The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 489

“Do you want the chili or the ketchup?” Rachel placed two sauces in front of Justin and let him pick. “I’m fine with either.” “Ketchup, then.” She passed him the ketchup sachet. “You can’t really have spicy food.”

She remembered that he had always had indigestion. It had been years since he last had a beef pie, and the last time he had one was six years ago. Back then, Rachel had always liked to get hot food from the convenience store, and he happened to see her there once. One day after work, he got Frankie to stop the car by the road, and he went in to get a pie. It tasted rather bland, and the beef was quite chewy. It didn’t taste good, and it wasn’t a taste that he was accustomed to. He thought it was absurd after taking a taste and throwing it into the bin.. Come to think of it, it was probably then that he had fallen for Rachel, but he was in denial.

“I like the mushrooms and carrots in the filling. Try some.”

“Sure.” Hot steam escaped as they cut into the piping hot pie The collar of her pajama peeked out from the neckline of her coat, and it seemed to be a mother-daughter-matching pajama set, similar to Charlotte’s. It had adorable tiny bunny prints all over. Some chili sauce got onto the corner of Rachel’s mouth as she ate.

Surprisingly, she seemed different from usual when eating, and she was very focused as she savored the food. After spending some time with her, Justin noticed she wasn’t as shy or quiet as he had imagined, discovering the cheeky side of her. She would joke, tease Jolly, banter with Gloria, and even have high expectations of Victor, who had a rigid personality. But, at the end of the day, she was a kind woman who was always full of surprises. Noticing that, he passed her a tissue. “The corner of your mouth.”

“Thank you.” She thanked him. “I heard that Mr. and Mrs. Carter are leaving for vacation early tomorrow morning. Will you be sending them off?”

“Yes. They normally spend their holiday elsewhere. Initially, I thought that this year would be an exception, but it turned out that the exception was that they would be having dinner with me on New Year’s Eve. Jolly told me that they purposely planned the dinner just for me. If it was just Jolly who was at home, Richard and Marilyn would have left for vacation right after the company dinner.”

“Everyone in the industry knows how lovey- dovey Mr. and Mrs. Carter are.”

“No doubt. Oh, right, has Ria tried on her wedding gown?”

“She hasn’t.”

“Oh? Didn’t she and Victor go over to your place?” “I asked them not to come since they don’t stay nearby. Also, Ria must be jet lagged since she just got back.”

“But still, she had to try on the gown because they are getting married in roughly a week. At least she can get it altered if it doesn’t fit well. It will be hard to get a tailor during the holiday. season.”

After a short pause, Rachel added again, “In that case, get her to go to your place tomorrow so that she could take a look at the wedding. decorations.”

“Alright.” Gloria and Victor’s wedding was the highlight of the holiday season. They had almost finished eating their beef pies after chatting for a while. Since she had to wake up early the next day to send Richard and Marilyn to the airport, Justin urged her to return to get some rest. As they walked in the alley toward the Carter Residence, Rachel wanted to ask him something but halted.

“We are here. You should go in.”

“Justin, Julian came to see me last week.” Rachel turned around. Upon hearing that, Justin furrowed his brows.

“He mentioned that Burton Group will be segmented into the northern and southern divisions. I heard that you will be in charge of the northern division.”

“Yeah.” Seeing how impassive he was, Rachel decided not to ask him the question she had in mind. “Alright, let’s talk about work after the holiday season.”