My Mute Bride

Chapter 395

Chapter 395 Secretly Got in His Way Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Rachel slipped and fell while letting out a cry of surprise. A big hand firmly supported her waist, and the two of them fell together, but the pain she expected didn’t come. When Rachel recovered, she realized that Justin had used himself as a human cushion and positioned himself under her.

“Are you okay?” The sound of air being inhaled came from above her head. Rachel recovered and hurriedly got up. “I’m fine. Are you okay?”

Justin shook his head, clutching his right shoulder. “I’m okay.”

“Let me take a look.”

Rachel had just touched his arm, but she noticed that his face was pale and sweaty.

This is considered okay?

“You dislocated your arm!”

Rachel hurriedly made him sit down. “Don’t move. I’ll call Julian.”

“Rachel!”

Justin suddenly grabbed her, causing her to grunt for being held so suddenly.

She was shocked, then hurriedly turned back and pressed his arm. “What’s the matter? You can’t move this arm.”

Justin said, “You know how to pop it back in place, don’t you? Do it for me.”

Rachel hurriedly shook her head. “I can’t do that.”

“Why not?”

“I learned it from Julian. I’m not the same as those regular doctors.”

“It’s okay. Come here.”

Justin had already taken off his coat, revealing a simple white shirt inside.

At this moment, Julian was still in the side room persuading Jolly. If she went to call him, she might annoy the angry princess again.

Rachel hesitated for a while, then decided to bite the bullet and do it herself.

“Then, bear with me. My skills aren’t as good as Julian and the others.”

“It’s okay. You can do it.”

Justin turned sideways, showing her his dislocated arm.

Rachel held his wrist with one hand, then pressed his shoulder with the other before gently turning it while saying some standard comforting remarks, trying to distract Justin.

“I heard that Burton Group had a high turnover rate recently. So the headhunting company introduced all the executives to me. Do you know about this?”

“I do.”

“Is it appropriate for Burton Group to have so many employees leave at once? Although Julian has high medical skills, isn’t he lacking a little on the management side? Have you ever thought about helping him?”

Justin’s expression stilled, and he forced a smile. “He shouldn’t need my help.”

“I know that no one can accept this matter so easily. Of course, it’s normal for you to be upset with Julian, but no matter what, you’re brothers.”

Justin suddenly looked back at Rachel, his eyebrows furrowing. “Do you think I secretly persuaded those executives to leave?”

Crack! His joints moved when she exerted force, and his arm popped back in place.

Justin’s face turned pale instantly, and the words got stuck in his throat before he finished speaking.

She let go of his hand and instructed, “Try moving it.”

Justin tried to move a little, lightly at first, then gradually increasing his swings. Although there was still a faint aching sensation, there weren’t any major issues.

“It seems okay.”

“That’s good.”

Gloria’s voice sounded from outside. “Where’s everyone? It’s time for dinner. Where did everyone go?”

Rachel immediately glanced at Justin. “Let’s go have dinner.”

“Rachel.”

“Is there anything else?”

As Justin looked at Rachel’s figure, a complicated look was on his face. He was still thinking about what she said when she fixed his arm earlier.

Does Rachel think that I deliberately got in Julian’s way because I’m upset that he took over Burton Group?

“Nothing. Let’s eat.”

He didn’t ask her, reckoning that some things didn’t need too much justification, as it might take a dark turn.

When they came out, Jolly and Julian had already come in.

Julian frowned slightly and stared at Justin for a while when he saw Rachel and Justin coming out of the bedroom together.

Jolly narrowed her eyes. “You run off when it’s time to eat, yet you criticize others!”

Rachel felt helpless. “We were helping you bring your luggage into the room.”

“Who said I’m going to sleep in that room?”

“Then, which room do you want to sleep in?”

Jolly looked around, then pointed to a bedroom by the north window. “That one.”

After that, she glared at Justin. “President Burton, please move my things out of this room and bring them into that room.”

“Jolly!” Rachel couldn’t bear it anymore.

However, Justin answered, “Okay. I’ll move them after dinner.”

“Wait.”

Jolly suddenly stopped Justin from sitting down. Then, she squeezed between him and Rachel in full view of the crowd before sitting down.

“Sorry. I prefer the pot with the spicy soup. Please sit over there.”

Beside her, Rachel was a little embarrassed.

In fact, she didn’t think much about where she was sitting, but Jolly behaved as if something was going on between her and Justin.

Fortunately, they could finally eat.

Rachel scooped some food for the two children while Julian helped as well.

With the two children sitting between them, they looked like a family of four.

Charlotte sneakily placed her vegetables into Samuel’s bowl, feeling proud and thinking she wouldn’t be discovered, but Justin caught her red-handed.

“Charlotte, what did I tell you?”

Charlotte froze, then pouted and reluctantly said, “I can’t not eat vegetables. I can’t be a picky eater.”

“Then, what are you doing?”

Charlotte pursed her lips. “I don’t like vegetables. They’re bitter.”

Justin was about to say something but was interrupted by Julian. “If she doesn’t like it, don’t force her. You can consume these nutrients in other ways.”

Julian placed a fishball in Charlotte’s bowl. “Charlotte, have a fishball. Be careful. It’s hot.”

Charlotte immediately grinned. “Uncle Julian, you’re the best!”

For some reason, when she heard this, Rachel couldn’t help but glance at Justin. She noticed a trace of disappointment flashing across his slightly narrowed eyes.

No one wanted their daughter to be closer to someone else. If this had happened in the past, Justin might have taken Charlotte away instantly.

But lately, his personality seems to have changed a lot.

Gloria suggested, “There’s a Lights Festival in town today. We can go shopping after dinner.”

“Yay!” Charlotte immediately clapped her hands and agreed. “I want to go see the lights!”

Beside her, Samuel nodded excitedly as well.

He grew up abroad and had never seen such traditional celebrations, so he found them particularly novel.

After the meal, everyone packed up and prepared to go out.

Julian asked as she remained seated, “Rachel, aren’t you going?”

Rachel replied, “You guys go ahead. I still have some work to do.”

Jolly glanced at Justin, who was cleaning up the dining table. “You’re not going either?”

“I’ll clean up first. Then, I’ll go later. You guys go ahead.”

“I don’t usually see you being this eager to help out,” Jolly noted, and her words were barbed. She looked back and forth between Rachel and Justin, then finally landed her gaze on Rachel. “Are you going or not?”

Her tone wasn’t the slightest bit questioning but quite pressuring instead.