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. “Are you suspecting Jefferey for killing

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

Yes.

expression, he vowed, “Great. I

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

will bring you to

…

that extended into the distant mountains were

Amber was home, she was immediately called to the

did you

had been smiling ear-to-ear since she stepped into the house. In contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression

a moment before answering, “I played

“With whom?”

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

have never seen eye-to-eye. Look, the Burtons have a very different family dynamic than ours—theirs

“Oh, if I can’t handle their family

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…

close to us. If she has firmly established herself as Mrs. Burton, do you seriously

sank at the possibility, and the wrinkles around his eyes scrunched

this, she had 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. If Rachel manages to capture Justin’s heart, do you really think she’d

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

Why did she suddenly bring

around the sofa to pull out a drawer from a side dresser, from which he took out a brown-colored

some time

I need your help to deliver an item to

some tea and

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

the rare moments in the

up and rested his gaze on her right cheek. Then,

touched her

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

her