The Silent Wife novel (Rachel and Justin) novel Chapter 514

In the car on the way back, Rachel was holding the wheel, but her gaze fell on Jolly. Ever since they left the Dolton Residence, Jolly had been silent, much unlike her usual self.

Rachel said, “Let’s not go home for now. We can find someplace to eat, my treat. I’ll ask Victor and Gloria to come, too. What about seafood? I know a restaurant that serves wonderful sea urchins.”

“Great! I’m craving sea urchin risotto!” Charlotte’s cheering could be heard from the backseat. Beside her, Samuel gestured for her to be quiet, but she stuck out her tongue before falling silent. “Barbecue sounds nice too. Or, we can go to a Japanese restaurant and have some sukiyaki.”

“Chris, I’m fine.”

Jolly finally lifted her head and glanced at Rachel. “I’m really okay. I can’t bother with whatever she says. She had gone crazy just to be with Ryan, so why would I argue with a crazy person? I even pity her a little.”

“What’s there to pity about her?” Rachel was pissed. “It’s just a divorce with Ryan, and she received enough money to live the rest of her life comfortably. So what else does she want?”

“Unrequited love is always pitiful,” Jolly said, “so Ryan and Old Madam Sutton probably never told her about his heart problems or that he has to undergo bypass surgery for that.” Stunned, Rachel thought for a bit, then nodded slightly. She has a point.

If Estelle knew that Ryan was hospitalized because of his heart disease, she wouldn’t be laid back enough to return to her old home to attend her nephew’s birthday party. She would probably stay at Ryan’s sick bed all day long, serving him and waiting for him to be moved by her actions.

At that point, Rachel said, “You don’t have to pity her. She’s the one who brought this upon herself.” Jolly heaved a sigh of relief, a relaxed expression on her face. “Yes, they did this to themselves.”

She realized she was fortunate to get out of this weird circle in time.

“Let’s go get some seafood. I hadn’t eaten any in a while. My treat.”

“Then I’ll ask Victor and Gloria along?”

“Of course! Are you worried that I won’t be able to pay for them as well?”

Rachel didn’t say anything in reply. Meanwhile, at the Dolton Residence. After getting shamed by Jolly in public, Estelle wasn’t interested in the party anymore. Instead, she shut herself in a room and refused to get out, no matter who asked her to.

Estelle’s sister-in-law was a patient person, so she hastily went to her husband. “I hope nothing happened to Estelle.”

“What could possibly happen? She did this to herself.”

Estelle’s brother, on the other hand, was a reasonable person. “It’s been so long since she and Ryan divorced, but she still refused to leave his house. What a disgrace to our family!”

“Hey, don’t say that. I feel sorry for her.”

“Sorry? Is that reason enough for her to chase away Fred’s classmate and her parents? Fred has always been an introvert, and he never had many friends in school. Now he finally found a nice little girl who’s lively and adorable, but this happened. I think Estelle just wants everyone to suffer like she did!”

“Don’t worry about that. I noticed that Fred seemed quite happy when he came back. He was going on about how Charlotte gave him a present. Adult matters wouldn’t get in the way of children.”

“That’s because Charlotte was raised well. Miss Hudson was one of the most refined people I’ve ever met.”

Since there were still guests outside waiting to socialize, they shouldn’t spend too much time on this matter, so Estelle’s brother said, “All right, you should just ignore her. She can live or die as she pleases.”

With that, he went out and greeted the guests. Meanwhile, in the guestroom on the second floor, Estelle was smoking on the balcony. Her actions suggested that she was an avid smoker, and she even looked a little wild.

As she watched the smoke dissipate into the air, she frowned harder. She kept replaying those insults Jolly threw at her, and she grew even angrier. What right does she have?

What right did Jolly have to live a luxurious life right from birth and get engaged to Ryan early on? Even when she got pregnant, she could leave as she pleased, and even when she turned up years later, Ryan still longed for her.

Estelle turned on her phone, and after unlocking her device, an entire row of missed calls popped up on the screen. It had been a long time since Ryan willingly picked up her calls.