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 for killing

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

Yes.

grave expression, he vowed, “Great.

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

will bring you to

…

of Riverdale that extended into

was home, she was immediately

you call for

smiling ear-to-ear since she stepped into the house. In contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression on his face as he interrogated her, asking,

weekend?” She went blank for a moment before answering, “I played

“With whom?”

her face. At this point, she was talking in

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 too much

can’t handle their family dynamics, how is

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 leading at the Burtons… That

you ever considered this? She isn’t even close to us. If she has firmly established herself as

at the possibility, and the

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

fell into deep thoughts after the somber

his ears, prompting him to revisit

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

as he walked around the sofa to pull out a drawer from a

some time

tomorrow morning. I need your help to

tea and delivered it to the

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

moments in the day

cheek. Then, an almost unnoticeable

reflexively touched

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

shook her head at