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

Vineyard, to which

he composed himself and returned to the topic.

Yes.

vowed, “Great. I will

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

will bring you

…

Riverdale that extended into the distant mountains were decorated with gorgeous

she was immediately

did you

she stepped into the house. In contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression on his face

She went blank for a moment before

“With whom?”

and guilt crept onto her face. At this

expression fell. “Jason and Justin have never seen eye-to-eye. Look, the Burtons have a very

their family dynamics, how is that mute going to handle

“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 the Burtons… That depends on her

She isn’t even close to us. If she has firmly established herself as Mrs. Burton, do you seriously think she’d bother to help

the possibility, and

an effective bargaining chip for us. If

fell into deep thoughts after the somber

she left, her words were still echoing in his ears, prompting him to revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior lately.

at the Hudsons, she had never once brought up the past. Why did she suddenly bring up the topic of some herbal medicine formula after a

a drawer from a side dresser, from which he took out a

some time before

your help to deliver

night, Rachel prepared some tea and delivered

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

the rare moments in the day when she would meet with

Then, an almost unnoticeable

reflexively touched her

were basically gone, and thankfully, the scabs from the nail scratch were already falling off, leaving two pinkish scars that were jarring on her pale

shook her head