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

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

him a heavy 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 to the bottom of your

Yes.

expression, he vowed, “Great. I

serious stare. Initially, he wanted

will bring you

…

Riverdale that extended

was home, she was immediately

you call

had been smiling ear-to-ear since she stepped into the house. In contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression on his face as he interrogated her, asking, “Where

moment before answering, “I played golf with some

“With whom?”

crept onto her face. At this point, she was talking in

and Jason’s daughter!” Jefferey’s expression fell. “Jason and Justin have never seen eye-to-eye. Look, the Burtons have

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

wife, we could borrow the prestige of the Burtons to run our business. As

no attention to his words. “Dad, have you ever considered this? She isn’t even close to us. If

at the possibility, and the wrinkles around his eyes scrunched

hospital, that is no longer an effective bargaining chip

into deep thoughts after the somber reminder

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

she suddenly bring up the topic of some herbal medicine formula after a mere

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

for some

I need your help to

Rachel prepared 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 Rachel had the time, she would bring him a pot of

was also one of the rare moments in the

and rested his gaze on her right cheek. Then, an almost unnoticeable

reflexively touched

marks and the swelling were basically gone, and thankfully, the scabs from the nail scratch were already falling

shook her head at