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

Vineyard, to which he responded with shock.

to the topic. “So, are you going to leave the Burton’s after you get to the

Yes.

vowed, “Great. I will help you

that, she reacted with a frown and a serious stare. Initially, he wanted to add something, but she

you to the

…

Riverdale that extended into the

was home, she was immediately

did you call

contrast, Jefferey had

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

“With whom?”

guilt crept onto her face. At this point, she was talking

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

handle their family dynamics, how is that mute going to handle

as Mrs. Burton. As long as she is still Justin’s wife,

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

sank at the possibility, and the wrinkles around his

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

after

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

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

sofa to pull out a drawer from a

it for some time before he

tomorrow morning. I need your help to deliver an

Rachel prepared some tea and delivered

was too unrefined, according to his complaints. Therefore, if Rachel had the time, she would bring him

delivery was also one of the rare moments in the day

cheek. Then, an almost unnoticeable frown

touched her

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

her head at