow, ever since she stepped into the
vi, she kept getting the feeling that she was being watched. No matter what she did, she felt like they
knew.
After the meeting in the afternoon, Justin returned to the office.
Frankie had brought three sets of renovation drawings over.
“The designer made these three sets of drawings in different styles ording to your requirements.
Which one do you think is more suitable?”
Justin studied them for a while. “What do you think?”
“What do I think?” Frankie hesitated. “The design on the left has a romantic theme thatbines
Greek culture withplex mythology, while the one in the middle vaguely looks like the style of a
European court, luxurious and extravagant… But I don’t think those are the main points.”
Justin asked nonchntly, “What’s the main point?”
“The middle one has the brightest and warmest colors, especially the design of this small garden—if
you add a swing in it, it would likely paint a beautiful scene when Mrs. Burton reads or ys with the
children there during sunset.”
As soon as he said this, the office fell silent.
“Did I say that she’s going to be staying in this house after it’s renovated?”
Frankie nearly bit his tongue.
His bbing would get him in serious trouble sooner orter.
After a long while, the man tapped the table twice. “This one.”
Frankie carefully looked over and saw his slender and strong finger pointing to the drawing in the
middle, whereupon he broke into a grin. “I’ll get the designer to start working on it.”
“Hold on.”
“Is there anything else you’d like me to do?”
“Add the swing too.”
Frankie was momentarily stunned, then he quickly recovered and replied, “Sure.”
The door of the office closed, and Justin sat back in his chair while casually flipping open the folder
beside him. Inside was the information about Rachel which Frankie hadpiled.
As Justin thought of the simr experience he went through when he was a child, his eyebrows
twitched vigorously. It was as if the fire that happened two decades ago was uring right in front of
him, instantly causing him to clench his fists.
Jefferey was not fit to be a father; he wasn’t even worthy of being a human.
After nightfall, Justin read a book as he leaned against the headboard.
It was 12.00AM, but he found it hard to sleep, as there seemed to be a familiar smell on the pillows and
quilts. He had never found the house to be so empty before.
After unlocking his phone and taking a look, he noticed that there were no personal messages other
than some unread emails.
Meanwhile, Sue was awakened by the sound of an engine running outside the window.
“Mrs. Duncan? Is Julian back?” She called out aftering out of the bedroom.
Putting on her coat, Mrs. Duncan came out of the nanny’s room and hurriedly responded, “Madam,
you’ve forgotten that Young Master Peters is working the night shift tonight. I think Young Master Justin
was the one who went out.”
“Justin?” Sue immediately grew a little more alert. “He drove out by himself in the middle of the night?
Where did he go?”
Mrs. Duncan shook her head. “The servants in the house have all gone to bed, and Young Master
Justin didn’t tell anyone. I came out because I just heard you calling me.”
Sue frowned. After being struck with a sudden thought, her face suddenly sank. “He couldn’t have gone
to…”