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

the Hudson Vineyard, to which he responded

a 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

Yes.

a grave expression, he vowed, “Great. I will help

that, she reacted with a frown and a serious stare. Initially, he wanted to add

you

…

of Riverdale that extended into the distant mountains were decorated

was immediately called to the

you

into the house. In contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression on

a moment before answering,

“With whom?”

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

and Justin have never seen eye-to-eye. Look, the Burtons have a very different family dynamic than ours—theirs are

handle their family dynamics, how is that mute going to

as Mrs. Burton. As long as she is still Justin’s wife, we could borrow the prestige of the Burtons to run our

considered this? She isn’t even close to us. If she

heart sank at the possibility, and the wrinkles around his eyes

out of the hospital, that is no longer an effective bargaining chip for us.

into deep thoughts after the somber reminder from

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

once brought up the past. Why did she suddenly bring up the

a drawer from a side dresser, from which he took out a brown-colored pill

at it for some time

come over tomorrow morning. I need your help to deliver an

some tea and delivered it to the study

he had gotten used to drinking the tea she made for him. In comparison, the tea prepared by Mrs. Duncan was too unrefined, according to his

one of the rare moments in the

her right cheek. Then, an almost unnoticeable frown appeared on his face.

reflexively touched her

the scabs from the nail scratch were already falling off, leaving two pinkish scars that were jarring on

shook her