Chapter 141:

Shirley gestured to the bodyguards and said, “Go ahead. But leave her face alone. Just break her legs. Since she’s disabled already, we might as well ensure she’s not a burden to anyone in the future.”

Kallie’s tears flowed freely, driven by stark terror.

She lay pinned to the floor, the fear and anxiety causing a sharp pain in her belly. Her complexion turned deathly pale.

Kallie made desperate signs at Shirley, trying to say that she was pregnant. What they were doing was as good as murder.

But Shirley failed to understand Kallie’s frantic gestures.

Melinda urged her on, saying, “Look how defiant she is. She must be cursing you right now.”

This made Shirley even more incensed. She advanced in her high heels, seized Kallie by the hair, and yanked it viciously.

Kallie winced in pain, lifting her head, her expression one of fierce determination.

Shirley scoffed, “Cursing me? It doesn’t matter. I’m going to teach you a lesson regardless. You don’t belong in the Reeves family, not by a long shot. Were it not for your manipulation of Roderick to corner my son into marrying you, you wouldn’t even be here.

Jake had far better options than a mute like you. Do you have any idea how much ridicule he faces wherever he goes? And here you are, a mute causing disgrace, cavorting with other men. A woman like you deserves nothing but damnation!”

Kallie’s lips parted, but no words came out, only a series of unsettling, eerie noises.

Shirley released her grip and tossed Kallie away disdainfully before coldly commanding, “Hit her!”

severe, nearly causing Kallie to black out from

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the overwhelming pain, Kallie’s resolve hardened. This had to stop. She had a baby in her belly. Continued violence was sure

to shield her abdomen, curling up against

demeanor changing

on a chilling sharpness. “Forget the

looked at Melinda, puzzled by her

realized she

about to strike Kallie’s belly, a commanding voice

man. She hastened toward him, her smile forced, yet her eyes shimmered with guilt.

grimacing in agony. “Had I not returned, you might

trouble, fussing over her meal. You’re likely unaware that she

aware,” Jake replied

knew?

question, casting a scornful glance

was a portrait of dread, her

one who informed Dean about the peril his international transport business faced due to Melinda’s relatives. We dodged a bullet this time. Think about it—drunk driving on the highway. Do you grasp the gravity of that? A single mistake could have been catastrophic,” Jake

intently and

minor squabbles involving Dean’s company and the Hayes family, while Kallie apparently supported the Hayes faction. In the

now. The stakes were

her footing in shock. She whirled around to face Melinda, her eyes blazing with

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