The Silent Wife

In the afternoon, Rachel intentionally packed up and went home an hour earlier than usual.

“Mommy, why are you back so early today?” Samuel asked as he hopped off the couch with a surprised look on his face.

Rachel then picked him up. “Samuel, I would like to discuss something with you.”

“What is it?”

“I will be staying with Charlotte for some time. Can you live with Jolly for the time being?”

“Sure.” Samuel immediately agreed, which surprised Rachel. She fell silent for a moment before she added, “Samuel, I may be gone for quite some time, though.”

“You can stay there as long as you need to. I’m sure Charlotte must have missed you. Since you have never stayed by her side for a long time before, I don’t mind lending you to her for the time being.”

His words warmed Rachel’s heart and she praised, “Samuel, you are really my good baby.”

Jolly, who returned rather early that day as well, helped Rachel to carry her luggage into the car. “I know that whatever I say won’t be of much help to you since you have always been a more careful and thorough person than I am. Anyway, please be careful.”

“I understand. Please take good care of Samuel.”

“You can rest assured. Of course I will take good care of my son.”

Before Rachel got into the car, however, she asked rather hesitatingly, “Jolly, do you think that I will stand a chance to get Charlotte’s custody if I were to take this to court?”

“You wish to take Charlotte away from him?” A surprised look appeared on Jolly’s face. “Have you thought this through? Charlotte not only has Justin behind her, but the entire Burton Family as well.”

Rachel’s brows were knitted into a tight frown and she murmured, “I know that this will be tough and in fact, it sounds like a fantasy. I’ll drop this for now. It’s time for me to leave.”

“Hold on.” Jolly suddenly stopped her, and the former was wearing a stern expression that seldom appeared on her face. “If you really wish to take this to court, my parents and I will definitely help you.”

“Thank you, Jolly.”

Although Rachel knew that Jolly meant what she said, she did not wish to drag the Carter Family into her private matter, so the thought of taking the case to court remained merely a thought.

a rare grim expression replaced her usually bright smile as she dialed an

male voice then purred down the line, “Hello. Why did you call me all of a sudden, my sweetheart?” The man spoke

you. Aren’t you a lawyer?

I’m now on leave. If you wish to talk about work, let’s

you say? So, are you giving up on dating Chris

the other end of the call suddenly sounded

could even imagine how Hernandez straightened up from his lounging position in a

continued, “If you manage to pull this off, Chris will certainly be

however, did

into the garage of the

raised her head and

you here to welcome me personally?” She put down her luggage, flashing him a playful smile

that you

person that

and he muttered, “Since you have agreed

kind of likes Samuel and they can be good friends even if they are not biological siblings, so there is no need to make a fuss out of

doesn’t need to share any of her belongings with anyone and she doesn’t need anyone to share anything with

appeared between Rachel’s brows as she thought to herself, I’m just a

“Dictatorial!”

“What did you say?”

however, dragged her luggage and shot back, “I said

on her.

to stay with

am!” Charlotte cast a look behind Rachel and asked, “Where’s Samuel? Why didn’t he

no choice but

could just move his bed over here, no?” Then, she turned to Justin and said, “Daddy,

when he heard that. Rachel, on the other hand, deliberately avoided his gaze and ignored

anxious Charlotte got out of Rachel’s embrace and ran over to him, tugging and shaking his arm. “I want

Rachel leisurely watched their interaction with her