Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 264:

Shirley seemed to catch onto Jake’s unspoken thoughts. Out of nowhere, she burst into laughter. “Curious, aren’t you? Well, I’ll tell you why. You’ve always been like this, even as a child, and I despise it. You’re intelligent and capable, which makes everyone else seem dull in comparison. Your presence doesn’t warm my heart. Whenever you interact with me, it’s always devoid of the tenderness I get from Dean. You never sweet-talk me, always aloof and detached.”

Jake was taken aback. “Is that really the reason?”

Shirley just laughed, a bitter edge to her voice. “I sometimes wish I’d never had you.”

Jake’s laugh mingled with Shirley’s, tinged with both mockery and self-derision. So that was her reason.

Unlike Dean, who was smooth with flattering words, Jake preferred to show his devotion through his deeds.

Jake remembered Shirley’s likes and dislikes, always going out of his way to procure whatever she fancied and sending it her way.

occasions, Jake wasn’t bothered. To him, showing filial respect wasn’t about seeking acknowledgment. However, he didn’t expect that in Shirley’s eyes, he was an aloof son. His mother

a nerve. Shirley’s anger flared even more. She felt an urge to rise from her bed

into pounding, growing incessant. Dean shouted outside Shirley’s ward, “Jake, what’s going on in there? Why are

Dean’s concerned voice. She was desperate

on him in the future? You fail to see that

about me, unlike you, who’s always so cold and distant. You’re bound to end up

calm, his gaze drifting to the IV drip above

You won’t dare harm me, will you? You’ll end up in prison if you cause me

one trying to harm you. It’s Dean. If you want to stay alive,

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