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

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

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

Yes.

expression, he vowed, “Great. I will help you with the

he wanted to

you to

…

skies of Riverdale that extended into the distant mountains were

she was immediately called to

you call for

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

She went blank for a moment before answering,

“With whom?”

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

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

handle their family dynamics, how is that mute going to handle it

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

“Dad, have you ever considered this? She isn’t even close to us. If she has firmly established herself as Mrs. Burton, do you seriously think she’d bother to help

the possibility, and the wrinkles around his

to us because of Grandma. Now that Grandma’s out of the hospital, that is no longer an effective bargaining chip for us.

after

in his ears, prompting him to revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior lately. After some thought,

Why did she suddenly

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

glared at it for some time

come over tomorrow morning. I need your help to deliver an item

some tea and delivered it to the

too unrefined, according to his complaints.

of the rare moments

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

reflexively touched her

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

shook her