Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 400:

The little boy came running over, grabbing the woman’s hand as he spoke in a soft, whiny voice. “Mom, I think this girl is very pretty. I want her to be my wife when I grow up.”

The woman beamed at her son, patting his head affectionately. “My dear boy, she’s from a poor family. She is not worth much more than a toy for you. Someone like her doesn’t even deserve to be by your side when she’s older.”

The little boy puffed out his chest, arrogance radiating from him.

Sophie, however, remained silent, her cold gaze fixed on the duo. These two fools had no idea what was coming. She knew her mother would make sure they regretted this.

The woman, clearly pleased with herself, suddenly shoved Sophie hard, causing Sophie to stumble.

The woman yelled, “Get in the kitchen and learn to cook! My son can’t be eating just my food forever. And don’t forget, you’ll need to call your grandfather and tell him you’re doing just fine. Behave, and maybe I’ll let you keep going to school with my son. But if you step out of line, you know what’ll happen.”

stared at the pair, their menacing expressions meant to intimidate. But instead of resisting, she put on an act,

then, the front door opened,

woman and the little boy rushed to greet

The woman called out,

her surprise, he didn’t look anything like the powerful figure they had described. His beard was unkempt, and his eyes had a dull, lifeless quality to them. But as soon as

hesitation, the man strode over and grabbed Sophie’s hand,

was a bit frantic as he asked, “Who

with a saccharine smile. “She’s a girl from the same kindergarten as our son. She offended him somehow, but our boy is

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let on. Sophie’s face was an eerie echo of Kallie’s when

was a shadow of what he had

facing his own failures, Dean had convinced himself that Jake was to blame for everything. In his twisted logic, if Jake had just relinquished control of the Reeves Group, none of this would have happened. It was easier for Dean to