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

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

returned to the topic. “So, are

Yes.

grave expression, he vowed, “Great. I will

stare. Initially, he wanted to add something, but she was

you to

…

of Riverdale that extended into the

was home, she was immediately called to the

did you call for

smiling ear-to-ear since she stepped into the house. In contrast, Jefferey had a serious expression on his face as

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

“With whom?”

aback again, and guilt crept onto her face. At this

the Burtons have a very different family dynamic than ours—theirs are super complicated, and trust me, you

I can’t handle their family dynamics, how is

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

no attention 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

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

longer an effective bargaining chip for us. If Rachel manages to capture Justin’s heart, do you really think she’d bat

deep thoughts after the somber

revisit Rachel’s unusual behavior lately. After some thought, he started to feel

brought up the past. Why did she suddenly bring up the topic of some herbal medicine formula after a

the sofa to pull out a drawer from

glared at it for some time before he made

need your help

prepared some tea and delivered

Duncan was too unrefined, according to his complaints. Therefore, if Rachel had the time, she would bring him a pot of tea at

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

Then, an almost unnoticeable frown

touched

the scabs from the nail scratch were already falling

shook her head