Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 166:

As Kallie looked up, she noticed Edgar’s troubled expression. She didn’t press him further. If he was reluctant to speak, it likely meant that Jake had asked him to stay silent.

A shadow crossed Kallie’s face, and she signaled her acceptance of his silence, indicating she wouldn’t pry further.

Kallie told Edgar to take good care of Jake, as she had other things to do and needed to leave.

Edgar nodded, his features strained. “I’ll arrange a ride for you,” he said.

Just then, footsteps echoed sharply through the area.

“Bitch, what did you do to my son?” Shirley burst onto the scene, her anger palpable as she struck Kallie across the face, stunning everyone present.

The slap came so swiftly that even Edgar was caught off guard.

As Shirley approached with an entourage, Edgar’s headache intensified. How did the news spread so quickly?

Edgar immediately directed the bodyguards to shield Kallie.

Stepping forward with a forced smile, Edgar tried to defuse the situation. “Please, there’s no need for concern,” he assured Shirley smoothly. “Mr. Reeves merely has a stomachache. He collapsed from exhaustion. Kallie isn’t involved.”

“Do you think you can still conceal the truth from me?” Shirley shot back, her eyes flashing with accusation.

Her anger remained unquelled. “Sarah has told me everything! Kallie brazenly refused to leave Jake alone, stirring up constant turmoil. Jake has been losing sleep for days because of her antics! Today, who knows what mischief she concocted that led Jake to take her out, only for him to collapse! I’ve always known my son to be robust ever since he was little. How could he suddenly fall ill like this?”

Shirley’s sharp gaze then turned toward Kallie, laden with icy disdain and suspicion. “I’m aware you and my son are divorcing, and I’m told it’s because you’ve found someone else. Jake probably wants you to walk away empty-handed, but you won’t have it, so you’re plotting against him, aren’t you?”

Kallie nursed her cheek. At times, she couldn’t help but marvel at Shirley’s wild imagination. From a mere hint of a narrative, Shirley could spin a whole saga.

Kallie brushed the bodyguard’s hand aside and stood resolute before Shirley. She began typing on her phone, “Are you suggesting that I’ve done something to Jake

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really mattered to me, those things wouldn’t have ended up in your hands

caught Kallie’s drift immediately. A flicker of guilt

Kallie a substantial inheritance, including cash, several firms, and

why Roderick had been so lavish with Kallie. Everyone, except for

envy fueled numerous disputes between

and Jake were engaged, though their relationship

Since Roderick had explicitly left those assets to Kallie, they rightfully belonged to her, and nobody could dispute

discontented with the

let the tension worsen. Thus, she proposed relinquishing her

did

have so easily relinquished those things back then. The internal strife of the Reeves family was, after all, irrelevant to her. Over the years, Kallie had endured significant bullying and icy glares, primarily from her mother-in-law,

sharper. “Who can say what you were actually thinking at the time? Perhaps you were just putting on a show for Jake. After all, by marrying him and taking on the title of his wife, you would stand

already informed

her? Just bring her to the station and let the police handle it. They’ll uncover whatever

Edgar’s eyelids fluttered. The situation

her response. “Fine, I’ll wait right here for

gave Kallie a sharp look before hurrying toward Jake’s

and staring down at her. “See? I was the one who suggested we call the police. I even said you probably had a hand in Jake’s sudden fainting. Everyone sided with me instantly,

her temper but simply signed to say Sarah was

puzzled, glanced at Edgar for an

“Miss Miller, so it was you who decided to involve the police,” he commented dryly. “Just

out for him. After all, he and Kallie went out together, and while