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

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

a heavy nod, and a stifling silence later, he composed himself and returned to the topic.

Yes.

grave expression, he vowed, “Great. I will

he wanted to add something, but she was staring

will bring you to the

…

arrived, the skies of Riverdale that extended into the distant

she was

you

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

moment before answering, “I played golf with some friends.

“With whom?”

guilt crept onto her face. At this point, she was talking in a

Jason’s daughter!” Jefferey’s expression fell. “Jason and Justin have never seen eye-to-eye. Look, the Burtons have

protest. “Oh, if I can’t handle their family dynamics, how is that mute going to

Mrs. Burton. As long as she is still Justin’s wife, we could borrow

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

the possibility, and the wrinkles around his eyes scrunched

because of Grandma. Now 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 you

after

his ears, prompting him to revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior lately. After some thought,

past. Why did she suddenly bring up the topic of

drawer from a side dresser, from which he took out a brown-colored

some time before

morning. I need your help to deliver an

night, Rachel prepared some tea and delivered it to the study

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

delivery was also one of the rare moments in the

rested his gaze on her right cheek. Then, an almost unnoticeable frown appeared on his

touched her

the nail scratch were already falling off, leaving

her