Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 161:

Upon finding that alcohol could alleviate his pain, Jake often drowned himself in it. However, when he sobered up, the pain resurfaced with even greater intensity.

Edgar observed Jake’s gradual recovery and let out a mixed sigh of relief and frustration. “Mr. Reeves, I realize you’re upset, but drinking isn’t the solution. Look at the toll it’s taking on your health.”

Jake, with a flicker of impatience in his voice, shut his eyes. “What? You think I’m on my deathbed?”

Edgar didn’t reply to this, though he felt compelled to persist. “The doctors make a good point. You might want to consider…”

“Edgar!” Jake cut him off sharply. “If you bring this up again, I’ll let you go on the spot, got it?”

Edgar exhaled quietly to himself. After a moment’s thought, his mind turned to Kallie. Perhaps she was the only one Jake might listen to.

Noticing Edgar’s thoughtful look, Jake opened his eyes, his gaze stern. “If you even think about telling Kallie, it won’t just end with firing you. This needs to stay under wraps. No one else can find out. She’s close to Brent; that complicates things.”

Edgar grasped the depth of Jake’s concerns. It wasn’t just about secrecy. Jake didn’t want Kallie to worry.

Respecting Jake’s decision, Edgar complied and said nothing more.

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Night had fallen, prompting Edgar to arrange for the doctors’ overnight stay in the villa, planning their departure for the next morning.

Boris, however, spent the entire night kneeling outside, and by dawn, he had succumbed to exhaustion, now sprawled and unkempt on the ground.

Kallie, disturbed by restless thoughts, had barely slept and rose early. Curiosity drove her to discover why the doctors were present.

Stepping outside, Kallie was taken aback by the sight of someone lying on the ground outside the villa.

a nearby room, holding her breath as the sounds moved past her hiding spot and gradually faded. With a quiet sigh of relief, she

bone, Boris stirred from his cold slumber. He stood up, keenly aware of his ragged

and disregard for others, he had

Boris to believe he would eventually be invited inside. Yet, the dawn

wealth, he enjoyed the status of being his father’s

his return to the affluent Hayes household, he experienced

would do to him once he returned, given what he had done. Swearing under his breath,

gaze anxiously, Boris

a frosty smirk. “You seem to have quite a bone to pick with me.

shook his head. “No, no, it’s not you. I was berating myself for my incompetence, allowing Brent to corner me like

appeared effortlessly chic in his casual yet elegant

He yearned for the authority and stature that Jake embodied, aspiring to

and wield power as well?” Boris grumbled to himself, his gaze

Boris’s eyes, Jake signaled with a hand,

each sheltered by an umbrella, yet none extended such courtesy to Boris. It was obvious that Jake was

it with a sycophantic smile. “Mr. Reeves,

want to take down Brent, don’t

line. I wouldn’t have come to you otherwise.

who delivered the

Boris nodded, gobbled apologies.

what can you tell me about

fond of Kallie too, though I’m not sure how significant she really

“From what you’ve observed, how close

“It was me who sent you those photos and videos. They aren’t fake. If you

from Boris as he