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?”

reply, someone else cut in, “He’s probably clueless. Don’t

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

that’s right,” another

today, I already know everything. I insisted on coming here to straighten this out. My grandpa has always

said this, he

stare, and it sent a chill down his spine. But there was no turning back

you 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. He’s as much a victim as we

air of righteousness. It seemed he genuinely cared for Brent and

was cold as he questioned, “You’re certain about the dynamics between

with my own eyes, and the video backs me

no use arguing. Let’s ask the person directly. That will

it? She’ll deny everything to save her own skin. Asking

smiled strangely at Boris. “Who said I planned to ask

glimmer of hope within him. Jerome was too ill to leave his

had briefed his mother before putting his plan into motion. If needed, his mother could expedite Jerome’s demise. By then, it would be too late for

Reeves families and various branches of the Hayes family, Boris felt he and his mother would have

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

the Hayes family. If Brent could inherit

the crowd parted, making way for someone

when he saw Jerome roll in, safe and

widened in shock. It was

for his