Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 195:

Kallie felt neither touched nor moved. She merely thought it absurd. Was Jake threatening Brent? What Jake implied was that their relationship was still ongoing, and the affairs of the Reeves family had no bearing on the Hayes.

Brent’s fists tightened. It looked as though he could hardly bear it any longer.

Kallie, fearing the situation might escalate, quickly stepped up and seized Brent’s arm. She shook her head, cautioning him against rash actions, knowing that falling into Jake and Sarah’s snare would only lead to their defeat.

Catching Kallie’s warning, Brent inhaled deeply, managing to restrain himself.

Jake’s eyes dropped. Noticing Kallie clutching Brent’s arm stirred a discomfort within him, souring his mood further.

“I’m not in the mood to discuss this. I need to speak with Jerome,” Jake declared, his eyes lifting to meet Brent’s with a renewed chill.

Without awaiting a reply, Jake strode toward Jerome.

As Jake passed, he brushed against Brent’s shoulder. To an onlooker, it might have seemed accidental, but Brent was certain—it was a calculated taunt from Jake.

Brent clenched his jaw, casting a side glance at Kallie, struggling to contain his irritation.

As Jake approached, Jerome’s associates tensed, forming a protective circle around Jerome and eyeing Jake with suspicion.

Jake simply arched an eyebrow, choosing to remain silent.

Jerome cleared his throat, trying to diffuse the tension. “It’s okay,” he declared, then gave Jake a pointed look. “It’s been too long since we last had a proper talk, Jake.”

Jake responded with a sincere smile, “True. I meant to visit the hospital a while back, but just couldn’t make the time.”

Jerome’s wheelchair aside, as if to stall their

tempted to follow but knew all too well how

noticing Brent’s apprehension, reassured him with soothing gestures that practically said, “Don’t worry. Jake might come off as unpredictable and a bit stern, but

known for his respect toward his elders, indeed held Jerome in high regard just

though his look at Kallie was tinged with complexity. “Even after how he has treated you, you still

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a weariness evident in her demeanor. She signed, her gestures saying she was just being honest and that there was nothing more to it. She added that

observed their exchange, unable to decipher Kallie’s sign language but understanding Brent’s words clearly. Kallie and Brent seemed to

tightened in Sarah’s stomach, growing tighter when Jake announced that

Jerome spoke poorly

wrong. If blame had to be assigned, it surely rested on Kallie for taking things too far. Why

bitterly grasped that, with the backing of the Hayes family now, Kallie was

had shared a childhood. In her presence, Jake seemed indifferent to Kallie. But what if Jake fell for Kallie after

are you satisfied now? Just look at yourself, resting on your looks alone! The Reeves family has rejected you, and soon, the Hayes will

as groundless, but when Sarah started attacking her unborn child, she couldn’t contain her anger. She raised her hand to slap

and caught Kallie by

that day, Kallie lacked the strength to

her

Kallie ceased her resistance, curling up and shielding her

before Sarah

show disdain for Kallie, yet it’s clear to all that you’re the one filled with insecurity.

shifted to Jake, and her anger intensified. She had invested significant effort into forging a bond

Kallie, a nagging thought haunted Sarah—that someday,

not to be bested

yelled, having long