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.

and one man boldly confronted Brent. “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

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they had 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

his jaw and

didn’t even

tension, reveling in the ensuing chaos. With his hands covering his face, he yelled out dramatically, “Brent, why are you attacking me? It’s fine. If

was captured on video and promptly

of the real story, many viewers fell for Boris’s act, bombarding

boycott the products and subsidiaries of the Hayes Group, demanding Brent’s resignation or threatening a

remained oblivious to the online uproar, her mind

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 peace. Jake’s fate haunted her

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

visibly unhappy,

off the wedding at one

made had unexpectedly taken hold with Roderick,

lavish, was an affair attended mostly by

to Roderick to stop the wedding if

was frosty. He gripped her chin firmly, his eyes devoid of warmth. “What, still not satisfied? What else do you want from me? Do you want

and mocking, echoed in Kallie’s mind. So the following day, during what should have

to grasp why happiness

whispers and jeers

of Jake, suggesting she must have seduced

correct on one thing: Kallie was

do was silently endure the mockery and

she found him with bodyguards, beating up those

do