Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 142:

Shirley’s gaze followed him as he walked away, and a flush of anger colored her cheeks.

With a swift motion, Shirley turned and hurled the vase from the table to the floor in a fit of rage.

Melinda, the one who had stirred the pot, was taken aback by the turn of events.

As Melinda caught sight of Shirley’s seething expression, she approached cautiously, trying to offer some solace. “Don’t hold it against Jake. It’s probably Kallie, filling his ears with nonsense about you. That’s got to be why he’s acting this way.

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Remember, you’re his mom. He truly cares for you.”

A wave of sadness washed over Shirley. “The way he looked at me… it’s as if he doesn’t want me in his life at all anymore,” she murmured.

A flicker of cunning sparked in Melinda’s eyes. “Honestly, he was out of line today. You’ve always wanted what’s best for him, yet he can’t see that and treats you this way! If Dean had been in his place, he certainly wouldn’t have treated you like this.”

Shirley paused, her tears subsiding as she regarded Melinda with a puzzled look. “Isn’t Dean on the brink of divorcing you? And yet you still defend him?”

Melinda managed a sheepish grin. “Dean and I are tangled up in some misunderstandings, but we’re still together. I’m not ready to walk away from him. I need your support. Think about your granddaughter. She’s still so young. What would become of her if I left?”

Shirley rubbed her temples, her voice cold and threatening. “I’ll help you this time, but if you get Dean into trouble again, you can’t blame me for what comes next.”

Melinda quickly nodded, her expression one of complete submission. “I promise I’ll heed your advice.”

Shirley exhaled softly, her gaze shifting to the doorway, her eyes darkening. “You know, you’re right. Dean would never treat me this way. Jake may be my brightest child, but his sharpness makes him difficult to manage. He has never been as compliant as Dean, even since he was a boy.”

a chord with Shirley. A subtle smile of

reeling from pain and dizzy. Jake, without gentleness, shoved

the color from her face as she began

intervene, but he hesitated

wouldn’t have turned to me for help, would you?” Jake’s voice was tense, his dark eyes alight with a fierce

forcefully three times. Just then,

phone, knowing she might face trouble

avoided Jake’s gaze, unable to

even to seek his assistance. Considering their impending

me, huh?” Jake’s irritation flared as Kallie deliberately

abruptly, seizing her

push his hand away but lacked

of Kallie sobbing so

lips, attempting to speak, but only managed to produce faint whimpers

taken aback and leaned in

voice cracking as she whispered, “Jake…

moment, Jake then swept Kallie into his arms,

Kallie came to the Reeves family as a

felt little warmth toward Kallie, who

passed, he recognized his initial

thoughts, only stepped in to defend Kallie when she was bullied, a way he deemed

struggled to articulate “Jake” despite

for her well-being, had lashed out, though his words were harsh, “You don’t have to strain yourself to make me happy.

his words, turned away, and Jake caught

held him back. Perhaps, he reasoned, it was better if Kallie kept her distance