Based on what Amber understood about Justin, she knew he would surely investigate the authenticity of the footage. Justin was a skeptical person, so Amber reckoned he would definitely install surveillance cameras at important places like his bedroom. As for the rest of the matter, she wouldn’t have to worry about it.
Meanwhile, Justin called Frankie with a darkened face and ordered, “Turn on the laptop in my office right now and retrieve the footage of the surveillance camera in my bedroom. I’ll send you the time.”
“President Burton, didn’t you go hiking? Why are you suddenly,”
“Just do as you’re told.”
Frankie was startled, “Yes, sir.”
Moments later, Justin received the footage from his assistant. Based on the timestamps he had provided, Frankie sent him 4 footages.
Justin clicked into the first footage and saw the familiar woman standing in front of his wardrobe while entering a password. All the 3 other footages were similar–the woman had gone straight to his safe after entering his bedroom.
In the last footage, the safe was opened. The scene of the familiar woman taking out documents while uttering something after opening the safe made Justin’s blood boil. His fists slowly curled into a ball while he clenched them tightly to the point his knuckles were cracking. The reason she approached me and Charlotte is not because she misses us!
“Has the call ended?” Seeing Justin’s return, Rachel subconsciously glanced toward the direction of the washroom. “Charlotte is not back yet. I’ll go look for her.”
“Stop there.” Suddenly, Justin hailed her in a solemn tone.
“What’s wrong?” Rachel was confused.
Justin clenched his fist as the content of the footage replayed in his mind. With his eyes filled with coldness, he questioned, “Rachel, what exactly is your intention of coming back?”
Rachel frowned. “Who called you?”
Justin strode forward and seized Rachel’s arm. “Answer me.”
Rachel winced as her frown deepened.
“Let go of me.”
“I asked you to answer my question. What exactly is your intention of coming back?!”
“Justin Burton!” Struggling, Rachel inhaled deeply and gritted her teeth. “Did you forget that you were the one who sent me an invitation and headhunted me from SG Pharma?”
“Indeed, I was the one who headhunted you, but you could reject it.”
“Why should I reject it? Just because you’re in Riverdale? Just because you’re the president of Burton Group? Should I then never set foot in Riverdale for the rest of my life?”
Justin sneered. “You sound so reasonable that you almost got me.”
“I don’t care if you trust me or not.”
“Was it easy to guess the password of my bedroom’s safe?” Justin asked coldly, which stunned Rachel at once.
He knows. No wonder…
Justin tightened his grip on her arm as if he wanted to break it. “I’m asking you one last time. What are you looking for? Why did you come back?”
After a short panic, Rachel forced herself to calm down but did not answer Justin’s question. “Let go of me.”
“What on earth were you looking for in my room?”
Justin approached Rachel while the latter exclaimed as her back was pressed against the edge of the rail. Her body was slanted, so she could fall down the hill at any time if Justin let go of her.
“Justin Burton! What are you doing?!”
A furious male voice emerged from behind Justin. Before Justin could react, he felt a gush of wind followed by a punch in his face. Julian’s forceful punch made him stumble backward, releasing Rachel in the process.
At the same time, Rachel screamed as she almost fell out from the rail. Fortunately, Julian reacted swiftly and grabbed her hand. “Are you okay?”
Rachel slumped onto the ground, ashen-faced, as she had not recovered from the shock.
Julian was irritated to see Justin who fell at the side. He grabbed Justin by the collar and gave him another punch. “Have you lost your mind? Are you actually thinking of killing Rachel?!”
Then, the two men started landing blows on each other.
Rachel held the rail and as her legs were so weak from the shock she couldn’t even stand up. Seeing the
scene, she had no energy to stop the two.
Julian was always gentle and kind, but at this moment, he was like an enraged lion and showed no mercy at all as he scowled fiercely. “Haven’t you hurt her enough back then?! 5 years have passed, yet you still refuse to let her off. How can you call yourself a human?!”
“What the hell are you saying? Do you know what on earth she has done?!” Justin blocked Julian’s fist with his arm and bellowed furiously, “Julian, you must be crazy!”
“I’m crazy? You are the one who is crazy! Don’t assume that all that has happened doesn’t exist anymore just because you’ve lost your memory. You can never make up for the hurt that you’ve caused Rachel. The loss of memory is just a result of you running away from your remorse deep down!”
“Remorse?”
While Justin was stunned, Julian gave him another punch in the corner of his mouth. Immediately, a stench of blood spread in Justin’s cavity.
“That’s enough!” A weak retort came forth. Holding the rail, Rachel stood up slowly. “That’s enough, Julian.”
Clenching his fists, Julian gritted his teeth and let go of Justin’s collar after a while. Then, he stood up and said, “Let’s go, Rachel.”
Rachel nodded slightly and went down the hill with Julian’s support.
It was moments later only did Justin get up unsteadily. Seeing Rachel and Julian walk away. Justin could feel his temples pulsating, and he gritted his teeth hard. Rachel was the one who had an ax to grind. Furthermore,
Julian was his own cousin. How could he side with her? As such, Justin wouldn’t possibly believe that there was nothing between the two.
After heading home, Charlotte kept questioning Justin about Rachel’s whereabouts. “Did you make Mommy angry again? Otherwise, why would she leave without even telling me?”
“No.”
“I don’t believe it. Call Mommy. I’m going to ask her.”
“You’re not allowed to call her from now on. Don’t bring her to our place and don’t meet her too.”
Charlotte was frightened by Justin’s cold order because he had never been this stern toward her. “What happened, Daddy?”
Justin did not answer her question but ordered the servant, “Take good care of Miss Charlotte.” After that, he left home.
“Daddy!” Charlotte wanted to go after Justin but was stopped by the servant. “Miss Charlotte, Young Master Justin doesn’t seem to be in a good mood. It’s better to just stay here.”
Charlotte frowned as she watched Justin leave in a hurry. After a while, she went upstairs and closed the door before making a call.
“Hey Samuel, it’s me.”
Meanwhile, with a sleepy look, Samuel was yawning on the other end of the line. “What’s up, Charlotte?”
“What happened between Daddy and Mommy?”
“What do you mean?” Samuel sounded perplexed.
“Daddy brought me home all of a sudden and doesn’t allow me to see Mommy anymore. Did Mommy tell you anything?”
