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

and returned to the topic. “So, are you going to leave the Burton’s after you get to the bottom

Yes.

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

that, she reacted with a frown and a serious stare. Initially, he wanted to

you to

…

dusk arrived, the skies of Riverdale that extended

was home, she was immediately called to

did you call

since she stepped into the house. In contrast, Jefferey

blank for a moment before answering,

“With whom?”

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

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

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

I only need her there as Mrs. Burton. As long as she is still Justin’s wife,

“Dad, have you ever considered this? 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 us

at the possibility, and the wrinkles around

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

thoughts after the somber

after she left, her words were still echoing in his ears, prompting him to revisit Rachel’s

she suddenly bring up the topic

the sofa to pull out a drawer from a side dresser, from which he took

glared at it for some time

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

tea and delivered it to

too unrefined, according to his complaints. Therefore, if Rachel had the time, she would bring him a pot of tea at the same time every

moments in the day when she would meet with

his gaze on her right cheek. Then, an almost unnoticeable frown appeared on his face.

reflexively touched her

were basically gone, and thankfully, the scabs from the nail scratch were already falling off, leaving two pinkish

her head