The Silent Wife

Chapter 136

Chapter 136

Not long after Victor left, Rachel heard the doorbell ring.

Originally thinking he left something behind, she opened the door, only to see a courier.

“Ms. Rachel Hudson?”

Upon hearing that, Rachel nodded.

“There are two intracity express parcels for you. Please sign here.”

Startled, she signed for the parcels, thereafter receiving a cake and a paper bag.

Right now on the table, there was still half an uneaten cake that Victor had rushed out to buy at noon upon finding out it was her birthday.

So, who bought the cake that the courier delivered?

Setting it aside on the table for now, she pulled a rectangular suede box out of the paper bag.

With a click, she opened it and discovered a silver-colored necklace in the box that glimmered underneath the light

The pendant was in the simple design of a small sun with a hollow center.

Putting down the box, she found a card on top of the cake box that simply read ‘Happy Birthday’ without any signature.

Dumbfounded, she stared at the items until her phone started vibrating.

It was a text message from Julian reading, ‘Did you receive what I sent?’

Immediately, she understood. ‘I did. I was wondering who would remember my birthday.’

‘Don’t forget that you’re a patient of mine. It’s not strange that I would remember your birthday.’

‘Thank you.

‘You’re welcome. Are you free? I just finished work; come down for a walk with me!

Looking at the time, she agreed, ‘Okay.’

At this hour after dinner, the community was lively. All of the houses were lit up, and the sound of children laughing could be heard around the neighborhood as they ran around playing.

Rachel set the cake box down on a stone table and opened it. Before she could even offer some to anyone,

is so

and a paper plate, preparing

her and pulled some candles out of a box to the side. “Today is Miss Rachel’s birthday. Before she treats you all to some cake, what should we

which happened to be a little girl in pigtails, immediately said, “Wish

must sing the ‘Happy

close her

 

blow

that there was no

candles and had the children sing ‘Happy Birthday’ in unison. The delicate chorus of young voices would have a healing effect on any of its

“Make a wish.”

There’s no need.

must make a wish on your birthday, Miss Rachel. My mommy says you have to say it in your heart and not out loud, or the wish won’t come true,” a very young voice

who wasn’t even at table height

and made a wish.

say thank you!” their parents instructed,

off, dabbing icing on each other’s faces. Just like that, the strangers in the community suddenly seemed closer and the

smiled for the first time in days. Thank

 

most important thing right now is to take care of your body and

well pretend it never existed for now. At that

changed the topic and told her, “Go on upstairs, then. It’s been getting colder lately, so make sure to keep warm since

she turned and headed toward the

she was inside her apartment and about to close the

loud slam, the door was propped open by

made all the more grotesque by the centipede-like

out on

himself, he slid sideways into the house and shut the door before surveying

“I see you’ve been

steps back. Why are

resentfully, he stalked toward her as he pulled off his necktie and threw it onto the

like unmelting icebergs as he sneered, “I suppose you wouldn’t want me to ruin your blissful days,

approached her,

had no idea

 

staggered after him and was dragged

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