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

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

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

Yes.

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

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

will bring you to

…

arrived, the skies of Riverdale that extended into the

Amber was home, she was immediately called

you call

In contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression on his

went blank for a moment before answering, “I played golf with some

“With whom?”

her face. At this

have a very different family dynamic than ours—theirs are super complicated, and trust me, you can’t handle it. Don’t

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

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…

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

heart sank at the possibility, and the wrinkles around his eyes scrunched

no longer an effective bargaining

deep thoughts after the somber reminder from

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

had never once brought up the past. Why did she suddenly bring up the topic of

walked around the sofa to pull out a drawer from a

at it for some time before he made

I need your

Rachel prepared some tea and delivered it to the study for

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

of the rare moments in the day when

on her right cheek. Then, an almost unnoticeable frown appeared on his face. “How’s your

touched her

scabs from the nail scratch were already falling

shook her