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

topic. “So, are you

Yes.

a grave expression, he vowed, “Great. I

wanted to

you

…

the skies of Riverdale that extended into the distant mountains

Amber was home, she was

did you call for

the house. In contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression on his face as he interrogated

moment before answering, “I played golf with some friends.

“With whom?”

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

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

if I can’t handle their family dynamics,

Mrs. Burton. As long as she is still Justin’s wife, we could borrow the prestige of the Burtons to run our business.

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

and the wrinkles around his eyes

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

after the somber reminder

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 something was

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

a drawer from a side dresser, from which

it for some

need your help to deliver an

and delivered

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

also one of the rare moments in the day when she

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

reflexively touched her

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

her head