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 he responded with shock. “Are you suspecting Jefferey for killing

he composed himself and returned to the topic.

Yes.

he vowed, “Great. I will help you with

stare. Initially, he wanted to add

you

…

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

Amber was home, she was immediately called to the

you call

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

She went blank for a moment before answering, “I

“With whom?”

taken aback again, and guilt crept onto her face. At this point,

was 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

handle their family dynamics, how

she is still Justin’s wife, we could borrow the prestige of the Burtons to run our business. As for the life she’s leading

She isn’t even close to us. If she has firmly

and the wrinkles around his eyes

no longer an effective bargaining chip for

deep thoughts after the somber reminder from

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

at the Hudsons, she had never once brought up the past. Why did she suddenly bring up

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

some

your help

the night, Rachel prepared some tea and delivered it to

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, she would bring him a pot of tea at the same time every

was also one of the rare moments in the

right cheek. Then, an almost unnoticeable frown appeared

touched her

gone, and thankfully, the scabs from the nail scratch were already

her head at