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

about the incident at the Hudson Vineyard, to which he responded with shock. “Are you suspecting

later, he composed himself and returned to the topic. “So, are you going

Yes.

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

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

will bring you to

…

the skies of Riverdale that extended into the distant mountains were decorated with

home, she was

you call for

the house. In contrast, Jefferey

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

“With whom?”

crept onto her face. At this point, she was talking

eye-to-eye. Look, the Burtons have a very different

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

“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

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

no longer an effective bargaining chip for us. If Rachel manages to capture Justin’s heart, do you really think she’d bat an eye

thoughts after the somber reminder from

left, her words were still echoing in his ears, prompting him to revisit

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

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

for some time before he made a

need your help

the night, Rachel prepared some tea and

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

also one of the rare moments in the day

cheek. Then, an

reflexively touched her

the swelling 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