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

silence later, he composed himself and returned to the topic. “So, are you going to leave the Burton’s after you get to the bottom of your

Yes.

“Great. I will help you

stare. Initially, he wanted to add something,

will bring you to

…

of Riverdale that extended into the distant mountains

she was immediately called to the

you

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

before answering, “I played golf with some

“With whom?”

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

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 hang out

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

as Mrs. Burton. As long as she is still Justin’s wife, we could borrow the prestige of the Burtons to run our business. As for the life she’s

to us. If she has firmly established herself as Mrs. Burton, do

at the possibility, and the wrinkles around

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

fell into deep thoughts after

were still echoing in his ears, prompting him to revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior lately. After some thought, he

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

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

it for some

need your help

some tea and delivered it to the study

too unrefined, according to his complaints. Therefore, if Rachel had the time, she would

one of the rare moments in

cheek. Then, an almost unnoticeable

touched her

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

her head