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 which he responded with shock.

heavy nod, and a stifling silence later, he composed himself and returned to the topic. “So, are you going to leave the Burton’s after you get to the bottom of your mom’s

Yes.

he vowed, “Great.

serious stare. Initially, he wanted to add something, but she

you

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Riverdale that extended into the

was immediately called to the

you call

since she stepped into the house. In contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression on his face as he interrogated her, asking, “Where

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

“With whom?”

At this point, she was talking in

have never seen eye-to-eye. Look, the Burtons have a very different

earned her protest. “Oh, if I can’t handle their family

long as she is still Justin’s wife, we could borrow the prestige of the Burtons to

words. “Dad, have you ever considered this? She isn’t even close to us. If she has firmly established herself as Mrs. Burton, do

heart sank at the possibility, and the wrinkles

us because of Grandma. Now that Grandma’s out of the hospital, that is no longer an effective bargaining chip for us. If Rachel manages to capture Justin’s heart, do you really think she’d bat

fell into deep thoughts after

prompting him to revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior lately.

did she suddenly bring up the topic of some herbal medicine formula after a mere few

the sofa to pull out a drawer from a side

glared at it for some time before he

morning. I need your help to

night, Rachel prepared some tea and delivered it to the study for

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

also one of the rare moments in the day when she

up and rested his gaze on her right cheek. Then, an almost unnoticeable frown

touched her

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

her