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.

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

Yes.

he vowed, “Great. I will help you

a frown and a serious stare. Initially, he wanted

bring you

…

of Riverdale that extended into the distant mountains were

Amber was home, she was immediately

did you call for

In contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression on his face as

She went blank for a moment before

“With whom?”

onto her face. At this

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

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

Justin’s wife, we could borrow

us. If she has firmly

the possibility, and the

an effective bargaining chip for us. If Rachel manages

fell into deep thoughts after the

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

living at the Hudsons, she had never once brought up the past. Why did she suddenly bring up the topic of some herbal medicine formula after

to pull out a drawer from

at it for some time before

need your help to deliver an item

some tea and delivered it to

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

moments in the day

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

touched her

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

her head