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

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

and a stifling silence later, he composed himself and returned to the topic.

Yes.

vowed, “Great.

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

bring you to the

…

extended into

home, she was

did you call

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

moment before answering, “I played golf with some

“With whom?”

face. At

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

handle their family

Mrs. Burton. As long as she is still Justin’s wife, we could borrow the prestige

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

at the possibility, and the wrinkles

listen to us because of Grandma. Now that Grandma’s out of the hospital, that is no longer an effective bargaining chip

fell into deep thoughts after

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

she had never once brought up the past. Why did she suddenly bring up

sofa to pull out a drawer from a side dresser, from which

some time before he made

morning. I need your help to deliver an item to the

tea and delivered it to

tea prepared by Mrs. Duncan was too unrefined, according to his complaints. Therefore, if Rachel had the time, she would bring him a pot of tea at the same time

rare moments in the day when she would

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

reflexively touched

and thankfully, the scabs from the nail scratch were already falling off, leaving two pinkish

shook her