Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 732:

“That tramp Kallie is the reason my marriage is falling apart! Her kids are no good! Do you understand?” Cara shrieked. Elma flinched. Confusion and doubts swirled within her.

What Cara said didn’t seem right to Elma. She sensed something special between Kallie and Jake, as well as Jake’s clear disinterest and even disgust for Cara. Yet, if Jake didn’t love Cara, why couldn’t they just split up? Why did they have to stay together? Was this what marriage was all about?

Cara’s patience had reached its limit. “If you refuse to do as I say, someone will pay the price!” she snarled, switching on the camera.

Cara’s face, contorted with rage, filled the screen.

A wave of fear washed over Elma.

Cara turned the phone toward the basement stairs and began to descend.

in the basement, was Clayton, struggling to break free. He’d clearly been struggling for some time. Exhausted, he lay slumped on the floor beside the overturned chair, drenched in

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cruel smile twisted

her face. “Mom, he’s your brother! You

by Elma’s desperate plea. “My brother?” she sneered. “He’s no brother of mine. Elma, you

was her uncle, the only person besides Jake who truly cared for her. Clayton had always been there for her, protecting her from Cara’s cruelty. She couldn’t bear the thought of him

“Please don’t hurt Clayton.

snorted, raising an eyebrow. “Then get to

up the phone, cutting

damp floor of the basement, his mouth covered with duct tape. He could only make muffled noises. He glared at Cara, his eyes filled with a mixture of disappointment and pain. He seemed to be saying,

lies. We both know who Elma’s real mother is. I’ve taken care of Elma all these years. It’s time she repaid the

the basement, ensuring nothing was amiss. Satisfied, she

she was gone, Clayton started to wriggle free from his