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

at the Hudson Vineyard, to which he responded with shock. “Are

nod, and a stifling silence later, he composed himself and returned to the topic. “So, are you going to leave the Burton’s after

Yes.

a grave expression, he vowed, “Great. I

he wanted to add something, but she was staring

bring you

…

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

was

did you call for

great mood and had been smiling ear-to-ear since she stepped into the house. In contrast,

moment before

“With whom?”

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

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 family

I can’t handle their family dynamics, how is that mute going 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 our business. As for the life she’s leading at the Burtons… That depends on her

paid no attention to his words. “Dad, have you ever considered this? She isn’t even close to us. If

at the possibility, and the wrinkles around his eyes scrunched

because of Grandma. Now that Grandma’s out of the hospital, that is no longer an effective bargaining

deep thoughts after the

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

did she suddenly bring up the topic

walked around the sofa to pull out a drawer from a side dresser, from which he took

glared at it for some time before he

need your

and delivered it

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

moments in the day when

cheek. Then, an almost unnoticeable frown

reflexively touched her

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

shook her head at