Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 139:

Sophia’s trembling subsided, her sobs growing quieter as guilt and fear overwhelmed her.

Boris cursed “idiot” in his mind.

In an attempt to salvage the situation and steer the group’s attention away from his mother’s guilty expression, Boris dropped to his knees abruptly, the impact echoing crisply in the room. He faced the direction of Jerome’s ward and bowed his head repeatedly against the floor.

Brent’s expression darkened, a frown creasing his brow as he watched contemplatively.

Boris then launched into a theatrical display, crying loudly. He crawled on his knees toward Brent and clutched at the fabric of Brent’s pants, his demeanor desperate.

“Brent, if it turns out my mother really did something so vile, then she’s lower than any beast. It’d be justified, even to cast her out,” Boris pleaded, voice choked with emotion, “But please, I urge you to delve deeply into this.

My mother is so timid. She can’t even bear to crush an ant, much less harm a human, especially not her own father.”

Boris’s performance was convincing. It tugged at the heartstrings of everyone there, compelling some to tears.

Yet, Brent remained unmoved, his judgment unclouded. He looked down at Boris, his voice calm and steady. “Why the rush, Boris? I haven’t accused her outright yet. I’m merely suspicious and wish to speak with her.”

Boris’s gaze flitted nervously around as his cries continued unabated. “I realize that ever since my mother and I came back to the Hayes family, you’ve been resentful, believing we have no place here. But I’m not here to vie with you for anything. The Hayes estate, including the Hayes Group, is yours. Just please, show some compassion. Our lives have been difficult. Keeping us around is like having two more pets in the house.”

Some onlookers couldn’t keep silent any longer.

“How can someone be so cruel? To think of killing one’s own father!”

“Perhaps he’s seizing the opportunity to drive them away.”

Whispers and murmurs rose among the members of the Hayes family. A number of them had harbored grievances against Brent but had found no reason to confront him—until now.

“We are family, after all. It’s one thing for you to disregard us and wish us gone under normal circumstances, but now, standing before you are your own aunt and cousin. Can you really be so merciless? It’s been evident to everyone that this mother and son have been tirelessly tending to Jerome

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intended any harm to Jerome, they would have acted much sooner. Why would they wait until now? Brent, could it be that you’re the one wishing for Jerome’s swift departure? Once he passes, the entire Hayes legacy falls

his jaw and delivered a forceful punch to

man didn’t even

With his hands covering his face, he yelled out dramatically, “Brent, why

on video and promptly uploaded online, where it quickly spread

real story, many viewers fell for Boris’s act, bombarding Brent’s social media with malicious

began to boycott the products and subsidiaries of the

oblivious to the

she would be back to her single life once she secured the divorce certificate tomorrow, a milestone that was expected to bring joy. Yet, she was restless, spending the night awake, tossing and turning, unable to find

time with the Reeves family surged, filling Kallie’s mind with scenes of school days and living alongside them. Their wedding day stood out with

ceremony, Jake had been visibly unhappy, his

considered calling off the wedding at

made had unexpectedly taken hold with Roderick, who not only

an affair attended mostly by members

to speak to Roderick to stop the wedding if Jake

beyond repair. However, when she approached him, Jake’s response was frosty. He gripped her chin firmly, his eyes devoid of warmth. “What, still

day, during what should have been the happiest occasion of her life,

was baffled, unable to

ceremony, whispers and jeers circled

was unworthy of Jake, suggesting she must have

were correct on one thing: Kallie

all she could do was silently endure the mockery and derision thrown

ceremony, Kallie sought Jake, needing to speak with him. However, she found him with bodyguards, beating up those who

was intense, his tone icy as he questioned them. “Who do you think you