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

she told him about the incident at the Hudson Vineyard, to which he responded with shock. “Are you suspecting Jefferey

the topic. “So, are you going to leave the Burton’s after you get to the bottom of your

Yes.

“Great. I will help you with the

he wanted to add something, but she was

you

…

that extended into the distant

she was immediately called

did you call

she stepped into the house. In contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression on his face

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

“With whom?”

crept onto her face. At this point, she was

Justin’s cousin and Jason’s daughter!” Jefferey’s expression fell. “Jason and Justin have never 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

warning earned her protest. “Oh, if I can’t handle their

to Rachel? I only need 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

isn’t even close to us. If she has firmly established herself as Mrs.

possibility, and the wrinkles around

that Grandma’s out of the hospital, that is no longer an effective bargaining chip for us. If Rachel manages to capture Justin’s heart, do

thoughts after the somber

left, her words were still echoing in his ears, prompting him to revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior lately. After

Hudsons, she had never once brought up the past. Why did she suddenly bring up the topic of some herbal

walked around the sofa to pull out a drawer

glared at it for some time before

tomorrow morning. I need your help

some tea and delivered it to the study

too unrefined, according to his complaints. Therefore, if Rachel had

delivery was also one of the rare moments

on her right cheek. Then,

reflexively touched her

the scabs from the nail scratch were already falling off, leaving two pinkish scars

shook her