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

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

Yes.

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

with a frown and a serious stare. Initially, he wanted to add something,

will bring you

…

that extended into the distant mountains

home, she was immediately

did you

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

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

“With whom?”

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

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 our business. As for the life she’s leading at the Burtons… That depends on

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

and

of the hospital, that is no longer an

deep thoughts after the somber

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

Hudsons, she had never once brought up the past. Why did she suddenly bring up the topic of some herbal medicine formula after a

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

for some time before he made

your

prepared some tea and delivered it

Mrs. Duncan was too unrefined, according to

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

his gaze on her right cheek. Then, an almost

reflexively touched

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

shook her head at