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

to which he responded with shock. “Are you suspecting Jefferey

the topic. “So, are you going to leave

Yes.

a grave expression, he vowed, “Great. I will help you with the

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

you to

…

extended into the distant mountains were

was home, she was immediately called to the

did you

In contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression on his face as he

before answering, “I played golf with

“With whom?”

taken aback again, and guilt crept onto her face. At this point, she was talking

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 very different family dynamic than ours—theirs are super complicated, and trust me, you can’t handle it. Don’t

I can’t handle their family dynamics, how is

Justin’s wife, we could borrow the prestige of the Burtons to run our business.

paid no attention to his words. “Dad, have you ever considered this? She isn’t even close to us. If she has firmly established

possibility, and the wrinkles

us 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 really think she’d bat an eye

into deep thoughts after the somber reminder from

ears, prompting him to revisit Rachel’s unusual

brought up the past. Why did she suddenly bring up the topic of some herbal medicine formula after

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

it for some time before he made a

I need your help to deliver an item

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

for him. 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

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

touched

scabs from the nail scratch were already

her head at