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.

step outside for a moment? I need

his eyes

father to me,” he spat bitterly before storming out, the

to her

so wild? If he had been raised

the latest

Jake scoffed.

enlighten me, what does a fine

the rising ire in Jake’s tone

Jake’s expression chilled over, his

son is educated is none of

unjustly chastised, Lacey nibbled on her lip

Reeves. It won’t

them, his eyes piercing