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

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

returned to the topic. “So, are you going to leave the Burton’s after you

Yes.

vowed, “Great. I will help you

wanted to add something, but she was staring

you to the

…

of Riverdale that extended into the

was immediately called to the

you

house. In contrast, Jefferey had a

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

“With whom?”

again, and guilt crept onto her face. At

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

earned her protest. “Oh, if I can’t handle their family dynamics, how is that mute going

raised his voice. “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

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 she’d bother to

at the possibility, and the wrinkles around his eyes

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

ears, prompting him to revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior lately.

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

pull out a drawer from a side dresser,

it for some time before

over tomorrow morning. I need your help

some tea and delivered

was too unrefined,

delivery was also one of the rare moments in the

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

touched her

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

her head