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

incident at the Hudson Vineyard, to which he

to the topic. “So, are you going

Yes.

“Great. I will

Initially, he wanted to add something, but

bring you to the

…

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

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 he interrogated her, asking, “Where were you

went blank for a moment before answering, “I played golf with

“With whom?”

crept onto her face. At this point, she was talking in a cautious whisper.

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 much

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

wife, we could borrow the prestige

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

heart sank at the possibility, and

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 Rachel manages to capture Justin’s heart, do you really think she’d bat

into deep thoughts after the somber

his ears, prompting him to revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior

did she suddenly bring up the topic of some herbal medicine formula

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

some time before he

morning. I need your help to deliver an item to the

prepared some tea and delivered

used to 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 the time, she would bring him a pot of tea at the same time

one of the rare moments

gaze on her right cheek. Then, an almost unnoticeable frown

reflexively touched her

gone, and thankfully, the scabs from the nail scratch were already falling

her head