The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 438

As Rachel returned to the banquet hall, Julian’s voice came from behind. “Rachel, the reason you don’t want to be with me isn’t because of everything I’ve done but because Justin has never left your heart. Have you forgotten how he hurt you in the past?”

“Do you think what you’re doing now is any different from what he had done back then?” Rachel asked without looking back at him. Alas, those blinded by greed always had their heads in the cloud.

Later, the chauffeur drove Jolly and Rachel away from the grand opening, and during the ride, Jolly sighed. “How has Julian ended up like this?” “People change.” Rachel had her gaze out the window, already able to accept all the changes openly.

Perhaps everything changed from when Julian realized he would have the entire Burton Group in his hands, and it was also then that they no longer belonged in the same world. “Chris, are you sad?” Jolly asked out of the blue.

“I am,” Rachel answered. How could she not be? In the past, she had thought even if she and Julian didn’t end up marrying, they would still be comrades and even family.

At that, Jolly held Rachel’s hand. “I don’t know how I can comfort you, but I was sad too when my bestie and I went our separate ways. My mom once told me that everyone comes to this world alone and will also leave alone. Be it a friend or a loved one, they can only accompany you for a part of this journey called life. The distance might vary, but as long as the journey together is a merry one, then it’s worth it.”

“Yeah.” Rachel nodded in agreement. No matter what Julian did or would do, it couldn’t eradicate how well he had treated her in the past. That, she was well aware of. “Let’s talk about something else.” Jolly smiled.. “Victor and Gloria are getting engaged, aren’t they? Have they picked out the engagement venue?”

“Not yet. It’s still early. Gloria can only come back from her nationwide tour by the end of the year.” “Well, it’s not that early; only a few months left. Also, didn’t you tell Victor to prepare a proposal?”

“That’s the plan.” Rachel took a deep breath and forced a smile. “So many things have happened lately that I’ve thrown it to the back of my mind.”

It had been a while since Gloria left Riverdale. When Justin was caught in trouble, her manager did everything to hide it from her. Later, Gloria and her manager had a terrible fight about this matter after it was over, and even now, she was still upset.

Judging from this situation, Victor deemed it a good time to propose. Later in the evening, Rachel ran into Justin at the school gates when she came to pick the kids up.

“Huh? It’s not a Friday today.” Rachel checked her phone in surprise. “What are you doing here?” “Frankie said you’re attending an event at Westhill. I thought you’d be occupied.”

“Well, as occupied as I am, I can’t just leave the kids in school, can I?” At that, Rachel coughed with a guilty conscience. “Even then, it’s sporadic. Also, their homeroom teacher’s Victor. It won’t be too much of a problem for him to take care of the kids every now and then, either.”

Justin smiled in response. “I’m not blaming you in any way. I don’t have anything better to do, so if you ever can’t make it in time, I can come and take them for a snack or something before sending them back to your place at night.”

“But won’t it be too much trouble for you?” So be it if it was just Charlotte, but there was Samuel as well, and the two had no relations at all. “No trouble at all. I have all the time in the world.”