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

to which

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

Yes.

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

Initially, he wanted to add something,

bring you

…

skies of Riverdale that extended into the distant mountains were decorated with

was home, she was immediately called to

you

had been smiling ear-to-ear since she stepped into the house. In contrast, Jefferey had

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

“With whom?”

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

Tina 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 very different family dynamic than ours—theirs are super complicated, and trust me, you can’t handle it. Don’t hang out too much

their family dynamics, how is

wife, we

us. If she has firmly established herself as Mrs. Burton, do you seriously think she’d bother

the possibility, and

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 bat

into deep thoughts after the somber reminder

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

Why did she suddenly

hardened as he walked around the sofa to pull out a drawer from a side dresser, from which he took out a brown-colored

some time before he made

your help to deliver an item

prepared some tea and delivered it to the study for

tea she made for him. In comparison, the tea prepared by Mrs. Duncan was too unrefined, according to his complaints.

rare moments in the day when she would meet

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

touched her

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

her head