My Mute Bride

Chapter 55 The Reason for Staying

Hans replied firmly, “Of course!”

Without a doubt, he’d love to help her out so that she could live well. If not, he wouldn’t have decided to return to work in the country.

If so, you should just stay out of this.

“Why?” He frowned in utter disbelief.

If my guess is correct, the text was from Amber.

Amber’s warning was still fresh in her mind. If the Burtons and the Hudsons were a pool of mud, she was already knee-deep in it. She had no wish to get Hans involved in the mess.

“Amber Hudson?” His frown deepened. “Why would she do that?”

Back in high school, Amber was a grade lower since she was younger. Because of that, Hans did not interact with her much, and his only knowledge of her was her being Rachel’s sister.

Hans’ question took Rachel by surprise, and a bold guess popped up into her mind. She started to suspect that all the scheme was merely Amber’s plot to make her leave the Burtons.

I don’t know. Still, she kept the idea to herself.

“Rachel.” After calming down, Hans attempted to persuade her. “No matter who sent me the text, the content is a fact. Am I right? If the Burtons are unfair to you, you don’t have to stay with them and endure the sufferings.”

She shook her head.

I am not staying at the Burtons for their sake.

“Who are you doing this for?”

At this point, Hans did not get her at all.

Since Rachel’s grandmother had been discharged from the hospital after a successful surgery, as long as she agreed to it, she could totally leave the city that brought her sorrows with her grandma.

A short hesitation later, she finally confessed the real reason behind her insistence on staying put.

I need to look into my mom’s cause of death

the Hudson Vineyard, to which he responded with

nod, and a stifling silence later, he composed himself and returned to the topic. “So, are you going to leave the Burton’s

Yes.

vowed, “Great. I will

Initially, he wanted to add something, but she was staring at his hand as she

will bring you

…

dusk arrived, the skies of Riverdale that extended into the

she was immediately

you call for

great mood and had been smiling ear-to-ear since she stepped into the house. In contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression on his face as he interrogated her,

weekend?” She went blank for a moment before answering, “I played golf

“With whom?”

was taken aback again, and guilt crept onto her face. At this point, she was talking in a cautious whisper. “My

seen eye-to-eye. Look, the Burtons have a very different family dynamic than ours—theirs are super complicated, and trust me, you can’t handle it. Don’t hang out

protest. “Oh, if I can’t handle their family

“How could you compare yourself to Rachel? I only need her there as Mrs. Burton. As long as she is still Justin’s wife, we could borrow

ever considered this? She isn’t even close to us. If she has firmly established herself as Mrs. Burton, do you seriously think

and the wrinkles around his eyes

of Grandma. Now that Grandma’s out of the hospital, that is no longer an

thoughts after the somber

words were still echoing in his ears, prompting him to revisit Rachel’s unusual

she suddenly bring up the topic of some herbal

to pull out a drawer from a

some time before he

I need your help

Rachel prepared some tea and delivered it

the tea she made for him. In comparison, the tea prepared by Mrs. Duncan was too unrefined, according to his complaints. Therefore, if Rachel had the time, she would bring him a pot of tea at the

delivery was also one of the rare moments in the

his gaze on her right cheek. Then, an almost unnoticeable frown appeared on his face. “How’s

reflexively touched her

the nail scratch were already falling off, leaving

shook her