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

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

Yes.

expression, he vowed, “Great.

reacted with a frown and a serious stare. Initially, he wanted to add something, but she was staring at

will bring you to the

…

extended into the distant mountains

was immediately called to

did you

contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression on his face as he interrogated her, asking, “Where were you last

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

“With whom?”

At

have a very different family dynamic than ours—theirs are super complicated,

protest. “Oh, if I can’t handle their family

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

“Dad, have you ever considered this? She isn’t even close to us. If she has firmly established herself as

the possibility, and the

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

fell into deep thoughts after the somber reminder from

him to revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior lately. After

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 a

a drawer from a side dresser, from which he took out

at it for some

I need your help to deliver an item to

Rachel prepared some tea and delivered it to the study

unrefined, according to his complaints. Therefore, if Rachel

the rare moments in the day

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

touched

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

her head at