My Mute Wife

After returning from Howard’s house, Edith was smug as hell.

As soon as she entered the house, she was called out by Peter, “Edith, where have you been?”

Edith just entered the house, didn’t notice her father sitting on the sofa and was startled, “I … I went to Howard’s. Didn’t you tell me to approach Alan?”

“Nonsense!” Peter slapped the table and stood up, “Did I let you get close to the Howard family to do something nonsensical? What’s with the news?”

Edith said sheepishly, “What news, I … I don t know.”

“You don’t know?” Peter’s face turned livid with anger, “You’re my daughter, there’s absolutely no way I’d let you marry Alan. You’ve never seen his tactics, so you don’t know how sinister he is.”

Having fought with Alan many times, he had long known that Alan was a man who would do whatever it took, otherwise he wouldn’t have risked offending Alan by marrying Lexie instead in the first place.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Edith thought otherwise, seeing Peter’s face easing, she immediately took advantage of the situation to hold his arm and said petulantly, “Dad, don’t worry, Alan is really good to me. He even taught Lexie a lesson for me today in front of me, no matter what I say, he believes it, I think that Lexie is useless to stay in the Howard family.”

Saying that, Edith spiced up what happened today at Howard’s house.

The more Peter listened, the more uneasy he felt, “Edith, listen to me, he’s not that simple, do you think he can’t read these little tricks of yours?”

A man, who had been in the business world, had seen many storm, how would be get fooled by a girl?

“Gee, don’t worry, Dad, I promise you that when I marry into the Howard family, Alan will help our family’s business.”

“Edith!” Peter immediately changed his face, revealing a stern look as he scolded, “I’m telling you for the last time, it is absolutely impossible. If you insist, I will send you out of the country to continue your studies, and you don’t have to care about Kevin Stewart.”

Edith was startled, looking at her father’s stern look, the words she wanted to say were all swallowed back, the smug look frozen at the corners of her mouth for a long time before she reluctantly nodded her head in agreement.

Looking at his daughter’s aggrieved look, Peter’s heart softened and he said kindly, “I am doing this for your own good. Don’t get angry, cheer up, Alan is coming tomorrow morning.”

“Alan is coming to our house?” Edith’s eyes lit up.

Was it because she was hurt and came to see her?

In the next second, Peter’s words shattered her fantasy, “If Lexie really doesn’t work at all, Alan wouldn’t accompany her back.”

“Lexie is back too?”

“Of course,” Peter warned, “Edith, I’ve said everything that needs to be said, your affair with Alan ends here, and there will be absolutely no trouble tomorrow.”

Edith was dissatisfied in her heart, but she didn’t dare to disobey Peter on the surface.

In her mind, Lexie wasn’t even a worthy opponent, and Alan was definitely coming for her.

As for Kevin, she had figured a way out a long time ago.

She would have both of these two men.

Early the next morning, Alan took Lexie back home.

Bags of gifts were piled up in the living room, and the maids of the Mitchell family looked on in awe.

Didn’t it say that Miss Lexie has no status in the Howard family and was even worse than a servant?

And Mr. Alan, who was rumored to be ugly-looking, was surprisingly so handsome, even with a scar on his face, it didn’t affect his looks at all, but added with the man’s cold and resolute aura.

When Edith saw this, she instantly went crazy with jealousy and said sourly, “Alan, you’re so good to my sister, it’s her blessing that she married into the Howard family.”

“Edith, you should call Alan brother-in-law,” Peter gave his daughter a warning look.

“Mr. Mitchell,” the corners of Alan’s lips lifted slightly, “These are all small gifts, and I’ve additionally prepared a gift for you and Edith.”

Upon hearing this, Edith’s eyes instantly lit up, “Really, I have a gift too?”

Alan glanced at Lexie.

Lexie immediately reacted and handed the bag she had been carrying in her hand to Edith.

Alan had just given her this bag before getting out of the car, and she had no idea what was in it.

In front of everyone, Edith opened the bag and immediately exclaimed, “I’ve loved this necklace for a long time, how did you know about it, Alan!”

New from Tiffany’s, the diamonds on the necklace glisten in the sunlight and are worth a lot of money.

Lexie also froze.

There was no excuse for Alan’s generosity, but to give his sister-in-law such an expensive necklace as soon as they meet is really hard not to make people think more.

Peter’s face was grim, “It is such an expensive necklace, Edith, return it to your brother-in-law.”

“Just a necklace, it’s not worth much,” Alan’s tone was light, suddenly taking Lexie’s hand and asking, “It’s also a token of Lexie, and picked by her, right, Lexie?”

Being held by Alan’s hand, looking at his smiling appearance, Lexie felt a chill run down her backbone.

She gave a stiff nod.

Edith of course knew for sure that it wasn’t Lexie who went to pick it, only as an excuse for Alan to fool Peter in order for her to accept it, and at that moment her heart was smug as hell.

There was some small talk.

Lexie quietly sat aside to peel the fruit and when she was about to hand the apple to Alan, Edith suddenly said, “Alan, you haven’t come to my house before, let me show you around.”

“Edith.”

“Gee, Dad, it’s too boring that you always talk about business, I’ll show Alan around.”

With that, Edith separated the two hands and pulled Alan to leave, and Peter couldn’t even stop her.

Peter’s gaze retracted from the two figures and finally landed on Lexie, his gaze immediately went cold as he questioned, “Did you buy the necklace?”

Lexie put the peeled apple down and shook her head.

“You’d better catch Alan’s heart as soon as possible and not let him get any ideas about Edith.”

Lexie was silent for a while, [Edith likes Alan, and she takes the initiative to approach Alan, and I couldn’t help it.]

“She’s young, are you going to let her fool around too?” Peter glared at her without good grace, “You’re at least her sister, are you going to watch her jump into the fire?”

Hearing these words, Lexie’s heart suddenly ached.

She was just a year older than Edith. Peter loved Edith, and he, without hesitation, married Lexie into the Howard family, and now he morally kidnaped her.

Sister?

Other than pretending in front of people, when had Edith ever really called her a sister?

“I had not done with you about the paperwork last time, so you better do what you’re told to do this time.”

At those words, Lexie’s heart stuttered.

What did he want her to do again?

She didn’t dare to offend Alan again.

Peter’s tone however suddenly shifted and eased down, “Lexie, you are also my daughter, watching you suffer in the Howard family doesn’t sit well in my heart either, so I will definitely help you gain a foothold in the Howard family.”

Lexie was slightly stunned.

Peter looked at her and handed over a paper packet, “As long as you’re pregnant with Alan’s child.”