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

she told him about the incident at the Hudson Vineyard, to which he responded with shock. “Are you suspecting Jefferey for

topic. “So, are you going to leave the Burton’s after you get to

Yes.

grave expression, he vowed, “Great. I will help you

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

you to

…

that extended into the distant mountains were decorated with gorgeous

was immediately called

did you

been smiling ear-to-ear since she stepped into the house. In contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression on his face

for a moment before answering, “I played

“With whom?”

taken aback again, and guilt crept onto her face. At this point, she was talking in a cautious whisper.

was Tina 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

I can’t handle their family dynamics, how

still Justin’s wife, we could

She isn’t even close to us. If she has firmly established herself as Mrs. Burton, do you seriously think she’d

sank at the possibility, and the

an effective bargaining chip for us. If Rachel manages to

thoughts after the somber

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

Why did she suddenly bring up

a drawer from a side dresser, from which he took out a brown-colored

it for some time before he

I need your help to

prepared some tea and delivered it

comparison, the tea prepared by Mrs. Duncan was too unrefined, according to his complaints. Therefore, if Rachel had the time, she would bring him

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

up and rested his gaze on her right cheek. Then, an almost unnoticeable frown appeared on his face.

touched

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

her head at