Back in the Burton Residence, Sue specially prepared a scrumptious meal and waited with Amber for Justin to be back for dinner.
“Amber, we’re a family from now on. Although you guys are just engaged, the marriage date has already been decided. So, you’ll marry into our family very soon.”
“Madam Parham, this matter is not finalized yet.” Amber blushed.
Just then, she heard the sound of the door opening from the outside and quickly laid down her cutleries. “Justin.”
Sue walked up too. “Justin, see how virtuous Amber is. It’s only the second day of your engagement and she came over to arrange a meal which consists of all your favorite dishes.”
Justin wore a cold and nonchalant expression. “I’ve eaten already. You guys go ahead.”
At once, the smile on Amber’s face froze.
Sue comforted her, “It’s okay. Maybe Justin had dinner with his clients earlier. Don’t bother about him, Amber. Let’s eat on our own.”
Sue invited Amber to the dining table, but the latter had completely lost her appetite because she was well aware of where Justin came back from.
Julian placed his keys on the table. “No one will be staying here for a while. So, you can stay here first and let me know if you need anything.”
Rachel nodded. Thank you.
Initially, Julian rented this place for Nancy to live in. At that time, Nancy turned it down lest Justin would be unhappy about it. Who knew after the efforts of trying to find the place a new owner, Julian would be staying in it himself.
“Do you still have no intention of telling Madam Tiller about this matter? If you tell her now, you can directly move in to stay with her.”
Rachel shook her head. Grandma is already old. Too many things have happened recently, and I don’t want her to be worried about me.
Julian nodded reflectively.
“Settle down here and stop worrying too much then. This place is close to both the hospital and Madam
Tiller’s residence.”
Sure. Thank you, Julian.
“The Burton Family has done you wrong. I’m also doing this so that I’ll feel less guilty.”
Suddenly, Julian recalled something. “But I don’t understand why Justin insists on marrying the Hudsons’ daughters. Is he not satisfied after marrying you? Why does he want to marry Amber all of a sudden? What on earth is he thinking?”
There are grudges between him and Jefferey.
“Grudges?”
Julian frowned. “Do you know what the grudges are exactly?”
I’m not too sure either. He has not told me before.
Rachel’s palm reddened as she held the hot mug. Amber is the one whom he wants to marry since the beginning, so he’s just returning to his original plan now.
Now that they had lost their child, the final connection between her and Justin had ceased too. Regardless of the reason behind Justin’s plan to marry Amber, his wish could finally be fulfilled now; it was time for Rachel to let go of herself too.
It was already midnight, but the light in Burton Group’s CEO office was still on.
“President Burton, these are the documents about Hudson Pharmaceuticals’ overseas transactions in the past three years which you’ve requested. Besides that, here is the information about Miss Hudson’s immigration record.”
“Alright. Is there any news about Jefferey recently?”
“He has been reducing domestic investments but is rather diplomatic with the overseas party. Do you think he’s planning to expand the business abroad?”
“Things might not be so simple.” Justin’s eyes turned cold. “I reckon he’s rushing to transfer the assets to a secret account abroad because he knows the investigation bureau is investigating Hudson Pharmaceuticals and he won’t be able to conceal the truth for much longer, so he’s finding a way out for himself now.”
“It seems like Jefferey is going abroad for some business engagement at the end of this month.”
“He’s going there personally?”
“Yeah. I got this news from our spy in Hudson Pharmaceuticals, so it should be reliable.”
Justin pondered about it. “The officers in the investigation bureau would be happy to receive this news.”
“Find a chance to inform the deputy chief, but leave no trace.”
“Janice Hawkins?”
“Yes.”
Justin’s plan was to leverage Janice’s power to attack Jefferey. Since Janice was currently investigating Hudson Pharmaceuticals, she would definitely want to detain Jefferey in the country, or even Riverdale, at all cost and not give him any chance to escape.
Frankie took a look at the time. “It’s getting late, President Burton. Aren’t you going home to rest yet?”
“You go ahead. I’ll stay on for a while more.”
Frankie still wanted to say something, but seeing that Justin had already started reading the documents, he bit his tongue.
Recently, Justin had always been working overtime in the office and rarely returned home.
If this continued, his health would deteriorate.
After Frankie left, Justin received a call.
“Hello?”
Julian’s voice came forth from the other end. “Rest assured. She has already settled down. My place is rather safe and the security guards won’t easily allow strangers to enter, and it’s close to the police station.”
“Thanks.”
“Hey, Justin.” Julian knew Justin was about to hang up the call, so he quickly called out to him. “Since you
care about her so much, why don’t you go and accompany her? You know she has not been in a good state recently, both mentally and physically.”
Justin furrowed his brows and kept quiet for a moment before hanging up the call.
A week later, the news of Hudson Pharmaceuticals producing counterfeit drugs was exposed again. A few of the subsidiaries had been seized by the investigation bureau, and even Jefferey was ‘invited to the police station for interrogation.
Given this situation, Amber actually didn’t seek help from Justin but secretly went abroad.
“Have you sent someone to tail her?
“Yes, everything has been arranged accordingly. Our man is on the same flight as her and will track her at all times.”
“Keep me updated if there’s any news.”
“Yes, President Burton. Where would you like to go now?”
Justin’s eyes were filled with coldness as he sat in the backseat. “To the hospital.”
Autumn was an extraordinarily sentimental season. In Riverdale, the leaves of the phoenix trees along the streets had turned yellow and were gradually blown off the tree by the wind as the cars passed by.
In Tran-Q, after sorting out the garbage, Rachel was spraying disinfectant in the corridor.
Suddenly, a tall man who was wearing black, shiny leather shoes, appeared in front of her.
“Who asked you to do all these?”
A gloomy voice emerged from above Rachel. At this moment, anger spread across Justin’s face.
Rachel was wearing a mask and dressed in the hospital’s cleaner uniform with a volunteer vest. She had taken the initiative to become a volunteer in the hospital and this was her second day at work.
Seeing Justin, Rachel frowned. This is none of your business. Please step aside.
Blood-boiled, Justin grabbed Rachel’s wrist and dragged her to the stairway, disregarding her struggles. “Why do you have to embarrass yourself while you can live a comfortable life? Is this the kind of life that you want?”
Rachel furrowed her brows as she felt pain being seized by Justin, but she merely endured with it.
I like this kind of life.
“What kind of life? Life as a cleaner who is servile and has to grovel to the rogues who came to visit doctors?”
Rachel remained silent and avoided Justin’s gaze.
“Would you stop this already?!”
Justin’s voice deepened. “Recently, I allowed you to move out and have not interfered with any of your matters so that you can adjust your emotions, but that doesn’t mean that you can do as you please.”
Rachel lifted her head slowly. Behind the mask, she felt a lump rise in her throat. Her eyes soon became red rimmed as tears welled up in them. Have you forgotten that the child is already gone? I’m not related to you anymore.
