Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 37:

“Seriously? This long of a video? How are we supposed to watch them all? Are you doing this on purpose?” Stella blurted out in frustration as the USB was connected and the banquet hall’s projector lit up, revealing the files.

Stored on the USB were video files totaling over ten hours.

“Just focus on the finished image,” Jake interjected sharply, his tone cutting through the rising chatter.

Kallie, surprised by Jake’s unexpected defense, shot him a quick look. Stella, however, turned noticeably red-faced as whispers and soft laughter spread among the guests.

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“Why does the younger Hayes daughter seem so flustered? Is she hiding something?”

“What’s her reason for framing Mrs. Reeves?”

Gripping her skirt tightly, Stella’s mind raced, trying to find a way to deflect the growing suspicion.

Meanwhile, Kallie navigated the computer and played the video showcasing the fully restored bracelet. The high-definition footage zoomed in, showing the bracelet immaculate, as though untouched by time. Even the seams, where the fragments had been meticulously glued, were invisible to the naked eye.

Gasps filled the room as the guests witnessed the flawless restoration.

In the video, Kallie carefully placed the newly restored bracelet into a box, which Hayden had sealed with his unique stamp and emblem. Although Hayden was not visible in the footage, his distinctive seal was unmistakable.

“You work at Hayden’s restoration studio?” Jerome exclaimed, his voice filled with surprise as he hurried over to Kallie.

reaction, Kallie

for this whole ordeal. I apologize on

as he took Kallie’s hand and led her to the seat of honor, treating her

aback, sat down, her face reflecting her

equally shocked by her grandfather’s reaction to hearing Hayden’s name.

Reeves! The audacity of blaming someone from

mean to,” Stella stuttered, tears brimming in her eyes. The arrogance she had shown earlier was now replaced with

Stella found herself stepping forward, adopting a tone of false remorse.

her response. However, knowing not everyone understood sign language, she was about to type her response on her phone when Jake stepped

damage. Items restored by Hayden’s studio are almost as sturdy as

wasn’t trying to humiliate Stella. She was simply stating the facts. She refused

that Jerome had set aside, while Jake interpreted her signs, saying, “The damage to this bracelet wasn’t caused by a fall or accident. It looks

a sharp

from guilt, but from the realization that her scheme had been exposed. She put on a

“You’re going to claim ignorance now? Blame it on a friend or a servant who supposedly broke the bracelet? Do you

her face, too

for Jerome’s banquet, checking each one meticulously. Any defect

he caught me climbing a tree, pulled me down, and gave me a spanking, saying it was a lesson from my father. After that,

any trouble caused today. I’ll make sure to visit Hayden later and personally apologize for

her head, indicating that she was satisfied

me? Aren’t you the little girl from the Reeves family, Kallie?” Jerome