Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 419:

The smile vanished from Joanna’s face. She unscrewed the cap of the bottle and poured all the water out in front of Kallie. The water hit the floor, not a drop reaching Kallie. “Come on. Kneel and lick it up,” Joanna taunted, her voice laced with spite.

Kallie remained still, silent, giving Joanna a steady, icy stare. Despite looking worn and pale, her eyes remained piercing and cold. Joanna gave a reluctant smile.

“Why? Why did someone still come to you when you were in such a situation? It’s tragic, really. He can’t take you with him. I’ve laid out terms for him. I told him that if he wants to take you, he must reveal his true self.

Perhaps others are in the dark, but I’m not blind. I leveraged some of my mother’s contacts to uncover his secrets. Mr. Jack? The underworld kingpin? The feared mogul? He’s the one who offed his mother and got cast out from the Reeves family. Yes, that’s Jake Reeves.”

Kallie’s heart sank. Joanna had uncovered Jake’s true identity. Yet, it wasn’t shocking that Joanna had managed to do so. Joanna pressed on, “Now, do you think he’ll choose you or himself?”

claim it was Jake who killed his mother. That’s a fabrication. Yet what you’ve done is real. If you

rattled. She still cared about it. She regretted her actions the

Charlee hadn’t decided to cast her out, she wouldn’t have lashed out in rage.

returned, Joanna frequently aired her grievances about Kallie’s past with Ethan, doing so openly in Charlee’s

the past. Dwelling on it seems a bit excessive, don’t you think? If there was something between Ethan

really on your mind? Have you forgotten how to be forgiving? Why this lack of trust in Ethan? It seems all my teachings were in vain. You’ve truly disappointed

Joanna’s mind seemed to freeze, overwhelmed by a chilling detachment. She didn’t

of killing her own mother, but because it had shattered her own life. Convinced she had acted before

she actually expect the Martel family to seek her? Didn’t Kallie know herself at all? Yet just as Joanna pondered these thoughts, Jake declared his intention

now on

end or face any consequences for her wrongdoings. Kallie maintained an even calmer