Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 81:

After Jerome finished speaking, even Kallie was taken aback, her eyes wide with shock.

Her mind raced with questions. How did Jerome know all this? How had he discovered that Stella was behind the arson and slander? Had he been investigating on his own? Or had it been Jerome, not Brent, who had dealt with the rumors online?

Kallie stared at Jerome in disbelief, overwhelmed by the possibilities.

Meanwhile, Stella was terrified. Her face paled, and she gasped, her eyes wide with fear and guilt. She fumbled for words. “Grandpa, who told you this? None of it’s true! I didn’t do any of…”

“Who told me?” Jerome’s anger intensified. “I have evidence! Do you think I’m just an old fool who can’t tell right from wrong? I had it investigated!”

With each word, Stella became more flustered.

“Corey!” Jerome called out to the butler. “Go to my study and bring the file bag from my desk.”

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Corey Munoz, the butler, immediately hurried upstairs.

Stella’s complexion turned ghostly pale. She knew even an apology would be useless now. Knowing Jerome’s temper, she could already see her future crumbling before her. Her only hope was to somehow prove the evidence false.

“Grandpa, if you don’t believe me, ask Kallie!” Stella cried out, trying to shift the focus. “Does she really think I’m capable of such things? She’s slandering me because I’m friends with Sarah!”

Sarah caused the other members of the Hayes family

asked, her voice filled with fake confidence,

guessed that Kallie might have gathered evidence but hoped there was still a

finger at Kallie, her eyes pleading with Jerome, tears streaming down her cheeks. To the uninformed, she might have looked like a

one to be swayed by such an act. His sharp gaze turned to Kallie, softening slightly as he asked,

room’s attention shifted to

daring Kallie to betray her. Stella was already planning to run to Sarah, confident that Sarah would twist the story

to Jerome that she

“Kallie is my distinguished guest. I will personally investigate anything concerning her. Stella,

realized too late that Kallie had ignored her silent threats, leaving her

with a satchel

called out to Stella’s

drained of color. His body shook as he

for everyone

the late hour, no one dared mention dinner.

the fire at

have you lost your voice from

terrified, raised

picture. Even those

arsonists, hired thugs, had been caught. Their testimonies matched: they were hired by Stella’s