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

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

and a stifling silence later, he composed himself and returned to the topic. “So, are

Yes.

he vowed, “Great. I will

a frown and a serious stare. Initially, he wanted to add something, but she was

you

…

arrived, the skies of Riverdale that extended into the distant mountains were

Amber was home, she was immediately called

did you

mood and 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 were you last

weekend?” She went blank for a moment before answering, “I played golf with

“With whom?”

and guilt crept onto her face. At this point, she 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

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

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 at the Burtons…

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

and the wrinkles around

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

thoughts after the somber reminder from

to revisit Rachel’s

past. Why did she suddenly bring up the topic

sofa to pull out a drawer from a side dresser, from

it for some

morning. I need your help

and delivered

for him. In comparison, the tea prepared by Mrs. Duncan was too unrefined, according

also one of the rare moments in the

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

touched

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

her