Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 153:

Hearing Irene’s account, Kallie felt a twinge of unease. She hadn’t realized things were so serious on Brent’s end. Despite this, Brent was doing his utmost to assist her.

Boris, who seldom interacted with Kallie, consistently kept a cordial tone during their brief exchanges and had even offered help the last time they met.

Yet Kallie couldn’t dismiss a nagging suspicion about Boris’ true intentions. It seemed there might be layers to this situation yet uncovered.

Both Brent and Boris noticed Kallie simultaneously.

Brent made to walk over, but Boris was quicker, dashing toward Kallie with enthusiasm.

Boris called out, voice tinged with surprise, “I didn’t expect to see you here!”

Kallie offered a polite smile, typing a message on her phone explaining she was here to meet Brent.

“Kallie is a friend,” Brent told Boris sharply. “You should concentrate on understanding the project over there. They want you to learn from me, not delve into my private life.”

A frown crossed Boris’ face, his expression wounded. “Brent, why must you put it that way? You know I don’t have a choice. They—”

“That’s enough,” Brent said, cutting Boris off with an impatient wave of his hand. “Can you leave now?”

Boris, with a reluctant nod, turned and left.

Kallie watched Boris go, her brow furrowed with concern. She typed some words on her phone, cautioning Brent not to antagonize Boris on her account. After all, with Jake’s watchful eyes on Brent, making an enemy of Boris could complicate things further.

Brent’s face remained stern. “I’m not targeting him because of you. I genuinely can’t stand the guy. If he wasn’t my aunt’s son, I’d have thrown him out a long time ago. Anyway, let’s drop that subject. What brings you here today?”

glanced at

signaled that she was the one who had stubbornly insisted on getting out for some fresh

slightly. “In that

Brent’s evident concern for Kallie sparked an idea

prodding from Kallie, Brent finally opened up about the troubles the

suddenly stabbed the Hayes

to work with us. After all, cooperation is supposed to be mutual,” Brent said with a

for peace, the client seemed uninterested in coexisting

tactics, and now they were even sabotaging the reputation

with Jerome no longer in the picture,

present but was previously overlooked to maintain the relationship between the two families. Yet, following recent events, they declared that the Hayes family had wasted their final opportunity at

a wave of sympathy for

well, Brent had been the one managing

amounted to defamation, though the motive remained a

he noticed Kallie’s concerned expression. He couldn’t resist reassuring her.

on her phone. “Can you tell me what kind of person you’ve been dealing with? I assume if they were truly unreasonable, you wouldn’t have kept the

lips curled into a bitter smile, admiration flickering in his

doubt they’d have acted

standing in the industry. If he failed to mend this situation and word got out, it

being a sizable entity, the Hayes Group was not immune to

that even a minor mishap could cause

down messages, suggesting she might have a

then, Boris dashed over, his eyes alight with enthusiasm. “Brent, their