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

at the Hudson Vineyard, to which he responded with shock.

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

Yes.

vowed, “Great. I will help you

wanted to add something, but she was staring at

will bring you to

…

of Riverdale that extended into the distant mountains

Amber was home, she was immediately

did you call

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, asking, “Where

a moment before answering, “I played golf with

“With whom?”

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

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.

can’t handle their family dynamics, how is that mute going to

still Justin’s wife, we could borrow the prestige of the Burtons

isn’t even close to us. If she has firmly

and the

hospital, that is no longer an effective bargaining chip for us. If Rachel manages to capture Justin’s heart, do you really

into deep thoughts after the somber reminder

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

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

drawer from

for some

I need your

and delivered it

In comparison, the tea prepared by Mrs. Duncan was too unrefined, according to his

was also one of the rare moments in the day when she would meet with

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

touched

swelling were basically gone, and thankfully, the scabs from the nail scratch were already falling off, leaving two pinkish scars that were jarring on her pale

her head