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 with shock. “Are

stifling silence later, he composed himself and returned to the topic. “So, are you going to leave the Burton’s

Yes.

“Great. I will help you with

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

will bring you to

…

dusk arrived, the skies of Riverdale that extended into the

Amber was home, she was

you call

contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression on his face as he interrogated her, asking, “Where were you

before answering, “I played

“With whom?”

her face. At this point, she

daughter!” Jefferey’s expression fell. “Jason and Justin have never seen eye-to-eye. Look, the Burtons have a very different family dynamic than

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

compare yourself to Rachel? I only need her there as Mrs. Burton. As long as she is still Justin’s wife, we could borrow

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

at the possibility, and the wrinkles around his eyes scrunched

longer an

into deep thoughts after the somber reminder from

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

brought up the past. Why did she suddenly bring up the topic of some herbal medicine formula after a mere few days of marrying

sofa to pull out a drawer

some time before he made a

your

prepared some tea and delivered it to the

by Mrs. Duncan was too unrefined, according to his complaints. Therefore, if Rachel

delivery was also one of the rare moments in the day when she would meet with

her right cheek. Then, an almost unnoticeable frown appeared on his face. “How’s your

reflexively touched her

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

shook her head at