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

Vineyard, to which he responded with shock.

gave him a heavy nod, and a stifling silence later, he composed himself and returned to the topic. “So, are you

Yes.

he vowed, “Great. I

and a serious stare. Initially, he wanted to add something, but she was staring at his

bring you

…

Riverdale that extended into the

was

you call

house. In contrast, Jefferey

moment before answering, “I played golf with some friends.

“With whom?”

again, and guilt crept onto her face. At this point, she was talking in a cautious whisper. “My college

Justin have never seen eye-to-eye. Look, the Burtons have a very different family dynamic than ours—theirs are super complicated, and trust me,

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

“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

his words. “Dad, have you ever considered this? She isn’t even close to us. If she has firmly established herself as Mrs.

possibility, and the wrinkles around his eyes

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

thoughts after the somber

in his ears, prompting him to revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior

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

pull out a drawer from a

for some time before he made a

I need your help to

and delivered it to

used 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,

also one of the rare moments in the day when she would meet with

Then,

touched

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

shook her head at