Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 495:

Jake’s face hardened as he turned to give Jenny a cold, piercing stare. The weight of his gaze made Jenny instinctively shrink back, but there was still defiance in her eyes. She had her trump card and wouldn’t surrender easily.

Jake towered over Jenny, his voice a chilling whisper. “Choose how you want to die.”

Jenny’s lips curled into a twisted smile. “You don’t have the guts to kill me, nor the courage to harm me,” she sneered, her voice filled with false confidence.

Just then, Edgar burst into the room, breathless. “Sir, Miss Watts has escaped.”

Kallie, who was still trying to comfort Sophie, froze. She turned slowly, catching the flicker of triumph in Jenny’s eyes. A nagging suspicion that had been gnawing at her from the start suddenly clicked into place. So, Jenny and Anna had cooperated. No wonder Jenny knew Jake’s true identity.

Jenny’s smirk widened, embodying self-satisfaction. Jake, watching Jenny closely, let out a low, sarcastic laugh. “Do you really think she’s coming back for you?”

“What do you

had already boarded

promised me… We had a deal. How

he delivered the final blow. “Miss Watts hasn’t been a battlefield reporter for years. After being attacked in a war

the floor, her face pale and her body trembling with rage and disbelief. Kallie, now calmer, replayed Edgar’s words in her mind. She didn’t expect Anna

that day. Moreover, according to Edgar’s words, Jake had been controlling Anna all along. Was Jake planning to punish Anna

registered when Jake’s men led Jenny out of the room. The ward was now quiet, with just the three of them left. Jake stood silently beside Kallie,

between her mother and Jake before softly speaking up. “Mommy,

had been too chaotic.

nurses and doctors that you’ve been brave. No tears when you

smiled weakly, nodding. “Because I know my mommy is tired. I don’t want her to feel