My Mute Bride Chapter 283


    Chapter 283 I’m a Dysfunctional Person


    “What are you doing here?” Amber’s expression changed as soon as she saw Rachel, and the former


    stared at thetter guardedly. Just then, Rachel came to her senses. “I should be the one asking you


    this question, right?” “Rachel, what do you mean by that?!”


    “The engagement is already called off, yet the two of you seem to be joined at the hip. Are you guys


    trying to create further topics for the press and contribute some tabloid news on behalf of both the


    Burton Group and Hudson Pharmaceuticals?” Rachel spoke in a cold voice and she sounded angry.


    Her reaction caused Justin to feel slightly joyful as he exined himself, “You’ve misunderstood the


    situation. Amber and I—”


    “Chris!” Hernandez’s voice rang out from behind Rachel and he cut off Justin’s words. “Oh—this is such


    a coincidence. You’ve bumped into someone we know,” Hernandez greeted Justin quite naturally and


    calmly upon seeing him. “It’s been quite a while since west met, Mr. Burton.”


    Meanwhile, Justin frowned. “Why are you here?”


    “I’m here for lunch with Chris. Aren’t the two of you here for lunch as well?”


    Just then, Hernandez shot a suggestive look at Justin and Amber, and then he spoke up meaningfully.


    “Mr. Burton, it looks like you’ve got a different target, huh? Should I express my gratitude then?”


    Justin’s expression darkened significantly when he heard that.


    Meanwhile, Amber was her usual pretentious self and she put on a world-ss act as she pretended to


    exin the situation, “You guys have misunderstood us. Justin and I have something to discuss, so we


    met up here.”


    “There’s no need to exin things.” As soon as Justin said that, he walked past Rachel and he clearly


    exuded a cold, domineering demeanor.


    Just then, Amber shot a smug look at Rachel before quickly joining him. “Justin, wait up.”


    As for Rachel, she was quiteposed and she merely mentioned, “Let’s go to another restaurant.”


    At that moment, Justin paused in his tracks and he turned around to find that Rachel and Hernandez


    had gone back to their seats to gather their belongings. Subsequently, they left immediately without any


    intention of staying on any longer than necessary.


    Just then, Amber tried to fuel the mes as she spitefully mentioned, “Justin, what are they discussing


    anyway? Why are they intentionally avoiding you?”


    Instantly, Justin furrowed his brows, and all of a sudden, there was a frosty look on his face.


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    Truth was, Amber was partially correct. Rachel and Hernandez did want to have their discussion


    privately, but they were trying to avoid Amber instead of Justin.


    After they had ended the discussion, night had also descended.


    Just then, Rachel received a phone call from Jolly, and thetter mentioned that the two kids were


    exhausted after a fun-filled day so they had fallen asleep at her house.


    “I’ll go and pick them up tomorrow, then.”


    “Sure. Anyway, you can leave them with me. There’s no need to worry about them.”


    After Rachel had hung up the phone, she directly made her way back to the Burton Residence.


    She got back home, but the servants weren’t there and the house was eerily silent without any lights


    on.


    Just then, she flicked on the light switch and noticed that there was a figure on the couch. Startled, she


    yelled out, “You’re home? Why didn’t you switch on the lights?”


    There was only a singlemp in the room, so it was quite dim inside. The lights illuminated Justin, but


    his figure looked quite scary sitting there.


    “You’re back quitete. Where’s Charlotte?”


    Rachel finally recollected herself and she changed into the bedroom slippers as she exined, “She’s


    at Jolly’s ce. The two kids were too exhausted after their fun-filled day, so she fell asleep there. I’ll


    pick her up tomorrow.”


    “So is this a proper behavior of a mother?”


    His sudden interrogative words caused her to halt in her steps. “What do you mean by that?”


    “You cast your own child aside and hand her over to someone else to take care of. Then, you go on a


    date with another man ande backte at night without even picking your child up. Is this what


    responsibility means to you?”


    “Jolly isn’t a stranger and you know very well that she’s rted to Samuel.”


    “How is she rted to Charlotte, then?”


    “She…”


    “Besides, she’s someone who abandoned her child right after giving birth, and even refused to


    acknowledge him. How can you trust someone like that with your child?”


    Just then, Rachel found Justin’s random outburst of anger quite illogical.


    She took a deep breath before exhaling slowly as she tried her best to remain calm andmunicate


    in a nice manner, “Can you calm down first?”


    “I need to calm down?!” At that point, Justin clenched his fists tightly and strode in her direction.


    However, he didn’t even bother to cast his eyes on her; he only changed his shoes and left the ce.


    “Where are you going?”


    “I’m going to pick Charlotte up.”


    “Justin Burton!” Rachel stopped him immediately. “It’s veryte now and they’re fast asleep. Do you


    really have to go over and wake them up? Why are you losing your temper all of a sudden?”


    Meanwhile, Justin was insistent on leaving and his actions rendered Rachelpletely speechless.


    “Are you really insisting on going over there right now? Tell me—how do you n on getting there? You


    can’t catch a cab at this time of the night. Do you dare to drive?”


    At that moment, Justin tightened his grip on the doorknob that he had his hand wrapped around.


    His fear of driving was ultimately an obstacle that bothered him very much. He had thought that he had


    ovee this fear when Samuel had been kidnapped but unfortunately, after that incident, he still


    experienced a severe headache as soon as he touched the steering wheel.


    “Are you mocking me?”


    Justin turned around gradually and his expression was thunderous. “In your eyes, I’m just a


    dysfunctional person who doesn’t even dare to drive and has iplete memories, right?”


    “I didn’t say that.”


    “But your actions clearly indicated that.”


    “What did I do?”


    Suddenly, there was a sh of anger in Justin’s eyes and he could no longer contain his anger as he


    grabbed Rachel forcefully by her arms. “How many times have you met up in secret with Hernandez


    under the pretext of bringing the kids out?!”


    His forceful move caused Rachel’s back to bang against the shoe rack in the foyer, and the intense


    pain rendered her speechless.


    “Today, I coincidentally bumped into you, but what about those other times when I never did?”


    “Justin Burton, are you out of your mind?” Rachel struggled to get out of his arms. “In your mind, can a


    man and a woman only be involved in a sexual rtionship? Other than that, there’s nothing else that


    they could do?! Then, did I mention anything about you and Amber?”


    “Well, I would rather you interrogated me about that!” Suddenly, a loud male voice reverberated in the


    room.


    Upon hearing that, Rachel was significantly stunned and she looked at him with a shocked expression.


    Meanwhile, Justin kept both hands tightly pressed against her shoulders to stop her from even moving


    a single inch. His reddened eyes were full of displeased resentment as he growled, “Why didn’t you


    question me for the reason I met up for lunch with Amber? Actually, you don’t even care that I met up


    with another woman, right? I’m asking you a question, so answer me!”


    At that point, Rachel tried to push him aside. “I have nothing to say to you.”


    Instantly, Justin’s anger red up and there was practically fireing out of his ears.


    Suddenly, he tightened his grip on her struggling body and leaned forward.


    “Mmph—”


    Rachel’s eyes widened in shock and unexpectedly, her words were cut off as her lips were sealed all of


    a sudden.


    Justin’s kiss, filled with the scent of tobo, was dominating and raging. It felt as if he was in a race to


    conquer better ground as he went on without any hint of tenderness. He forced open her lips and


    invaded forcefully.


    Meanwhile, Rachel was fully conscious, so she somehow mustered up her inner strength and shoved


    him aside abruptly.


    Thwack! Suddenly, the sound of a loud p rang out and it reverberated for quite a while in the living


    room.


    Instantly, Justin’s face turned red and swollen, and there was an evident handprint on the right side of


    his face. Meanwhile, he stared back at her in shock.


    At that moment, Rachel panted as she countered, “Did I force you to go and have lunch with Amber?


    What do you mean by all this? Is this a preemptive move?”