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

him about the incident at the Hudson Vineyard, to which he responded with

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

Yes.

vowed, “Great. I

Initially, he wanted to add

bring you to the

…

that extended into the distant

she was

you call

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

a moment before answering, “I

“With whom?”

face. At

Burton! She is 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

their family

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.

attention to his words. “Dad, have you ever considered this? She isn’t even close to us. If she has firmly established

at the possibility, and the wrinkles around

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 you really think she’d bat

thoughts after the somber reminder

to revisit

past. Why did she suddenly

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

some time before he made a

morning. I need your

night, Rachel prepared some tea and delivered it to

used to drinking 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

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

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

touched

scabs from the nail scratch were already falling off,

shook her head at