Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 23:

“I swear I didn’t lie…” The man pinned to the floor wailed as Jake’s investigator hovered nearby. Jake watched, his expression unreadable.

Steven couldn’t stand it any longer. He strode over and delivered a precise kick to a sensitive spot on the man’s leg. The man jerked from the pain, his voice cut off by the sudden shock.

“Make another sound, and I’ll cripple you,” Steven warned, his tone cold and threatening, reminiscent of a ruthless mob boss.

Silence fell. The man clamped his mouth shut, fear evident in his eyes.

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Shortly after, updates arrived from both the bank and the telecom company. The bank verified the man’s claims. He had indeed initiated a transfer to Kallie as the receipt indicated. Yet, it was a scheduled transaction, and the funds had only reached Kallie’s account about thirty minutes ago, explaining why Kallie hadn’t noticed them yet.

From the telecom company came Kallie’s communication logs for the last month. Unable to make calls, her record showed no outgoing calls, only missed ones from delivery services, which she replied to with texts. Occasionally, there were messages to the housekeeper and Linsey, but none to or from the man.

Technicians soon unearthed the truth. The messages allegedly from Kallie on the man’s phone were fabricated through a counterfeit base station. It was a clear setup against Kallie.

With her name proven innocent, Kallie lifted her gaze to meet Jake’s, her eyes brimming with a silent sorrow, dimmed by the ordeal.

in his throat preventing him from

function this time. Instead, she typed out her message and turned the screen toward Jake. “I would

hair. “I know,” he whispered, his voice

eyed Jake warily before typing once

with patience, but upon reading her next message, his expression chilled to a stark frost. “Can we divorce now? I can write you an IOU for the twenty million.

Jake’s voice was low, his teeth clenched to steer clear of the word “divorce” in front

you don’t care for me, yet I

corridor became eerily still. He lingered in front of Kallie,

manage things now,” Steven declared, his voice heavy with

man, yet the dilemma

to frame her as

left alone as Jake exited, involuntarily stepped back, stammering, “I… I had no idea. I truly

from Steven, weakly chimed in, “It was me… I deceived Sarah… I just aimed to swindle her out of money, so I fed her these lies.

tilting his head toward the man. “You’re quite loyal, protecting your employer. But you might want

Kallie and Linsey remained

sat down beside Kallie. “I’m staying right

urged Linsey to