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

about the incident at the Hudson Vineyard, to which he responded with shock. “Are you suspecting Jefferey

to the topic. “So, are you

Yes.

grave expression, he vowed, “Great. I will help

stare. Initially, he wanted to add something, but

will bring you to

…

arrived, the skies of Riverdale that extended into

was immediately

you call

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

moment before answering, “I played golf with some friends.

“With whom?”

her face. At this point, she was talking in

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

can’t handle their family dynamics, how is that mute

“How could you compare yourself to Rachel? I only need her there 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 leading at the Burtons… That

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 to

heart sank at the possibility, and the

longer an effective bargaining chip for us. If Rachel manages to capture Justin’s heart, do you really think

after the somber reminder from

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

never once brought up the past. Why did she

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

it for some

morning. I need your

prepared some tea and

In comparison, the 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

tea delivery was also one of the rare moments in the day when she

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

touched her

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

her