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

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

nod, and a stifling silence later, he composed himself and returned to the topic. “So, are you going to leave the Burton’s after you get to the bottom of

Yes.

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

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

you to the

…

Riverdale that extended into the distant mountains were

home, she was

did you

into the house. In contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression on his face as he interrogated her, asking, “Where were you last

She went blank for a moment before answering, “I

“With whom?”

At

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 very different family dynamic than ours—theirs are super complicated, and trust me, you can’t handle

if I can’t handle their family

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

us. If she has firmly established herself

the possibility, and the wrinkles around his

this, she had to listen to us because of Grandma. Now that Grandma’s out of the hospital, that is no longer an effective bargaining

fell into deep thoughts after the somber reminder

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

did she suddenly bring up the topic

pull out a drawer from a side dresser, from which he took out a brown-colored

glared at it for some time before he made

your

and

to drinking the tea she made for him. In comparison, the tea prepared by Mrs. Duncan was too unrefined, according to his complaints. Therefore, if Rachel had the time,

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

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

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