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 incident at the Hudson Vineyard, to

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

Yes.

“Great. I

he wanted to add something, but she was staring at

you to

…

skies of Riverdale that extended into the

home, she was

you

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

for a moment before answering, “I played golf

“With whom?”

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

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 family dynamic than ours—theirs are super complicated, and trust

“Oh, if I can’t handle their family dynamics,

As long as she is still Justin’s wife, we could borrow the prestige of the Burtons to run our business. As for

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

and the wrinkles around his eyes scrunched

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,

deep thoughts after the somber reminder

revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior lately. After

Rachel’s twenty years of 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 mere few days of

out a drawer from a

for some time before

need your help to deliver an

night, Rachel prepared some tea and delivered

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 tea

the rare moments in the day when she

his gaze on her right cheek. Then, an almost

touched her

from the nail scratch were already falling off, leaving two pinkish scars that were

her