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 suspecting Jefferey for

heavy nod, and a stifling silence later, he composed himself and returned to the topic. “So, are you going to leave

Yes.

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

stare. Initially, he wanted to add something, but she

you to

…

skies of Riverdale that extended into

was immediately called to

you call for

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

before

“With whom?”

At

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 it. Don’t hang out too much with

earned her protest. “Oh, if I can’t handle their family dynamics, how is that mute

raised his voice. “How could 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 the prestige of the Burtons to run our business. As for the life she’s leading at the Burtons… That depends on her

no attention to his words. “Dad, have you ever considered this? She isn’t even close to us. If she has firmly established herself as Mrs.

possibility, and the wrinkles around his

no longer an effective bargaining chip for us. If Rachel manages to capture Justin’s heart,

into deep thoughts after

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

did she

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

it for some time before he

morning. I need your help to deliver an item

prepared some tea and delivered it to the study for

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

was also one of the rare moments

his gaze on her right cheek. Then, an almost unnoticeable frown appeared on his face. “How’s

touched her

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

her