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

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

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

Yes.

he vowed, “Great. I will help you with

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

bring you to

…

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

was home, she was immediately called to

you call for

she stepped into the house. In contrast, Jefferey had a

moment before answering, “I played golf with some friends.

“With whom?”

her face. At this point, she was talking in a cautious

the Burtons have a very different family

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, we could borrow the prestige of the Burtons to run

this? She isn’t even close to us. If she

the possibility, and the wrinkles around

of the hospital, that is no longer an effective bargaining chip for us. If Rachel manages to capture Justin’s heart,

after the somber reminder

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

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

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

glared at it for some

your help to deliver an item to the

Rachel prepared some tea and delivered it to

In 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

Then, an

touched her

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

shook her