My Mute Wife

In the early hours of the morning, the sound of ‘clattering’ water came from the bathroom.

Alan tied his tie, buttoned his golden cufflinks, casually opened the closet door, flipped out a set of clothes and threw them on the bed, “Get changed, pack some of your stuff and come with me.”

The flush on Lexie’s face faded and gradually became pale and feeble.

[Where are you taking me?

“Why do you ask so many questions? Planning to tell Kevin or who?”

At these words, Lexie clutched the sheet and had no more to say.

The car sped along.

Jack’s eyes lingered in the rearview mirror for a while, seeing the two people sitting in the back seat, the carriage was excessively quiet, and always felt the atmosphere was odd.

When we arrived at the hotel, the driver went to park the car, Jack muttered, “This whole way, are not talking, I can not breathe, the two people are quarrelsome?”

The driver glanced at it, “Our Mr. Howard is already a little talker, and the wife does not speak, can not be quiet? Can you expect the young master to speak up?”

Jack faintly froze, it makes sense.

If you really quarrel, your wife can not follow Mr. Howard to business trip.

It was morning when we arrived in L City.

Alan had to rush to a meeting, leaving Jack to take Lexie to check in.

“Madam, the luggage is here for you, whatever you want to eat and drink, the hotel menu is all over there, you can order it to be sent up or you can go downstairs to eat.”

Upon entering, Lexie sat down on the couch, looking weary.

When she didn’t respond, Jack added, “You’re tired, aren’t you? We were surprised that Mr. Howard made such a round trip to celebrate your birthday.”

To celebrate your birthday?

Lexie suddenly raised her head and looked at Jack in dismay.

“You can rest first, Mr. Howard may be busy in the next two days, can not care to come back during the day, you can call me if you need anything.”

‘Click’ a closing door sounded and the room fell back into silence.

Lexie’s mind reverberated with what Jack had just said.

Alan was rushing back to J City from L City to celebrate his birthday?

So he had been downstairs in the neighborhood and saw himself and Kevin accompanying the group of kids to share the cake, and he saw himself and Kevin saying that he didn’t want the kid in the first place?

Is that why he was so angry?

Was he angry because he was with Kevin, or because he said he didn’t want kids?

The mind is suddenly a jumble of confusion.

Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly glanced at the floor mirror across the room.

The mirror is illuminated by her own long hair disheveled on her shoulders, a thin and haggard face, and dull eyes, she was suddenly stunned and touched her cheek.

Since when did you become this way?

She actually thought Alan would have some love for her?

How is it possible?

The phone ‘dinged’ a bit and a message popped up.

“I’ve got a new development on the Myles case.”

Lexie’s eyebrows jumped hard when she saw this sentence from Flora.

“Found the real killer? Who killed Myles?”

“Not yet, but there are new clues, I’ll show you a photo, see if you’ve seen this person.”

After this message, Lexie received a picture.

The man in the photo is not very old, bearded, wearing a black jacket, a pair of eyes like a hawk, cold and can not see any temperature.

Lexie’s heart suddenly shrank violently.

She has seen this person before.

This is the man who kidnapped himself from the highway in the first place, then took him to Alan’s villa in the southern suburbs, and he was the one with the guards for the rest of that time.

Flora said, “This man, Five, was Alan’s sidekick, and that day at the same time he and several others showed up at Renhe Hospital with an aluminum box in their hands, and if I’m right, they were making a deal.”

Lexie’s hands gradually began to shake.

She had guessed what Flora was going to say.

“If I’m right, Myles may have crashed their deal and been silenced.”

“Lexie, I think you need to be prepared that Myles’ death may still be related to Alan, and you should not be fooled by his words.”

“Businessmen like them, they always put profit first.”

“…”

Looking at the words on the phone screen, Lexie couldn’t contain the trembling.

Chest heaving wildly, as if drowning, can not breathe, the body is heavily pressed by the huge stone, how can not breathe properly.

I don’t know how long it took, but she breathed in hard.

“Ahem … Ahem …”

With a violent cough, tears came to my eyes.

A silent hiss reverberates in the chest.

In a roundabout way, Myles’ death still has a great deal to do with Alan.

I don’t know how long it took, but Lexie forced herself to calm down and replied to Flora with the message, “What can I do?”

“Wiretap, I need to know who Alan’s men are making a deal with and what the deal is.”

Lexie clutched her phone and after deleting her chat messages with Flora, she got up from the couch and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Wrapped in a bath towel looking at herself inside the mirror, staring for a long time, long hair damply draped over her shoulders, cheeks thin, but still beautiful and lovely.

She’s better looking than Edith, and that’s what people have been saying since she was a kid.

If it was really Alan who killed Myles, then she must put him in jail herself to avenge Myles’ death.

The top floor of L City’s tallest hotel.

Break in the middle of the meeting.

Jack hurriedly entered the lounge with a document, “Mr. Howard, there is a turnaround in the project, the other party is willing to share with us at the market price for the patent we had stolen.”

Alan took the document and read it, the furrow between his eyebrows instantly flattened a lot, “immediately draw up a contract to sign with the other side, then redraft a contract for the next negotiation, raising five points on the original basis.”

“Yes.”

“Wait,” Alan suddenly called out to Jack, “what’s the reason the other side is willing to give up the sharing rights?”

“I heard it was their Mr. Duncun who answered the phone and said it was your friend who opened the door.”© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Friends?

Alan was thoughtful.

“By the way Mr. Howard, when will the theft of the patent be reported to the board of directors?”

“There’s no rush, wait until we finish talking about this project.”

“Then the second uncle’s side …”

“Don’t startle the snake first, the second uncle can hide from us to steal the company’s patent, it means that in our place is planted eyes, this matter do not mention to anyone for the time being.”

“Yes.”

“Go ahead and get the contract thing done first.”

After Jack left, the lounge was quiet.

Alan leaned back on the sofa and closed his eyes to recuperate, a face that has always been ancient water without waves, appearing a rare fatigue.

It is true that there have been many things lately, but not as many as the storms he has encountered over the years, but for the first time he feels that no matter what he does, he is overwhelmed.