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

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

Yes.

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

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

bring you to the

…

extended into the distant mountains were

she was immediately called

did you

had 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

weekend?” She went blank for a moment before answering, “I played

“With whom?”

was taken aback again, and guilt crept onto her face. At

She is 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

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

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.

words. “Dad, have you ever considered this? She isn’t even close to us. If

sank at the possibility, and

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

after she left, her words were still echoing in his ears, prompting him to revisit Rachel’s unusual

Hudsons, she had never once brought up the past. Why did she suddenly bring up the topic of some herbal medicine

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

at it for some time

morning. I need your

prepared some tea and delivered it

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

moments in the day when she would meet with

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

reflexively touched

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

shook her