My mute bride novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 250

Chapter 250

“I guess so, but I’d usually treat this as being polite.”

After Rachel kept the medicine kit away, she walked upstairs. “It’s getting late. I’m going to rest now.” I should try my best to avoid spending time with Justin alone, now that both of us are living together. After all, I know how strong he is as a man.

The incident from five years ago was clearly imprinted in her memories, forcing her to defend herself.

While she was walking halfway up the stairs, Justin’s voice rang.

“Rachel!”

“Yeah?” She turned around and saw his slightly raised head as he stared at her under the bright lights of the living room.

“What is your relationship with Hernandez?”

“We’re just friends. Rest earlier.”

After giving a short answer, Rachel directly headed into her room without any intention of staying any longer for further explanation.

Hence, Justin was left alone in the living room. He tightly clenched his fists next to his body with a dark expression.

He never believed in any pure friendship between a man and a woman.

Apart from that, Hernandez was overly close to Rachel-the man kept addressing her as ‘babe’. Just the mere thought of it was enough to infuriate Justin.

Meanwhile, as soon as Rachel entered the second bedroom, she received a message from Janice.

After reading the message, her expression stiffened and she immediately gave Janice a ring.

“Janice, what do you mean by that? Old Mr. Burton has silently agreed to Jefferey’s drug smuggling? Is this related to the Burton Family as well?”

Janice’s voice rang from the other end. “To be precise, it’s related to Jason Burton.”

Jason Burton?

Upon hearing that name, Rachel tightly clenched her fists.

“Old Mr. Burton’s video evidence indicates that there are three people involved in the case. It’s obvious that a few frames have been deleted, but he missed something this time although he’s usually meticulous. When we managed to recover the video in its HD quality, we saw a fourth person in the reflection on one of the car windows.”

Now that they were seated inside a cafe, Janice shoved a few pictures to Rachel from across the table.

It was all pictures of Hans witnessing the smuggling deal that Hudson Pharmaceuticals was engaged with in the hospital. The car on the left of the picture had been zoomed in, which illustrated another man standing near the corner of the wall.

Rachel only thought that he looked familiar, but she could not recall his identity. “And this man is?”

“He’s Bucky. Does it ring a bell now?”

As soon as she heard that name, her eyebrows trembled and she tightened her grip on the edge of the

photograph.

Five years ago, her grandmother was kidnapped. After that, the police had been tracking one of the kidnappers who evaded arrest. In the end, the remaining perpetrator was sentenced to jail for orchestrating Nancy’s kidnapping. This man was none other than Bucky.

Rachel’s hand suddenly jolted.

While looking at her, Janice hesitantly added, “Rachel, you have the right to decide whether you want to know about this or not. If you don’t want to, I won’t say another word and the matter will end here. After all, we can’t revive the dead no matter what. I guess your grandmother also wants you to move on and have a good life.”

As soon as Rachel recalled Nancy’s smile, her heart started to ache. If she knew about this in her afterlife, I’m sure she wouldn’t want me to investigate this case. After all, six years have already passed. It is meaningless to find out who the mastermind behind the case is now. Be it Grandma or myself, we are just collateral damages among business battles. No one will remember us. Just because we are just ordinary people, should they

sacrifice us?

“Just tell me. I only want the truth.” Rachel’s voice trembled, but she firmly said, “Who was the mastermind who kidnapped my grandma?”

Janice took a deep breath before she slowly exhaled and mentioned a name. “Jason Burton.”

Upon hearing that, Rachel remained silent.

The cafe was only a street away from Burton Group.

Rachel left on her own after she met up with Janice. The traffic lights had turned from red to green, yet she continued to stand by the crosswalk. She looked as if she had lost her soul and forgot to cross the road.

Her mind continued to think of what Janice said earlier.

“Six years ago, after your grandmother’s kidnapping, the police had actually suspected Jason. However, the case was suddenly intercepted by someone else within 24 hours and the biggest suspect was now Bucky. The motive was changed to a gangster kidnapping for money. All the logical deductions and the business schemes behind the scenes completely disappeared. After Bucky was caught, Old Mr. Burton slowly revoked Jason’s responsibilities in the Burton Group and even transferred all of Jason’s shares to Justin. Within a year, no one in the Burton Family and the entire business circle in Riverdale ever discussed Jason Burton, as if the man never existed in the family. I’m confident that Bucky is somewhat associated with Jason.”

As Rachel recalled Janice’s words, she was deep in her thoughts.

“Chris!” A voice rang from the near distance.