My Mute Wife

Receiving the envelope from Peter, the thin sheet did not feel any weight at all.

[Can I read this?]

Lexie hesitantly looked at Peter.

Even Edith had never seen it, Peter had just shown it to her, so it was unbelievable.

Peter, however, nodded with great certainty, “You are my daughter, what belongs to the Mitchell family is belongs to you, you can read for sure.”

In front of Peter, Lexie carefully opened the envelope and drew out a yellowed piece of letter paper inside, with a few lines of small, elegant letters on a red spacing grid.

[Astragalus, forsythia, wolfberry …]

The prescription looked nothing special, wasn’t it just the recipe for Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group’s ‘Nerves Soothing Pill’? The ingredients would be marked on the boxes of the medicine.

But that was where the strangeness came, there was no difference between the contents of this recipe and the one on the medicine box, again both without labeling the dosage.

Lexie was puzzled when Peter’s impatient voice rang out, “What about it, Lexie, did you remember anything?”

Lexie shook her head.

Of course she couldn’t think of anything, it was originally a swindle to him.

“Take a closer look,” Peter was a bit impatient, “Didn’t you say, your mother made you memorize it? Think about the dosage of these medicines.”

Hearing these words, Lexie understood his intention.

Peter had a prescription, but not the dosage of all the medicines.

But the best seller for the Mitchell Pharmaceutical Group was the ‘Nerves Soothing Pill’, and it had never been broken over the years, so how exactly did he produce it without the exact dosage?

Lexie asked, [Dad, how did my mom die?]

Being asked this question, Peter’s face suddenly stiffened, “Didn’t I tell you? Your mother died in an accidental car accident, why, what did grandma say to you?”

Looking at Peter’s faint-hearted look, Lexie swept the corner of her eyes over the bookcase.

She shook her head in denial.

Peter’s face eased up a bit.

Seeing that Lexie couldn’t think of anything, Peter looked disappointed and sat down behind the desk.

Lexie handed the prescription over, but it was also casually set aside by him, as if he didn’t care at all.

This prescription was not worth anything at all, what was worth was the dosage. No wonder Peter would lock this up here and not even setting up a defense.

“Forget about Edith, how are you doing with the things you were told?”

A cold voice came from behind the desk.

Lexie forced herself to be calm, [I’m doing it.]

“It’s true that this matter can’t be rushed, but you have to step up, the Mitchell family needs the Howard family as a backer, not only for me but also for yourself,” Peter looked at Lexie, “Do you still have the medicine?”

Lexie frowned and shook her head.

The packet of medicine had been thrown away long ago, and it was probably still under her bed anyway since no one went her room all year.

Peter, however, was happy, thinking that Lexie had already used up the packet of medicine.

“I’ll have one sent over some other time, and remember, don’t put too much in at once, lest you get caught.”

Lexie reluctantly nodded in response.

Peter locked the prescription back into the cabinet, and changed his normal attitude towards Lexie, “Lexie, it’s rare for you to come back, so come home with me for dinner tonight.”

Lexie was secretly surprised, thinking that perhaps it was because she had mentioned the prescription.

As night fell, the bustle of J City was just beginning.

Inside the Howard family’s summer resort on the outskirts of the city, Tina had been called into Lennox Howard her father’s study for a while now.

There was a loud clang, and the sound of broken porcelain came from the study.

“Tina …”

In the living room, Tina’s mother Bonnie stood up in a hurry.

“Sit down,” Stanley leaned on his crutches and sat motionlessly on the sofa, his face was distinctly stern.

Bonnie’s face turned white, not daring to disobey Stanley’s words, “Dad, Tina is still young, I’m afraid that if she says something, Lennox will get angry and beat her.”

“Even if he beat Tina, you can’t go in there, Tina made a mistake.”

“Dad, Tina is your most beloved granddaughter.”

“That’s enough!” Stanley’s cane struck the floor heavily, interrupting Bonnie’s words.

“She did such a thing, have she considered the consequences? I’m just too spoiled with her, so she dares to do anything! If the Walsh family finds out about this, how will we explain to them?”

Bonnie blushed furiously.

At this moment in the study, Tina was kneeling on the floor, her knees already bruised, yet she still had a stubborn face, “I admit it and I have nothing to say.”

Lennox was shaking with anger, pointing at Tina’s nose and scolding, ”You have nothing to say? You tell me, what about your engagement with the Walsh family? What should I and your grandfather do?”

“Big deal, I’ll back out of the marriage.”

“Is this something you can change? The marriage was decided long ago, it’s not up to you!”

Tina inclined her face, “Whatever.”

Seeing his daughter so stubborn, Lennox turned livid, “Tina, I’m telling you, Victor has been transferred away by me, from now on, you will never see him again!”

Tina blushed, “Where did you transfer him to?”

“That’s not for you to worry about; in any case it’s somewhere you won’t find him, and if you find him once and I catch you, I’ll transfer him to a farther and more bitter place.”

“On what ground you do that?”

“On the ground I’m your father!” Lennox gave Tina a cold look, “Just kneel here until you are willingly marry into the Walsh family.”

Dropping those words, Lennox left the study without looking back.

The door to the room closed with a ‘bang’.

Listening to the sound of the room door locking outside, Tina was so angry that she gritted her teeth and fished out her cell phone to call Victor.

“Hello?”

There was a long silence on the other end of the line.

“Say something! My dad said he transferred you, where did he transfer you to?”

“Tina, let’s not contact each other again.”

“What did you say?” Tina was anxious, “Where are you now?”

“The airport,” the man’s voice was feeble, “You father’s men are around, so I can’t tell you where I’m going; in any case, I won’t see you again, so you give in to your father and live a good life.”

“No, you’re at the airport, where are you going? I’m coming to you now,” Tina got up from the floor to open the door, but the door was locked from the outside and couldn’t be opened.

“Open the door! Open the door for me! Is everyone dead?”

The sound of boarding came from the other end of the phone, and without waiting for Tina to speak, the phone hung up.

“Hello? Hello? Victor!”

Holding the phone, Tina finally broke down.

Who the hell had spilled the beans on this, letting her dad and grandpa know?

Not many people knew about it.

Tina suddenly remembered what had happened the day on the Mitchell family’s birthday party.

It was her! It must be that mute!© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.