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

Hudson Vineyard, to which he responded with shock. “Are you suspecting

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 to

Yes.

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

wanted to add something, but she was

bring you to the

…

that extended into the distant mountains were decorated with gorgeous

she was immediately called

did you

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

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

“With whom?”

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

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 dynamic than ours—theirs are super complicated, and trust me, you can’t handle it. Don’t hang out too much with

I can’t handle their family dynamics,

to Rachel? I only need her there as Mrs. Burton. As long as she is still Justin’s wife, we

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

and the wrinkles around

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

thoughts after

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

did she suddenly bring up the topic of some herbal medicine formula after a mere few days of marrying into

walked around the sofa to pull out a drawer

some time

come over tomorrow morning. I need your

tea and delivered it

him. In comparison, the tea prepared by Mrs. Duncan was too unrefined, according to his complaints.

one of the rare moments in the day when she would

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

touched

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

her