The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 508

Later on, Justin, Rachel, and the kids left the restaurant. Though Charlotte had been upset with Justin during dinner, she was now in his arms, fighting to stay awake while yawning continuously.

After Rachel opened the car door, Samuel consciously climbed into his safety seat. “Charlotte, say goodbye to Daddy,” said Rachel.

“Bye-bye, Daddy.”

The little girl held Justin’s head and gave him a big wet kiss on the cheek. Justin kissed her forehead in return and put her into the car, buckling her seatbelt for her as well.

“Go to bed early when you get home, okay? Don’t stay up late, and you have to eat your meals with the nanny whenever your mommy’s busy.”

“Okay, Daddy. You’re becoming very naggy.” Charlotte yawned while complaining, then said groggily, “Daddy, don’t forget to pick Samuel and me up this weekend.”

“Alright,” promised Justin, giving her a hug before closing the door.

“Drive safe.”

Rachel nodded in acknowledgment. “Come back often if you can. Charlotte will miss you.”

“Sure. Take care of yourself.”

“You too.”

The weather had gotten warmer after Springfest, but the nights were still chilly.

The two chatted in front of the car for a long while before Rachel drove off, leaving Justin standing by the entrance of the private kitchen. With his hands in his pockets, he watched the tail lights gradually shrinking into a tiny, glowing dot before getting into his car. Justin would be leaving Riverdale by the next sunrise.

The so-called North Riverdale simply meant north of Riverdale. It sounded close to Riverdale, but in reality, the headquarter of Burton Group’s subsidiary in North Riverdale was very far away. A train ride would take up to ten-plus hours, and a flight would take over three hours. Thus, driving back would clearly be unrealistic.

Rachel believed Justin would have to go back on his words even though he had promised Charlotte to pick her up on the weekend..

The following day, Rachel and Jolly searched left and right for Richard and Marilyn at the arrival hall of Riverdale Airport.

“Isn’t the flight supposed to land at 2.30PM?” Jolly checked her watch. “What’s up with that?”

Since Richard and Marilyn said they would be landing at the airport by 2.30PM, Rachel and Jolly came to pick them up at the airport. However, it was already fast approaching 3.30PM, yet they were nowhere in sight.

“I’ll go and ask for their flight information. Try calling your parents again.” With that, Rachel headed to the information desk.

“Hi, I’d like to inquire about some flight information. Has this flight landed?” Rachel handed her phone with the flight number displayed on the screen to the staff behind the desk.

“Please hold on. Let me check.”

“Thank you.”

A moment later, the staff looked up at Rachel and said, “The plane landed on time an hour ago.”

“Is that so? Thanks.”

Knowing Mr. and Mrs. Carter, they would’ve at least texted us if their flight landed an hour ago. Rachel thought this was weird.

Meanwhile, Jolly was still trying to reach her parents but couldn’t get through no matter how many times she tried. “Chris, I can’t reach my parents. Did you manage to find out anything?”

“The staff said the plane landed an hour ago.”