Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 225:

Jake glanced at Bria after hearing that. Bria’s anger simmered down a bit. She expected Jake to plead for her help, but he simply said, “I’ve already handled it. Thank you for the offer, Miss Nixon.”

Bria clenched her jaw, frustrated by Jake’s rejection. “You asking Ewing is totally different from me asking him. Ewing might seem easygoing, but he just hates saying no directly. Do you really not want me to intervene?”

Annoyance creased Jake’s brow. He decided to cut to the chase. “Miss Nixon, we are not acquainted. Are you proposing some kind of business arrangement?”

Bria fabricated an excuse. “I just said that I have a good impression of you, so I wanted to help.”

Jake scoffed, his gaze devoid of warmth. “Miss Nixon, there seems to be a misunderstanding. I’m a businessman. All relationships, in my view, are built on mutual benefit. I only value what each party can offer the other. Otherwise, it suggests ulterior motives.”

Bria couldn’t argue with him. A strange sense of helplessness washed over her. Was this guy clueless? Or was he just not interested in her?

initiative. Even if she wasn’t his

her and curry favor with her. The Reeves family wasn’t even in the same league as the

forming in her mind. She flashed a bright smile. “Well, I

He found his earlier interactions with Ewing quite

to give Bria

had been giving Sarah the cold shoulder. He’d

have realized something. Her calls had

the place for amazing

him a tangled mess of worry, and Sarah’s constant calls were the

light bulb flickered

number wasn’t even saved in Jake’s

told Bria this wasn’t

ever the opportunist, shot her shot. “Who’s that? Your