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

the Hudson Vineyard, to which he responded

the topic. “So, are you going to

Yes.

vowed, “Great. I will help

serious stare. Initially, he wanted to add something, but she was staring

bring you to

…

that extended

she was immediately called

did you call

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

She went blank for a moment before answering, “I

“With whom?”

face. At this point, she was talking in a cautious

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,

I can’t handle their family dynamics, how is that mute going to

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

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

at the possibility, and the wrinkles around his eyes

listen to us because of Grandma. Now that Grandma’s out of the hospital, that is no longer an effective bargaining chip for us. If Rachel manages to capture Justin’s heart,

thoughts after the somber reminder

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

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

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

glared at it for some time before he made

morning. I need your help to deliver an item to the

Rachel prepared some tea and

Mrs. Duncan was too unrefined, according to his complaints. Therefore, if Rachel had the time, she would bring him a pot of

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

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

touched

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

her