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

stifling silence later, he composed himself and returned to the topic. “So, are

Yes.

“Great.

frown and a serious stare. Initially, he wanted to add something, but she was staring

will bring you to

…

the skies of Riverdale that extended into the distant mountains were

she was immediately called to the

you call for

stepped into the house. In contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression on his face as he interrogated her, asking, “Where were you

went blank for a moment before answering,

“With whom?”

her face. At this point, she was talking in a cautious whisper. “My

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

can’t handle their family dynamics,

her there as Mrs. Burton. As long as she is still Justin’s wife, we could borrow the prestige of the Burtons to run our business. As for the life she’s leading at the Burtons… That depends

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

heart sank at the possibility, and the wrinkles around his eyes

that is no longer an effective bargaining chip for us. If

fell into deep thoughts after the somber

revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior lately. After some thought, he started to

did she suddenly bring up the topic of some herbal medicine formula after a mere few days of marrying

expression hardened as he walked around the sofa to pull out a drawer from a side dresser, from which he took

at it for some time before he

your help to deliver an

the night, Rachel prepared some tea and delivered

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

tea delivery was also one of the rare moments in the day when

Then, an almost unnoticeable frown appeared on his face. “How’s your

touched her

from the nail scratch were already falling off, leaving two pinkish scars that were jarring on

shook her head