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

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

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

Yes.

expression, he vowed, “Great.

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

bring you to

…

Riverdale that extended into the distant

home, she was immediately

you call for

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

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

“With whom?”

onto her face. At this point,

Jefferey’s expression fell. “Jason and 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, you

their family dynamics, how

Justin’s wife, we could borrow the prestige of the Burtons to run our business. As for the life she’s leading

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

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

Grandma. Now that Grandma’s out of the hospital, that is no longer an effective bargaining chip for us. If

thoughts after the somber reminder from

his ears, prompting him to revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior lately. After

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

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

for some

need your help to

the night, Rachel prepared some tea and delivered it to the study for

was too unrefined, according to his complaints. Therefore,

rare moments in the day when she would meet with

up and rested his gaze on her right cheek. Then, an

reflexively touched her

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

shook her head