Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 876:

Time seemed to stretch, and it was almost half an hour later when Lacey finally made her entrance, framed by the relentless downpour outside. She stepped out of the car, pausing to share a bright, lingering laugh with someone still inside, her face alight with a joy rarely seen.

To Kallie, who was used to Lacey’s usual aloofness and reserved demeanor, this display of warmth was both surprising and puzzling. It was the first time Kallie had seen Lacey so completely alive, her laughter bubbling over, filling the space with warmth.

It sparked a thought in Kallie that the unseen companion in the car was surely someone of great significance to Lacey.

Upon entering the café, Lacey’s face transformed as her eyes met Kallie’s.

The joy vanished like smoke, replaced by a cold, formal expression.

“Hello, Miss Nixon,” Lacey remarked, her voice carrying a hint of frost.

Kallie flashed Lacey a cheerful smile, her eyes

her hands clasped in front of

you? You seem

calmly, “Miss Nixon, it’s not you. I’m just

to proceed. Lacey, meanwhile, simply sipped her coffee and stared out at the

dissolve the mounting tension, Lacey

You were born into a privileged

lips. Her life had not been the easy ride Lacey pictured. Yet, seeing that Lacey was troubled,

who was always resentful that I was a girl. He hoped my mother would finally give him a son, but then came my sister. I gave

revelations, Kallie gained a deeper insight into the

the two holding each other up through the hardest times. Driven by resilience, Lacey pursued a path in medicine, eventually finding her own modest

hesitated for a moment, her