The Silent Wife

Since the senior president of the Carter Enterprise, Richard, rarely showed up in public, it was Marilyn who often socialized with the elites of Riverdale. This was the reason why Sue and Amber only knew her and not her husband.

“What do you mean that she is your goddaughter?” Sue was in disbelief. “How did Rachel become your goddaughter?”

“What’s so surprising about it? She and my daughter have been best friends for many years. Why would I need the Burton Family’s permission to acknowledge her as my goddaughter?”

Goddaughter? Sue quickly explained, “That’s not what I meant.”

“I’m not interested in what you’re trying to say.” Marilyn wasn’t in the mood to explain to Sue. Instead, Marilyn turned toward Rachel and held her hand. “I’m sorry for what you had to experience. Don’t worry. With me here, I don’t believe that these two outsiders are qualified to stop us from joining the Burton Family’s banquet.”

Rachel softly replied, “I’m fine, Mrs. Carter.”

“What do you mean that you’re fine? This isn’t the first time that Amber has insulted you with her vicious tongue. Aren’t you disgusted that she is spreading nonsense about you and my dad?” Jolly growled.

Immediately, Marilyn and Richard’s expressions darkened as they showed their displeasure.

However, Sue quickly read the situation and smiled apologetically. “Mr. and Mrs. Carter, this is all just a misunderstanding. Amber is still young, so she always speaks without thinking about it.”

“Does that give her an excuse to slander other people? If this spreads to the public, it will affect our families’ business. Can she afford to make such a mistake? Or, will you be responsible for it?”

Amber’s face paled as she didn’t know what else to say.

“We want an apology!” Jolly stared at her. “You must apologize to Rachel.”

Amber gritted her teeth. She wants me to

the commotion outside. As his imposing figure stood tall among the crowd, he furrowed his brows and walked

not seen each other for a week, Rachel’s gaze was calm when she saw him. Let’s see what

she immediately wore a weak facade and hid behind him

exchanged glances with Rachel for a second, but she looked so calm that

Sue?” Rachel gently asked as her gaze landed on Sue. “President Burton, your fiancee was speaking without using her brain earlier. I believe your Aunt Sue clearly

would have been easy for Sue to direct the blame at Rachel if it was just her alone, but now that Rachel had the entire Carter Family backing her, Sue quickly explained with a tense expression, “Justin, this is Amber’s fault. She has crossed the line with her words

glared at Sue in disbelief while she clenched both her fists. After five years, she was already used to Sue always prioritizing her own interest above

you planning to protect

while gritting her teeth. “I’ll

should just forget about it. I hope that you can be careful with your words in the future. Otherwise,

surrounding crowd, but Amber knew that she needed to endure it, so she could

not stand here at the entrance.” Sue quickly urged the crowd, “You can all enter. The

“How could you let her off the hook with such ease? This

can’t be too harsh on her; otherwise, it’ll affect your parents’ reputation. That’s enough to teach her a

Otherwise, they wouldn’t attend

give Chris some backing, but you should

people like

Jolly. She is only doing this for

I can see that you have suffered a lot during your days in the

Rachel was moved. She didn’t have any relatives, but it was after moving abroad that she met Jolly and her parents afterward. For the past few years, Jolly’s parents had treated Rachel like she was their own