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.

there, lost in her thoughts, for the entire afternoon.

thought flashed through her mind. She wanted to jump. To end it all. Her love for Jake was intertwined with an overwhelming need to atone

if she was gone? Jeanette was just a child, alone in the world. She was all Jeanette had. And if Lacey was honest with herself, she was terrified of

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

Maybe, just maybe, she could find

it all

Jake. She found him huddled in a cave, unconscious and suffering from hypothermia. Jake had escaped any major external

washed over Lacey as she spotted him.

her a second chance to redeem herself. Lacey was aware that Clayton had dispatched 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 and, once again, saved his life. Was this

Jake’s wounds. After what felt like an eternity, Jake finally stirred. His eyes fluttered open. Through 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

he swatted away the woman’s

alone!”

did Jake realize his mistake. It wasn’t Kallie. As