Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 726:

Instead of answering, Cara veiled the spite in her look and ignored Jake’s questions. She moved toward Elma, gently caressing her face with a chilling touch.

Elma flinched, unease gnawing at her. The coldness of Cara’s hand was too much—like the chilling brush of a serpent’s skin against hers.

Terror took hold of Elma as she shifted her frightened eyes between Cara and Jake.

With a slight smile, Cara finally addressed Jake, her voice calm yet eerie. “Is it odd for a mother to visit her daughter? She’s been here for so many days. I’ve missed her.”

A wave of frustration washed over Jake instantly. Dispensing with pretenses, his voice dripped with sarcasm. “If you had genuinely cared for her, you wouldn’t have treated her this poorly, and she wouldn’t have been admitted for medical treatment.”

implying I’ve been

hand, leading her toward the door.

as she suddenly said, “Can you guess why I sought you out today? And how

Clayton had disclosed anything to Cara, he would have been implicating himself as well. Furthermore, given Cara’s tendency to make a scene, she would have likely done so by now. Yet, she was eerily composed. It was probable that she was merely upset about him not being home at

her. I kept it

her body motionless. She inhaled deeply, cherishing the

aware of the truth. It was all a facade. Jake’s tenderness was just a mask.

about having the wedding on the island solely to confine her

cause of the dispute between Jake and Clayton. However, after listening to the entire recording, she was utterly devastated. They had

had confronted Clayton, directly demanding that Cara be sent away. Otherwise, Jake would leave the Morgan family and never return, indifferent to the consequences that would follow. After all, even if he stayed with the Morgan family, Cara would never