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

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

Yes.

“Great.

and a serious stare. Initially, he wanted to

bring you

…

arrived, the skies of Riverdale that extended into the distant mountains were decorated

she was immediately

did you

been smiling ear-to-ear since she stepped into the house. In contrast,

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

“With whom?”

face. At this point, she

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

“Oh, if I can’t handle their family dynamics, how

I only need her there as Mrs. Burton. As long as she is still Justin’s wife, we could borrow

words. “Dad, have you ever considered this? She isn’t even close to us. If she has

sank at the possibility, and the wrinkles around his eyes

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

into deep thoughts after the somber

prompting him to revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior lately. After some thought, he started to feel that

Why did she suddenly bring up the topic of some

a drawer from a side dresser, from which he took

for some time before he

your

prepared some tea and delivered it to the

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

of the rare moments

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

touched her

and the swelling were basically gone, and thankfully, the scabs from the nail

her