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

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

the topic. “So, are you going to leave the Burton’s after you get to the bottom of your mom’s

Yes.

“Great. I will help

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

bring you to the

…

arrived, the skies of Riverdale that extended

was home, she was immediately

did you call

and had been smiling ear-to-ear since she stepped into the house. In contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression on his face

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

“With whom?”

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

never seen eye-to-eye. Look, the Burtons have a very different family dynamic than ours—theirs are super complicated, and trust me,

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

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

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

longer an effective bargaining chip for us. If Rachel manages

after the

still echoing in his ears, prompting him to revisit

living at the Hudsons, she had never once brought up the past. Why did she suddenly bring up the

pull out a drawer from a side dresser, from which he took out

it for some time before he made a

tomorrow morning. I need your help to deliver an

and delivered it to

drinking the tea she made for him. In comparison, the tea prepared by Mrs. Duncan was too unrefined, according to

also one of the rare moments in the day when she would meet

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

touched her

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

her head at