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

the incident at the Hudson Vineyard, to which he

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

Yes.

he vowed, “Great. I

wanted to add something, but she was staring at his hand as she

bring you to

…

of Riverdale that extended into the distant mountains were decorated with

was immediately called to the

did you call for

the house. In contrast, Jefferey had a

weekend?” She went blank for a moment before

“With whom?”

was taken aback again, and guilt crept onto her face. At this point, she was talking in a cautious whisper.

“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 can’t handle it. Don’t hang out too

her protest. “Oh, if I can’t handle their family dynamics, how is that mute going to handle

yourself 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

to us. If she has firmly established herself as Mrs. Burton, do you seriously

sank at the possibility, and the

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 Justin’s heart, do you really think she’d bat an eye at

after the somber

to revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior lately. After some thought, he started to feel that something was

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

a drawer from a side

glared at it for some

need your help to deliver an item to the

and delivered

unrefined, according to his complaints.

moments in the day

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

touched her

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

her head at