Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 401:

The sharp sound of it shattering echoed through the room as the bottle exploded into pieces right in front of Sophie.

Sophie jumped, startled, as shards of porcelain flew toward her, one of them grazing her delicate face and drawing blood.

The pain was immediate, and Sophie instinctively covered her bleeding cheek.

Dean’s lips curled into a smug smile as he grabbed her hand, his tone dripping with malice. “You idiot! Why are you just standing here after breaking this? Clean up this mess!”

But Sophie wasn’t one to back down easily. Despite the pain, she shot back, “You clean it up! You broke it, not me. This isn’t my fault.”

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brat! How dare you

He swung his hand with all his might, slapping Sophie hard across

directly on the broken shards. The jagged pieces cut into her skin, and blood quickly

hurt and bleeding, Dean felt nothing but satisfaction, a twisted pleasure in seeing

convinced him that Sophie was Kallie and Jake’s daughter. Unable to confront them, he saw in Sophie a chance to unleash his pent-up fury. The fact that she looked so much like Kallie made her the perfect target for

had been crushed under the weight of his

no respect, and no outlet for his anger. But now, with Sophie before him, he felt a sickening surge of power, a place where he could

violent outbursts, having often been on the receiving end themselves. Whenever Dean came home drunk, they

this time was different; Dean had someone else to take

help but cry

rage as he slapped her again, his voice filled with venom, “Stop crying! Shut up! Don’t you dare cry!” he roared, his words harsh and filled with spite. “Are you trying to make me seem like the bad guy here? I’m doing this to you because you look

a taut wire as several figures burst in, led

the blood draining from his face as he registered the