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

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

Yes.

vowed, “Great. I

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

bring you to

…

dusk arrived, the skies of Riverdale that extended into the distant mountains were decorated

home, she was

did you call for

the house. In contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression on his face as he interrogated her, asking,

a moment before answering, “I played golf with some

“With whom?”

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

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

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

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

to his words. “Dad, have you ever considered this? She isn’t even close to us. If she has firmly established herself as Mrs. Burton, do you

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

Grandma. Now that Grandma’s out of the hospital, that is no longer an effective bargaining chip for us. If Rachel manages to capture Justin’s heart, do you really think she’d

after the somber reminder from

prompting him to revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior lately. After some thought, he

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

to pull out a drawer from a side dresser, from

it for some time

morning. I need your help to deliver an item to the

tea and delivered it to the study for

comparison, the tea prepared by Mrs. Duncan was too unrefined, according to his complaints. Therefore, if Rachel had the time, she would bring him a pot of

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

up and rested his gaze on her right cheek. Then, an almost unnoticeable frown appeared on his

reflexively touched

nail scratch were already falling off,

shook her head at