Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 238:

Observing Bria’s reaction, Sarah asked with deliberate nonchalance, “Miss Nixon, are you upset to find me here?”

Sarah added, her tone laced with a hint of mockery, “You may not know, but it seems your family sent me an invitation. While you had no plan to invite me, your cousin had.”

Bria sneered, her voice cutting through the air sharply, “Well, I guess my cousin just pities you. After all, Jake didn’t go out of his way to secure another invitation for you, did he?”

Lost for words to come up with a reply, Sarah’s face darkened. She cast a reproachful glance at Jake standing beside her. Jake, seemingly unaware of her glance, cleared his throat and said impatiently, “I have other matters to attend to. Chat with Miss Nixon as you please.”

Jake was equally indifferent to Sarah and Bria, his composure remaining unruffled.

Jake had become noticeably colder lately. Although he continued to indulge her as he always had, the warmth was missing from his gaze, and

to her, she had experienced and lived through it firsthand. Meanwhile, Sarah clung to the reassurance that, according to the

disdain. “Miss Miller, if I were you, I wouldn’t have shown up here. You’re simply asking for

first time she

gaze at Bria. “Miss Nixon, are you intent on stealing someone’s

just heard a hilarious joke. “And who, exactly, would

without a reply. She was painfully aware of the stark contrast between her own background and Bria’s prestigious lineage. Bria was not only exceptional but irresistibly charming, a jewel among the elite. In a different life, without Jake in the picture, Sarah would have eagerly sought her companionship. Yet,

Can’t you see that Jake isn’t interested in you? He avoids you at every turn. I wouldn’t chase after trouble

a few steps closer to Sarah. “He’s not into me for now, but who knows what will happen in the future? Consider this. Why would Jake consistently seek out collaborations with my cousin if he was merely trying to avoid suspicion for your sake? I’ve scrutinized their

type to curry favor so transparently. So, ask yourself, what’s truly driving his engagement with the Nixon family? Even if it isn’t for my sake alone, he’s angling to ingratiate himself with my entire family. And