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

nod, and a stifling silence later, he composed himself and returned to the topic. “So, are you going to leave the Burton’s after you get

Yes.

he vowed, “Great. I will help

stare. Initially, he wanted to add something, but she was staring at his hand

you to the

…

dusk arrived, the skies of Riverdale that extended into the distant

was home, she was immediately

did you call for

into the house. In contrast, Jefferey had

blank for a moment before answering, “I played golf

“With whom?”

again, and guilt crept onto her face. At this point, she was

seen eye-to-eye. Look, the Burtons have a very different family dynamic than ours—theirs are super complicated, and trust me,

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

Justin’s wife,

paid 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. Burton, do you seriously think she’d bother to help us

heart sank at the possibility, and the wrinkles around his eyes scrunched

that is no longer an effective bargaining chip for us. If Rachel manages to capture Justin’s heart, do you really think she’d

into deep thoughts after the somber

she left, her words were still echoing in his ears, prompting him to revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior lately. After some

brought up the past. Why did she suddenly bring up

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

some

morning. I need your help to deliver an item to

some tea and delivered it to the study for

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

tea delivery was also one of the rare moments in the day when she

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

touched her

scabs from the nail scratch were already falling off,

shook her head