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.”

then maneuvered Jerome’s wheelchair aside, as

was tempted to follow but knew all too well

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 deep

toward his elders, indeed held Jerome in high regard just

though his look at Kallie was tinged with complexity. “Even after how

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saying she was just being honest and that there was nothing more to

language but

tighter when Jake announced that he

if Jerome spoke poorly

felt she did nothing wrong. If blame had to be assigned, it surely rested on Kallie for taking things too far. Why did Kallie have to stay in the city, constantly crossing paths with Jake despite

bitterly grasped that, with the backing of the Hayes family now, Kallie was no longer the helpless orphan

In her presence, Jake seemed indifferent to Kallie. But what if Jake fell for Kallie after recalling their shared time together? She couldn’t bear to finish that

Just look at yourself, resting on your looks alone! The Reeves family has rejected you, and soon, the Hayes will follow suit. In this vast world, no one wants

unborn child, she couldn’t

ready and caught Kallie by

day, Kallie lacked the strength

her attack

Sarah’s harmful intent, Kallie ceased her resistance, curling up and shielding her belly as

wasn’t long before Sarah was pulled

ground and stared at Sarah with contempt. “Miss Miller, you show disdain for Kallie, yet it’s clear to all that you’re the one filled with insecurity. You label her an orphan, a voiceless soul with no one to depend on. Yet this very mute has outshined you. Even

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

Jake’s kindness toward her recently and his apparent disregard for Kallie, a nagging thought haunted Sarah—that someday, Kallie might snatch Jake from

to be bested by a woman like

Sarah yelled, having long lost her