The Silent Wife

Chapter 308
“Miss Rachel, what’s wrong?” Gloria was puzzled after noticing that Rachel seemed to have spaced out.
Rachel retracted her gaze from the window and replied, “Nothing.”
“Miss Rachel, have you eaten? I was about to take them out to eat.”
Her question reminded Rachel of the mushy noodles that Justin had made, which made her laugh in her heart. “I have sort of
eaten, but I can tag along. It may be hard for you to care for two children.”
“Alright, let’s invite Jolly too.”
“Since when are the two of you so close with each other?”
“We shouldn’t mix things up. Although our standings are different, it doesn’t stop us from being friends,” Gloria answered with a
raised brow.
Rachel understood what Gloria meant by ‘standings’ without having to ask. In Rachel’s opinion, the ‘standings’ was merely a
childish game because who she chose to be with had completely depended on her own willingness. It wasn’t something that
those two could change with a word or two.
“Charlotte, Samuel, let’s go.” Rachel waved at the two kids before she walked out of the room. However, after barely taking a few
steps out, Gloria suddenly stopped her. “Miss Rachel.”
“What’s the matter?”
“Shhh-“Gloria raised her right hand to place her index finger at her lips to gesture at Rachel to be quiet.
When Rachel followed Gloria’s gaze, she saw a shadow around the corner of the staircase.
Her pupils contracted because it meant that she was right. It wasn’t an illusion; someone was indeed spying on them in secret.
Gloria reached into her bag as she carefully inched toward the corner of the staircase.
Perhaps due to the sudden silence in the air, the stalker seemed to have realized something and the shadow on the floor then
started to move.

“Ahhhh!”
She shrieked and aimed her pepper spray at the person’s face.
The man cried in agony as he covered his face and bent over.
Without any hesitation, Gloria pounded the man with her purse. “Serve you right, you stalker and pervert! Pervert! Pervert!”
Rachel initially intended to help out, but before she managed to come closer to them, the man had already been subdued by
Gloria.
At that moment, the man’s face was covered in bruises and it looked staggering. Rachel carried her two kids and pressed the
back of their heads against her body. The scene had escalated to a level of violence that was inappropriate for young children to
watch.
Soon, the man collapsed on the ground and tragically cried. Gloria stepped on his back with her high heels and directly called
the police. “I’ve come across perverts like you. I’m calling the police now!”
“No, don’t call the police! This is all but a misunderstanding!”
“Misunderstanding, you say? My foot!”
She stepped harder, to which he let out a miserable cry again. “I know that you are trying to stall for time. Just
forget about it!”
As she spoke, the call went through.
“Hello, I want to make a police report. I have caught a perverted stalker here! The address is Music Room No. 2 at Lily Avenue.”
As they were at the city center, the police officers in charge of Lily Avenue soon arrived at the scene.
The group of people then escorted the terribly beaten ‘perverted stalker’ to the police station to have their statements recorded.
“Officer, I’m innocent. I didn’t stalk them; I was just passing by.”
“Passing by? I saw you lurking around outside the music room two days ago.”

“I really happened to pass by.”
Rachel, who was seated at one side, watched as Gloria argued with the ‘stalker’; she vaguely felt that the man seemed familiar,
but she couldn’t recall where she had seen him before.
The said man was rather handsome and dressed in a formal suit; he looked nothing like a pervert.
“We’ve checked the security footage. The man had indeed shown up around the music room three days ago, so he was indeed
stalking someone.” The police officer soon retrieved the security footage. Once the evidence was uncovered, the man instantly
seemed dispirited.
Gloria demanded fiercely, “What else you have to say? You are indeed a pervert! Officer, you have to throw this man behind bars
for a few years. Otherwise, he will do this again after he is released. This sort of person tends to have the mentality of harming
the society.”
The man helplessly mumbled, “It’s really a misunderstanding.”
The police officer coldly responded, “Cut the crap. Follow me and call your family to bail you out after 15 days.”
Color drained from the man’s face when he heard that.
At this moment, a flustered female voice rang at the lobby of the police station. “Where’s the stalker? How dare that pervert stalk
my best friend!”
“Jolly.” Rachel rose up from the couch.
Upon seeing Rachel, Jolly quickly marched over. “How are you? Are you guys fine? How are Samuel and Charlotte?”
Rachel pouted in the direction of the two kids at a distance away.
Samuel and Charlotte were able to make themselves at home no matter where they were. They didn’t make a fuss when they
were brought to a police station. As it stood, they were hungry and a few female police officers gave them some snacks; they
even took photos together with the police officers.
Jolly heaved a sigh of relief. “Where’s the pervert?”
“Over there.” She followed Rachel’s gaze and saw Gloria before noticing the ‘perverted stalker’, who had bruises all over his
face.

Jolly blurted out, “Mr. Rivers?”
The man’s expression instantly changed the moment he saw her as he tried to cover his face.
She then strode up to them. “What happened?”
A puzzled Gloria clarified, “You two know each other?”
“We don’t!” He immediately shook his head in denial.
Jolly frowned. “Mr. Rivers, you don’t owe me any money. So, why are you avoiding me?”
Gloria muttered in disbelief, “Jolly, this can’t be happening! You actually know this perverted stalker?”
“He’s the stalker whom you guys talked about?”
“Yes, the police officer has checked the security footage and found that he had been stalking me for the past three days. He
lingered around outside the music room and even climbed in through the window. He is going to be imprisoned for 15 days.”
Upon hearing that, Jolly’s expression immediately fell. “You were stalking Gloria? Who asked you to do so? Was it him?”
Him? Rachel was initially doubtful, but her pupils contracted when she heard that. “Jolly, who is he working for?”
Jolly slowly balled her fist by her sides and muttered a name. “Ryan Sutton.”
Both Rachel and Gloria froze at the mention of the name.
Ryan Sutton was the president of Majestic Corp, which was one of the four major companies in Riverdale. He was a renowned
tycoon of the real estate industry and the dream man of most women in Riverdale.
This man works with Ryan?
Before the crowd had even returned to their senses, Jolly broke the silence. “Did Ryan ask you to follow Gloria?”
Edison immediately shook his head as fast as he could. “No, President Sutton has asked me to watch over that kid.”
As he answered, he glanced into the distance before his gaze landed on Samuel.

Rachel was fully aware of Samuel’s background.
No matter how hard they had tried to hide the truth, Samuel was now being targeted.
Jolly’s expression immediately changed when she heard that. Judging by her usual behavior, she would have been engulfed by
rage at that point, but she suppressed her temper and growled through gritted teeth instead, “Why did he ask you to stalk
Samuel?”
Edison whispered, “President Sutton suspects that Samuel is his son-”
“That’s bullsh*it!” Before he even managed to finish his sentence, she interrupted, “Is he dreaming? Samuel has nothing to do
with him!”
While scratching his head, Edison elaborated, “Miss Carter, that’s not a very convincing argument. Samuel looks exactly the
same as the photos taken when President Sutton was a kid.”
As soon as he said that, Gloria gaped at him with an incredulous look on her face. This surely is one of the shocking and juiciest
news for wealthy families!