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.

topic. “So, are you going to leave the Burton’s after you

Yes.

vowed, “Great. I will

a serious stare. Initially, he wanted to add something, but she was staring at his hand

will bring you to the

…

extended into the distant

she was immediately called

did you call for

mood and had been smiling ear-to-ear since she stepped into the house. In contrast, Jefferey had

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

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 hang

earned her protest. “Oh, if I can’t handle their family dynamics, how is that

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

us. If she has firmly established herself as Mrs. Burton, do you seriously think she’d bother to

the possibility, and the wrinkles around his

out of the hospital, that is no longer an effective bargaining chip for us. If Rachel manages to

thoughts after the somber reminder

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

the Hudsons, she had never once brought up the past. Why did she suddenly

he walked around the sofa to pull out a drawer from a side dresser, from which he took out a brown-colored

it for some

your help to deliver an item to the

and delivered

Duncan was too unrefined, according to his complaints. Therefore, if Rachel had the time, she would bring him a pot of tea at

of the rare moments in

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

reflexively touched

gone, and thankfully, the scabs from the nail scratch were already falling off, leaving two pinkish scars that were

her