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

told him about the incident at the Hudson Vineyard, to which he

to the topic. “So,

Yes.

vowed, “Great. I will help you with the

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

you to

…

the skies of Riverdale that extended into the distant mountains were decorated with gorgeous

Amber was home, she was immediately called to the

did you call

contrast, Jefferey had a

moment before answering, “I played golf with some

“With whom?”

and guilt crept onto her face. At this point, she was talking

Tina Burton! She is Justin’s cousin 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

handle their family dynamics, how is that mute

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

no attention to his words. “Dad, have you ever considered this? She isn’t even close to us.

sank at the possibility, and the wrinkles

no longer an

deep thoughts after the somber

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

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

around the sofa to pull out a drawer from a side dresser, from which he took out

for some time before he made

morning. I need your

and delivered it

too unrefined, according to his complaints. Therefore,

one of the rare moments

looked up and rested his gaze on her right cheek. Then, an

reflexively touched

and the swelling were basically gone, and thankfully, the scabs from the nail scratch were already falling off, leaving two pinkish scars

her