Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 959:

Without another word, Kallie headed for the door.

The children noticed Kallie’s departure and instantly felt a tug to follow her. Yet, curiously, Calvin remained. With a frosty glare, he gazed at Lacey, his contempt evident in every line of his face.

Lacey inhaled deeply, mustering a strained smile as she turned to face Calvin.

“Calvin, did you need something? It seems your mom has already left.”

Calvin’s face twisted into a sneer.

“Sure, my mom’s walked away, but my dad’s still here. Is there a problem with me staying here? And why are you here? What business does an outsider like you have at our family event?”

A flicker of annoyance crossed Lacey’s features upon hearing Calvin’s biting words. Clenching her teeth, she retorted, “Outsider? Mr. Reeves knows perfectly well I’m not an outsider.” The tension between them was palpable, edging closer to an outright argument, when Jake, rubbing his temples with a growing headache, intervened.

a moment? I need a word

his

no father to me,” he spat bitterly before storming out, the door banging

to her

his temper. How did he end up so wild? If he had been raised under your roof, I’m

latest

Jake scoffed.

what does a

in Jake’s

anticipated, Jake’s expression chilled over, his voice slicing through the

educated is none of

nibbled on her lip and nodded

Mr. Reeves.

narrowed the distance between them, his eyes piercing Lacey as though