Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 197:

Behind the screen, a tall man loomed, idly smoking by the window.

At the sound of Sarah’s inquiries, the man turned slowly, a chill smile playing on his lips. “Miss Miller, are you really starting with questions for me? Well, I have one for you. Answer me. Why did today’s plan not unfold as we arranged? More importantly, you failed. Can you explain that?”

Sarah’s spirits plummeted, her eyes clouding with guilt, her confidence slipping away. “My plan today was much like yours. It’s just that luck was on Kallie’s side. How could I know that old man from the Hayes family had been pretending to be sick all the while? It’s not my fault. Who could have anticipated that?”

“Crack!” A sharp noise echoed as the man violently slammed a cup onto the floor, shattering it.

Sarah flinched and instinctively stepped back.

Instantly, several bodyguards closed in around her, their stares icy and menacing.

Caught between anxiety and ire, Sarah turned to confront the man behind the screen. “What is the meaning of this?”

“You disregard my directives, yet you have the nerve to challenge me here. How dare you!” Despite the man’s flat tone, a sinister chill lurked beneath his words.

Sarah shivered involuntarily. Clenching her teeth, she retorted, “My plan and arrangement today were indeed flawed. Yet, even if everything had gone as you had planned, with Kallie backed by the Hayes family, success was far from certain. Isn’t it a stretch to blame me for this failure?”

The man responded with a sneer, “It appears you still haven’t recognized your faults yet, Miss Miller.”

His words struck a nerve, draining the color from Sarah’s face.

Before Sarah could question his intentions, she found herself swiftly restrained, her hands and feet securely bound.

Gone was Sarah’s earlier defiance. Recalling the man’s ruthless methods, she regretted provoking him. She had truly been flirting with danger.

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distressed state, the man’s grin widened into a grotesque sneer, his eyes gleaming with undisguised venom. “Miss Miller, I believe Jake has developed strong feelings for you. Perhaps he’s truly fallen for you. Given your feelings and compassion for him, why not endure this ordeal on his

sooner had the man finished speaking than one of his subordinates produced a medical

desperately, her eyes wide with fear. Her voice shook as she spoke, “He… He does care about me, just not deeply yet.

by Sarah’s words, the subordinate continued his actions,

gripped Sarah, and she closed

screen, the man waved dismissively. “Enough.

Sarah collapsed to the ground,

issued his warning. “If you fail to comply next time, the medicine will be administered to you. By then,

her heart, Sarah said cautiously,

toward

clumsily and exited the

man and spoke cautiously. “From what I’ve observed today, it’s clear Jake has no feelings for Kallie. Perhaps he doesn’t love her at all. Yet, he seems to genuinely shield Sarah.

what Jake is like. Frankly, I doubt he will fall for someone like Sarah. However, I wouldn’t rule out the possibility of some residual feelings from their history. Your guys have been medicating Jake, but he seems

the subordinate replied,

at Sarah’s bustling birthday celebration below, his lips curling into a subtle

in the hospital, Jake’s first reaction was to scan

shadow of disappointment crossed Jake’s face, which was

Edgar’s subordinates, assuming Jake was searching for Sarah, brought her

She rushed to his side, her eyes filled with concern. “Are you okay? Do you still

okay. There’s no need to worry about

of Jake’s bed, her thoughts drifting back to her earlier conversation with the mysterious

eyebrow. “Your fault? Did you

words she intended to say caught in her throat. She still couldn’t bring herself to confess

tinged with guilt. “I just think I shouldn’t have thrown this birthday party. It’s caused you