Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 193:

Sarah looked serious. “What’s happening out there? Are those people just hanging around?”

“Miss Miller, you had quite an army keeping me away earlier. They looked beat, so I let them catch some shut-eye. Pretty thoughtful of me, right? Or maybe you’re uneasy about me being here because of what you did to the Hayes family?” Brent’s expression stayed icy.

Several onlookers gave Sarah strange looks. Boris, a Hayes family member, managed to get in. Why was Brent being blocked?

Sarah clenched her teeth. “It’s my birthday bash. I can invite whoever I damn well please. And you and I aren’t exactly friends. Instead of grilling me, why don’t you ask Kallie why she brought Irene here without giving you the heads-up?”

Brent glanced at both Kallie and Irene after hearing Sarah’s retort.

Irene felt a pang of guilt. She hadn’t seen this coming, so, following Kallie’s lead, she kept it all from Brent.

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Brent’s voice softened as he said to Irene, “What are you scared of? I know Kallie asked you to keep this from me. I’m not blaming you.”

Kallie, looking tired, mustered a smile for Brent and signaled that he shouldn’t have come since it brought him trouble.

Brent shook his head. “How could I just stand by and let them trash-talk you?”

Nearby, someone chimed in, “Mr. Hayes, you and Kallie seem tight. Do you know about the shady stuff she’s been up to?”

Brent could reply, someone else cut in,

that you’re here, your cousin’s got video evidence and witnesses. Don’t let Kallie keep pulling the

that’s right,” another voice

straighten this out. My grandpa has always treated Kallie like family, and she’s always shown him respect. There’s never been anything improper between them.

this, he locked

felt Brent’s intense stare, and it sent a chill down his spine. But there was no turning back now. Facing almost certain doom, he decided to take

don’t want to face it, but can you really ignore the video I have? How do you explain our grandpa wanting to leave part of his estate to Kallie, who isn’t even family? I think Kallie tricked our grandpa.

righteousness. It seemed he genuinely cared for Brent and the

the dynamics between my

stood confidently. “I’m absolutely certain. I saw it with my own eyes, and the video

Boris, Brent turned and suggested, “There’s no use arguing. Let’s

think Kallie will admit to it? She’ll deny everything to save her own skin. Asking

at Boris. “Who

hope within him. Jerome was too ill to leave his bed. Brent

By then, it would be too late for Kallie to clear her name, and Brent, due to his closeness with Kallie, would also

Hayes family, Boris felt he and his mother would

regarded Brent with a hint of smug satisfaction. He despised anyone who had looked down on him and his mother. Despite Brent receiving the finest education from the Hayes family, what difference did it make? Brent would

from reconciled. He and Brent were both from the Hayes family. If Brent could inherit the family estate, why couldn’t

parted, making way for someone pushing

wore that smug smile on his face, but when he saw Jerome roll in, safe and sound, looking

even as Boris smiled, his eyes widened in

way!” Boris panicked, fumbling for