All Chapters of The Silent Goodbye: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Nissa Sullivan, clutching her pregnancy test results, walked into the private dining room. She entered just in time to see Charlotte Quinn holding a piece of dessert up to Benjamin Jules's mouth.Benjamin smiled as he ate without the slightest resistance.As his wife, Nissa knew better than anyone that he never ate food others offered him. But that rule did not apply when it came to Charlotte, his so-called first love."Nissa, you're here!" Charlotte greeted her with an easy smile, then added with feigned surprise, "Why didn't you call and let me come get you? Oh, right. I forgot you can't speak."She said it casually, like she was commenting on the weather.Nissa tugged the corner of her lips into a polite, silent smile and sat down.Charlotte suddenly added, "Oh, by the way, I ran into Benjamin's uncle yesterday. He mentioned how much they expected you two to have a baby."The atmosphere at the table froze instantly.Benjamin scoffed and said, "I'm not letting a mute give bir

Nissa returned home alone.She began packing her things. She did not bring much with her when she married into the Jules family, and she did not have much since. Everything she owned fit neatly into a single 20-inch suitcase.Standing in the vast, empty living room with her suitcase at her side, she absentmindedly touched her lower abdomen. For some reason, a wave of loneliness washed over her.This place was never her home. She was always just a temporary guest, someone who was destined to leave.Her only worry now was her sister, who was still in the hospital. Without Benjamin's money, her sister wouldn't even last a day.The front door suddenly burst open. Startled, Nissa hurriedly tucked her phone away.Benjamin stormed in, his face dark.His eyes landed on the suitcase by her feet, and without a word, he strode up and grabbed her wrist. "What now? Planning to run away after what you did?"Nissa was stunned. She had no idea what he was talking about. What did she suppos

Nissa got up, limping as she stepped out of the bathroom.She wanted to retrieve her broken phone. After all, she could not afford a new one.Blood from the wound on her forehead blurred her vision. She stumbled and nearly fell.Just then, a pair of hands reached out and caught her.She turned her head--and was stunned to see Marcus Jules, Benjamin's uncle, looking at her with heartbreak in his eyes.He just came for a routine check-up at the hospital."Nissa, how did you get hurt so badly?"She did not expect to run into him, and she lowered her head awkwardly.But the more she tried to hide it, the more pained Marcus looked.In that instant, he understood everything. These wounds were the work of his nephew."That bastard! Is this how he treats you?"He once believed he was helping to arrange a good marriage, but all he did was push Nissa into a pit of fire.Marcus took her to the ER, made all the arrangements. Before leaving, he muttered vaguely, "I'll take care of eve

Back at the Jules residence, Benjamin did not go through with it in the end.Nissa cried nonstop. Midway, she even started vomiting. Whatever desire he had instantly vanished.Hearing her retching in the bathroom, Benjamin frowned and called out, "Don't tell me you've caught something contagious. If you're sick, go get treated. Don't come back here and infect me!"Nissa came out wrapped in a bathrobe, her face pale with embarrassment. She quickly shook her head. She could not let him know it was morning sickness, so she typed on her phone: "I ate something bad."Benjamin glanced at her screen with disinterest and did not press the issue. Instead, he said, "Don't forget what I told you. Charlotte wants something light to eat today. Go make it now. I'll take a shower and head to the hospital after."The moment she heard she could get away from Benjamin, Nissa turned and bolted. Her eagerness to escape made him frown in mild displeasure.After his shower and a change of clothes, Ben

By the time Benjamin finished giving his statement at the police station and returned home, it was already past midnight.The moment he stepped into the house, he sensed something was wrong.It was too quiet.The massive mansion was shrouded in darkness. Not a single light was on. The occasional chirping of insects and whisper of wind in the courtyard suddenly felt jarring, eerily loud in the stillness.Benjamin frowned instinctively.No matter what time he came home, Nissa always left a light on for him. She once said that was what made it feel like home.But he did not dwell on it. Too much happened today. He figured she was just feeling guilty and went to bed early to avoid him.Grabbing a change of clothes from the master bedroom, Benjamin hurried back out. After all, Charlotte was still at the police station finishing her statement. She claimed that Nissa tricked her into going there, so the officers were comprehensive with their questions.When Benjamin picked her up, C