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 situation increasingly

grasped that without Jake’s intervention, escape was impossible. Though the Hayes and Brooks families continued their search for her, it seemed

She was still Jake’s wife. If the Reeves family claimed they required no external intervention, the Hayes and Brooks families would find it challenging to rescue her, despite their desires. She

a wave of exhaustion wash over

that

brief pause, Courtney reached out and grasped

looked at Courtney,

a frosty smile. “You started this mess, so it’s up to you to fix it. If we can’t settle things today, it’ll get messy. Should

her fear, at this point, she didn’t want to dwell on what the

Melinda, she witnessed

from the blow but held

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

want to kill or punish her is up to you. Just don’t trouble Stan any further,” Courtney

turned around, a chill smile playing on his lips. He cast a brief look at Kallie’s pale face before his eyes settled

Melinda, only giving birth

“The gender of 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 would serve as a perfect pretext for him to strike

you just scheming to use her unborn child to

Melinda’s voice pierced the air

was already too

scanned the faces around the room. What did Dean mean by suggesting Jake was unaware that the baby she carried was his? And

her previous hospitalization, the time when Jake discovered her pregnancy, Kallie recalled how often Melinda had

bolt of lightning slicing through her confusion. Now it all made sense. She belatedly realized the true cause of Jake’s seeming dislike for their child. It was because he believed

mouth as tears streamed down her face

regret upon realizing his slip. Soon, his gaze hardened once more. “I had thought about sparing your life,” Dean stated icily. “But

her core, Kallie collapsed into a nearby chair. Surrounded by their cold stares, she felt like a lamb