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

he composed himself and returned to the topic. “So, are you going to leave

Yes.

vowed, “Great. I will help you

with a frown and a serious stare. Initially, he wanted to add something, but she was staring

will bring you to

…

the skies of Riverdale that extended into the distant mountains were decorated with

Amber was home, she was immediately called

you

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

for a moment before answering, “I played golf with some

“With whom?”

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

the Burtons have a very different family

can’t handle their family dynamics, how is

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

no attention to his words. “Dad, have you ever considered this? She isn’t even close to us. If she has firmly established herself as Mrs. Burton, do you seriously think she’d bother

heart sank at the possibility, and the wrinkles around his eyes scrunched

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

into deep thoughts after the somber

to revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior lately. After some thought, he started to

Rachel’s twenty years of living at the Hudsons, she had never once brought up the past. Why did she suddenly

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

it for some time before

morning. I need your help to deliver an item

the night, Rachel prepared some tea and

he had gotten 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,

of the rare moments in the day when she would meet with

Then, an almost unnoticeable frown

touched her

the nail scratch were already falling off, leaving two pinkish scars that were jarring on

her head