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.

by his reaction,

Why didn’t you mention this earlier? My dear, I am so sorry for this whole ordeal. I apologize on my granddaughter’s

led her to the seat of honor, treating her with more

taken aback, sat down, her face reflecting her

I…” Stella stammered, equally shocked by her grandfather’s reaction to hearing Hayden’s name. She was about to offer a rehearsed excuse

of blaming someone from Hayden’s studio! Framing? You’ve truly disappointed

in her eyes. The arrogance she had shown earlier was now

their allowances or punish them harshly. Despite her hatred for Kallie, Stella found herself stepping forward, adopting a tone of false remorse. “I’m sorry, Kallie. I

sign her response. However, knowing not everyone understood sign language, she

wouldn’t cause this type of damage. Items restored by Hayden’s studio are almost as sturdy as the originals. They

trying to humiliate Stella. She was simply stating the facts. She refused to let anyone think that the

at the bracelet 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 like it was deliberately struck with a hammer or

bracelet closely. With a sharp intake of breath, he

the realization that her scheme had

on a friend or a servant who supposedly broke the

face, too frightened to

perfect for Jerome’s banquet, checking each one meticulously. Any defect would have been noticed,

when I was a child, he caught me climbing a tree, pulled me down, and gave me

back to Kallie, Jerome’s tone softened. “I’m truly sorry for any trouble caused today. I’ll

that she was satisfied now

so familiar to me? Aren’t you the little girl from the Reeves family, Kallie?”