My Mute Bride Chapter 332
Chapter 332 He Wants to Notarize a Will?
Rachel’s voice was not loud. On the other end of the phone, Frankie waspletely stunned after she
finished her sentence. He knew that she had changed greatly following her return. However, he never
imagined that she hated Justin to this extent—she didn’t even show any concern for Justin’s life or
death.
Before Frankie could react, she ended the call. Jolly suppressed her usatory expression and looked
at Rachel in worry. “Chris, are you okay?”
“Look at me. Do I look like I’m not okay?”
“Are you really not going to the hospital?”
“Many people will be fighting to visit him now that he has been admitted to the hospital. I am neither his
family nor friend. Why should I visit him?” Rachel’s expression was cold. “Besides, it’s not the first time
that he used this method of harming himself to trick me.”
Jolly hesitated for a long time. In the end, she swallowed the words that she wanted to say: What if he
isn’t pretending this time?
Then, she found herself thinking, Even if he isn’t pretending, it serves him right. It’s his fault for making
Rachel’s life so difficult in the first ce. “Do we continue with thewsuit?”
“Yes.” Rachel’s tone was firm. “Why not? It’s a good thing for us if he is not in good health. Hernandez
can use Justin’s poor health to justify that he is not fit to take care of Charlotte.”
“You’ve thought that far?”
To that, Rachel said nothing, but her slightly clenched fist exined everything. Over the past few
years, she had learned to seize all the opportunities in her best interests at any given time. After all,
time did not repeat itself while opportunities did not wait for others. We’ve already severed all ties with
each other; why bother pretending otherwise?
…
At the hospital the next day, it was already noon by the time Justin woke up.
“President Burton.” Frankie had stayed by Justin’s side all night long. He didn’t get a wink of sleep
during that time and his eyes were red as a result. “You’re finally awake. Please don’t move about. I’ll
go and get the doctor.”
Justin stared at the ceiling boards without moving and the back of his head felt slightly swollen.
He felt as though he had been dreaming all this time. It was a delusional dream where he had spent
five years trying to escape his mistakes and live for the sake of living. Unfortunately, he should never
have forgotten that what was bound toe would eventuallye.
“The critical period has passed. You will need to remain in the hospital for half a month for
observations. If your recovery is going well after half a month, you can go through the discharge
procedures and return home for further recuperation.”
“Thank you, doctor.”
“No problem.”
After seeing the doctor off, Frankie breathed a sigh of relief. “How do you feel right now, President
Burton? Are you feeling ufortable anywhere?”
Justin looked incredibly lost and depressed.
“President Burton?”
It took a long while for him to regain his senses, after which he spoke in a hoarse voice, “Frankie,
please do something for me.”
“Please say.”
“Organize all the assets under my name and contact awyer. I want to make a notarization.”
As he was slightly startled by those words, Frankie nced at Justin in surprise. Is he nning to write
a will after his close brush with death?
After issuing the instructions regarding thewyer, Justin continued to stare at the ceiling boards with a
hazy vision.
…
A letter from the attorney arrived at the hospitalter that afternoon.
“President Burton…” Frankie had originally nned to suppress thewsuit, but he did not expect
Justin to yank the attorney’s correspondence from the stack of documents. By the time he entered the
room, Justin was already reading the letter.
“President Hudson’s attitude had gone overboard. You’re still in the hospital. It’s hard to say whether
you can even attend the court hearing on the day of the trial…”
Justin lifted a hand and stopped Frankie from continuing before he asked, “Isn’t there the option of an
out-of-court settlement before the court hearing?”
Frankie was surprised. “Are you thinking of resolving this issue out of court? Judging by President
Hudson’s current attitude, she will not be willing to agree to an out-of-court settlement. Not unless you
refuse to continue thewsuit and hand over Charlotte’s custodial rights.”
“That’s impossible.” Justin’s voice might be weak, but it remained as firm as ever. Charlotte was his
one and only connection left with Rachel, as well as his only hope.
“Then, what do you n to discuss with President Hudson?”
“Just to get in touch with her. Hand me the phone.”
He did not exin much and only weakly uttered that sentence. One look at his paleplexion was
enough to stop Frankie from saying anything else, for fear of agitating him. Therefore, Frankie could
only hand the phone over to him.
ncing at Rachel’s name on the phone screen, Justin dialed the number.
The call connected after ringing for a long time.
“Hello?” On the other end of the phone, Rachel was sitting in her office and reading the documents that
Hernandez had organized for her. When she received the phone call from Justin, she didn’t even need
to think that he had received the attorney’s letter. “What is it?”
“Are you free? I want to discuss Charlotte’s custodial rights with you in private.”
“If you’re nning to persuade me into giving up, then I don’t think that there’s anything to discuss. We
might as well discuss it directly in court.”
“Rachel, do it for Charlotte. I wish to have a peaceful discussion with you. Do you think Charlotte will be
happy when she learns that we are on such bad terms with each other?”
She frowned at those words. If not for the fact that she was worried about Charlotte’s feelings, she
would not have taken so long to deal with him. She lifted her wrist and nced at the time. “I have an
appointment for dinner tonight, so I only have half an hour’s time to talk to you. If you don’t mind, I can
give you the location. You cane over to talk.”
“Okay, no problem.” Justin agreed immediately.
Listening to his tone, Rachel frowned in suspicion. Why does it sound different from his usual manner
of speech?
…
It was evening and the lights had just been turned on. He had already been there for some time by the
time she arrived at the restaurant. As he was wearing a baseball cap with the brim pulled low over his
eyes, she failed to recognize him at first nce.
Considering that he was a semi-public figure, she realized that he probably did not want to be
recognized and did not ask any questions. “Have you been waiting long?”
“No, I just arrived.” When he saw her, he immediately rose to his feet and seemed a little embarrassed.
“What do you want to drink? Istte alright?”
“Anything is fine. I can’t stay for long.” Rachel casually hung her jacket over the back of the chair and
exined, “I have an appointment with somebody else at this ce tonight, so I only have half an hour.
What did you want to discuss?”
Justin stared at the woman in front of him for some time, seeming a little entranced by her voice.
Under the warm lights of the restaurant, the little girl who secretly threw some bread into the dungeon
more than twenty years ago gradually ovepped with the person in front of him before it merged into
one.
A thinyer of mist surfaced in his eyes. Emotions such as self-me, regret, and pain flooded him like
a rising tide to crush every nerve in his body. For a long time, he could not make a sound.
“Justin?” Rachel repeatedly called his name with a slight frown. “Are you alright?”
Only then did Justin return to his senses and avoid her gaze. “I’m fine. I apologize. I’ve been a little
distracted recently. What did you say?”
“I asked you what you wanted to discuss with me. I have to leave soon.”
“I wanted to apologize.”
“Huh?” The frown on her face deepened at those words. What’s the reason for this apology that came
out of nowhere? “What are you talking about?”
“I’m sorry. I’m sorry for everything I did in the past.”
Rachel became a little impatient. “You called me here just for this? Did you think that an apology would
end thiswsuit?”
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“That’s not what I meant.”
“Justin, I will only ept your apology if you hand over Charlotte’s custodial rights.”