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

incident at the Hudson Vineyard, to which he responded with shock. “Are you suspecting Jefferey for

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

Yes.

a grave expression, he vowed, “Great. I will help

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

you to the

…

extended into the

she was immediately called to the

you call for

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 were you last

before answering, “I played golf with some friends.

“With whom?”

onto her face. At this point, she was talking

seen eye-to-eye. Look, the Burtons have a very different family dynamic than ours—theirs

“Oh, if I can’t handle their family

“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 our business. As for the life she’s leading at the Burtons…

us. If she has firmly established herself as Mrs. Burton, do you seriously think she’d bother

at the possibility, and the wrinkles around his

the hospital, that is no longer an effective bargaining chip for us. If Rachel manages to capture Justin’s heart, do you really

fell into deep thoughts after the somber

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

up the past. Why did she

around the sofa to pull out a drawer

for some

need your help

Rachel prepared some tea and delivered it to the study

Mrs. Duncan was too unrefined, according to his complaints. Therefore, if Rachel

rare moments in the day when she would

right cheek. Then, an almost unnoticeable

reflexively 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