My Mute Wife

Lexie looked at Alan, not daring to believe it.

[I don’t think so.]

“No? Then what do you explain?”

[I …]

Alan looked at her coldly, “Do I need to remind you of what the flattery and even the most basic respect you’re getting now is based on?”

The taunting words fell on the ears and dug into her heart like a knife.

When you open your heart to someone, be prepared for them to stab you in the heart.

“Get out if there’s nothing to do, and be good.”

Lexie was stunned for a moment, and seeing Alan’s cold face, she could only leave the study.

Then she met Kevin head on.

“What’s wrong with you? Why look so pale?”

Lexie’s face was pale.

[I’m fine.]

“Did my cousin say something to you?”

Lexie shook her head with a look of disorientation.

Looking at Lexie’s slightly hurried back, Kevin frowned slightly, his heart inexplicably uncomfortable.

Early the following morning.

Lexie got up early and prepared breakfast.

“Mr. Alan, are you up?”

The sound of the maid’s voice came from the living room and she immediately brought the brewed coffee to the table.

“Mrs. Howard prepared breakfast in the morning.”

“No need, I have things to do.”

After dropping his words, Alan walked straight towards the door, without even giving Lexie a glance.

Listening to the sound of the engine coming from the courtyard, Lexie’s heart was empty.

Alan’s sudden coldness overwhelmed her.

Midday.

Myles asked Lexie to have dinner at a restaurant near the library.

The matter had been put on hold for the time being because of a mishap with the previous ‘fake death’ plan.

Flora said, “The Howard Group’s research institute suddenly closed down.”

[Why?]

“Not sure, maybe it has something to do with what I said to Alan last time, he’s a wary man, so you can rest assured for now that the matter of the prescription is probably on hold.”

“It’s for the best,” Myles breathed a sigh of relief, “In that way, we can still have some time to prepare, ‘faking your death’ is indeed too risky, after all, you’re a living person, you can’t just remain anonymous for the rest of your life. ”

Flora said, “There’s another thing, about your mother.”

Lexie was stunned.

She had spoken to Flora about the dark room, and Flora’s reaction at the time was a little strange, saying that she wanted to check it out.

“If I’m right, Peter will go to offer to your mother at the Ghost Festival.”

[Why?]

Flora dipped her finger in water and drew an intricate pattern on the table, “Is this the talisman paper you saw in the dark room of Peter’s study at that time?”

Lexie took a closer look and nodded hesitantly.

She couldn’t quite remember, there was a vague resemblance.

“Just about right, and then according to your description, the formation and the talisman paper for locking up the souls, suppressing the unjust spirits, is somewhat similar to a case three years ago, so this talisman paper is familiar to me.”

“Make it simple,” Myles urged, struggling to hear, “and make it clear.”

“In short, for this formation suppresses a tablet, he probably killed someone or the deceased died because of him, and he is afraid that the unjust spirit will claim his life, so he makes such a dark room for worship.”

[Are you saying that Peter is the one who killed my mother?]

“It’s fair to say for the time being, cases like this are not the exception.”

Lexie was stunned.

Although she had long suspected that her mother’s death was related to Peter, the fact that the words were now dictated from Flora’s mouth confirmed her suspicions even more.

“It’s a pity you don’t even know your mother’s identity, otherwise it would be much easier to find out.”

Lexie’s face turned white, [You just said that he would go to offer at the Ghost Festival?]

“Yes, the person who does this kind of formation has to go and offer at the Ghost Festival every year, and since he believes in the talk of ghosts, he will definitely be there.”

“Just a few days to go,” Myles counted the days, “isn’t it just next week?”

“Not surprisingly, the person Peter went to offer to on the Ghost Festival is your mother.”

Lexie’s heart stuttered.

As he watched Lexie leave, Myles had a worried look on his face.

“Flora, in fact, you might as well tell me directly about this matter, I’ll just go and check it out, if you tell Lexie, she has to worry about this, I’m afraid she won’t want to leave J City if she doesn’t check it out.”Content is © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

Flora looked pale, “Don’t you think that she’s actually not that rush to leave?”

Myles was slightly stunned.

Nightfall.

The neon lights gradually lit up the streets with traffic.

Alan had just come out of the meal with a document on his lap.

The car braked suddenly and sharply.

The carriage tilted forward, and the papers on Alan’s lap slid down onto the footrest.

“What’s going on?” Jack propped himself up in the back seat and questioned.

“There was a electric bicycle that suddenly rushed past.” The driver’s voice was apprehensive, “Mr. Alan, are you all right?”

“I am fine.”

“These electric bicycle riders nowadays really don’t cherish their lives,” Jack sighed helplessly and bent down to pick up the documents, and just as he picked them up, he suddenly saw something and his body froze.

“Mr. Alan.”

“What’s wrong?”

Jack plucked something black from underneath the foot pad and handed it over towards Alan.

The black metal, the size of a fingernail, would have been almost undetectable if Jack hadn’t bent down to pick it up.

Alan’s face went gloomy.

Outside the car window the evening wind was picking up and there were signs of rain.

In the Howard family’s villa.

When Lexie came out of the shower and was drying her hair, she heard a door slamming on the balcony and was startled.

[When did you get back?]

Alan came in wearing a shirt and trousers with a chill, just after smoking a cigarette.

“Do I need to check in with you about when I’m coming back?”

[That’s not what I meant.]

Lexie returned to her senses, but her heart was still anxious.

[Have you eaten? Do you want me to make you a cup of tea?]

“No need.”

Alan sat down on the edge of the bed, less than twenty centimetres away from Lexie.

“What have you been doing for the past two days?”

Lexie was slightly stunned and confessed, [Go to work and see grandma].

“And apart from that?”

Apart from that?

Lexie suddenly thought of Myles and Flora and her heart thudded.

“Haven’t you seen anyone or done anything you shouldn’t?”

Lexie’s face grew stiff, and the moment she shook her head, she subconsciously took a step back.

Alan, however, grabbed her wrist and asked in a cold voice, “What are you panicking about?”

A hoarse cry spilled from her throat as Lexie forced herself to fight back the pain and shook her head desperately.

At this moment, Lexie’s innocent eyes misted up, but when they fell in Alan’s eyes, he decided that it was a disguise of tenderness, and in the next second, Lexie was ruthlessly thrown onto the bed.

Alan looked at her in a condescending manner, “Take a good look, what is this thing?”

The black metal object, slipping from Alan’s hand, fell in free fall at Lexie’s feet, rolled twice before it rested on the edge of the carpet.

Lexie’s face was pale.

Without waiting for Lexie to answer, Alan leaned down and pinched her cheek with his big hand, “No need to gesture, from now on, you only need to nod your head or shake it when I ask you questions.”

Lexie was in pain and her eyes were already red.