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

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

Yes.

vowed, “Great. I will help you

frown and a serious stare. Initially, he wanted

bring you

…

extended into the distant mountains were decorated with gorgeous

Amber was home, she was immediately called to

you call

mood and had been smiling ear-to-ear since she stepped into the house. In contrast,

weekend?” She went blank for a moment before answering, “I played golf with some friends.

“With whom?”

onto her face. At this point, she was talking in a cautious

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

“Oh, if I can’t handle their

voice. “How could you compare 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

to his words. “Dad, have you ever considered this? She isn’t even close to us. If she has firmly established herself as Mrs. Burton, do you seriously think she’d bother

heart sank at the possibility, and the wrinkles around his

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

into deep thoughts after the somber

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

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

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

at it for some time before he

morning. I need your help to deliver an item to

and delivered it

to drinking the tea she made for him. In comparison, the tea prepared by Mrs. Duncan was too unrefined, according to his complaints. Therefore, if Rachel had the time, she would bring him a pot of tea at the same time every

tea delivery was also one of the rare moments in the day when she would

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

touched

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

her