Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 872:

Once Kallie was gone, tears streamed down Lacey’s face. Lacey stared down at the river, its currents swirling violently below. Her heart ached with a mixture of grief and guilt.

She sank to her knees, her voice choked with despair.

“Jake, I’m so sorry,” she whispered.

Lacey never dreamed that her attempt to drive a wedge between Jake and Kallie would indirectly result in Jake’s death. If she could turn back time, she would never have involved Clayton. All she’d wanted was for Clayton to keep Jake away from Kallie. She never imagined Clayton would go so far as to have Jake killed.

Lacey used to think Kallie was a terrible person, capable of anything. But now, Lacey realized she was no better.

The weight of her guilt was crushing her. She couldn’t help but lash out at herself, slapping her own face in frustration and self-loathing.

in her thoughts, for the entire afternoon. She stared blankly

She wanted to jump. To end it all. Her love for Jake was intertwined with an overwhelming need to atone for what

over the railing, the thought of Jeanette stopped her. What would happen to Jeanette if she was gone? Jeanette was just a child, alone

recalled how she had fought tooth and nail to escape their toxic family with Jeanette, vowing to build a better life together. Now, she was on the verge of

decided to descend the mountain and search for Jake. A sliver of hope lingered in her heart. Maybe, just maybe, she could find him

where it all happens:

in a cave, unconscious and suffering from hypothermia. Jake had escaped any major external wounds, but his minor injuries had become infected without proper

she spotted him. Tears

search parties to this area for Jake’s body. Seizing the opportunity, she had slipped away unnoticed. Now, she had found Jake before Clayton’s men

his blurry vision, he saw a woman’s silhouette. His first thought was of Kallie. But then Jake remembered the death certificate Clayton had shown him before he leaped from the cliff, and

he swatted away the woman’s

alone!” he

off guard, stumbled and cried out in pain. Only then did Jake realize his mistake. It wasn’t Kallie. As his