Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 218:

“If anger were truly powerful, you would have succeeded long ago,” Melinda said, seizing the moment to mock Dean.

Dean raised his head to meet Melinda’s gaze, his eyes burning with malice. “You vouched for that man, claiming he could help me get rid of Jake. But look at what happened! The plan was supposed to have him kill Kallie and her unborn child, but he betrayed me by taking Kallie away and allowing Jake to see through our scheme! Today, Jake humiliated me. You know Jake is always on guard. Handling things this way only lands me in deeper trouble.”

Despite everything, Melinda felt compelled to defend Stan. “Perhaps he had his reasons. Instead of yelling about it here, why not confront him directly and demand an explanation?”

Dean, his face flushed with anger and his breaths coming in sharp bursts, conceded. “You’re right. I need to face him and hear it from him.”

With reason abandoned, Dean charged out, heading straight to Stan’s place.

Melinda frowned, trembling with apprehension. Dean seemed to pay no heed to the risk of Jake’s men monitoring his every move.

Upstairs, Kallie noted the commotion as Dean stormed in. She could clearly see the fury in Dean’s face as he rushed in with Melinda by his side.

Kallie didn’t expect that it was Dean who had conspired with Stan. After all, Jake was Dean’s biological younger brother, yet Dean had gone to such extremes.

Courtney, alerted by the noise, turned her attention to the scene and quickly grasped the situation. She shot Kallie a look of severe disapproval. “You’re the cause of all this. Dean’s only here causing trouble for Stan because of you. You are nothing but trouble!”

Despite Courtney’s harsh words, Kallie remained composed. She had grown accustomed to it. Now she could even retort expressionlessly.

Kallie typed down her reply. “If you think I’m such trouble, then make a choice. Either end me or set me free.”

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Courtney, a doctor, was well aware of the methods she could employ to torment Kallie without endangering the child Kallie carried.

made Kallie’s

impossible. Though the Hayes and Brooks families continued

no external intervention, the Hayes and Brooks families would find it challenging to rescue her, despite their desires. She

wave of exhaustion wash over her. She lowered her head

expression and sensed that the day’s events might not

Courtney reached

looked at

to fix it. If we can’t settle

fear. Despite her fear, at this point, she didn’t want to dwell

Kallie toward Dean and Melinda, she witnessed Dean lift his hand and

the blow

heart was heavy with sorrow. She tightened her grip on Kallie’s hand, pulling Kallie along with too much force, and shoved

you want to kill or punish her is up to

a brief look

like Melinda, only giving birth to

the child doesn’t concern me. Yes, I broke my promise, but it was in your interest as well. Even if Jake holds no real affection for Kallie, any harm coming her way

by such feeble excuses? Aren’t you just scheming to use her unborn child to your advantage? Yet, all this time, that idiot Jake remains oblivious that

pierced the air just as Dean

it was already

overheard everything. She lifted her head in shock and scanned the faces around the room. What did Dean mean by suggesting Jake was unaware that the

discovered her pregnancy, Kallie recalled how often Melinda had been

through her confusion. Now it all made sense. She belatedly realized the true cause of Jake’s seeming

mouth

upon realizing his slip. Soon, his gaze hardened once more.

collapsed into a nearby chair. Surrounded by their cold stares,