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 shock. “Are you suspecting Jefferey

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

Yes.

“Great. I will help you

wanted to add something, but she was staring at

bring you to

…

of Riverdale that extended into the

she was immediately called

you

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

a moment before answering, “I played golf

“With whom?”

face. At this point, she

Burton! She is Justin’s cousin and 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 are super complicated, and trust me, you can’t handle it. Don’t hang out too much with

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

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

this? She isn’t even close to us. If

the possibility, and

an effective bargaining chip for us. If Rachel manages to capture Justin’s

fell into deep thoughts after

were still echoing in his ears, prompting him to revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior lately. After some thought, he started to

years of living at the Hudsons, she had never once brought up the past. Why did she suddenly bring up the

hardened as he walked around the sofa to pull out a drawer from

glared at it for some

I need your help to deliver an item

the night, Rachel prepared some tea and

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

also one of the rare moments in

looked up and rested his gaze on her right cheek. Then, an

reflexively touched her

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

her