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

clasped in front of her on the table, and dove

to upset you? You

responded calmly, “Miss Nixon, it’s not you. I’m just this way with everyone.

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

how to dissolve the mounting tension, Lacey broke the

I sometimes find myself envious of you. You were born into a privileged family, wealthy

a retort forming on her lips. Her life had not been the easy

I was a girl. He hoped my mother would finally give him a son, but then came my sister. I gave my sister the name Jeanette Payne, though, honestly, Payne isn’t even our real

insight into the hardships Lacey and Jeanette had

escaped with Jeanette, the two holding each other up through the hardest times. Driven by resilience,

a moment, her