Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 979

Chapter 979:

“Sit down. We need to talk,” he instructed.

Calvin hesitated but complied, though he subtly shifted further away, maintaining a cautious distance.

Jake, surprisingly composed, said calmly, “How have your mother and sister been lately?”

Calvin was momentarily taken aback before a cold, mocking laugh escaped his lips.

“Isn’t it a bit late to be asking that now? I’m hardly a child to be fooled by mock concern.”

Jake’s smile faded into a bitter grimace.

“You’re right. It was foolish of me to ask.”

uncomfortable silence enveloped the

for a way to excuse himself

shifting the conversation abruptly, asked, “Why do you think Lacey would

off guard by the sudden query, Calvin took a

as a decent person, and it’s clear she

all of you?” Jake quirked an eyebrow, a hint of surprise in his

“Yes,” Calvin affirmed firmly.

LΑτєѕτ chαρτєrs ιn g𝓪l𝑛ovєl𝑆.𝗰𝑜𝗺

she has her sights set on you, and we, being your

a shadow of concern passed over Jake’s face, his

intentions of marrying Lacey,

reflecting the

promises here. It’s not about who fills the role of our stepmother, but rather, the fact that she simply cannot be the one. At the dinner the other night, she went out of her way to make a spectacle of us, accusing us of plotting against the Reeves family. That

himself at a loss for words. He understood Lacey was trying to defend him, yet he couldn’t condone her public disparagement of Kallie. It seemed, perhaps, his judgment was clouded. Despite believing Kallie might wish him harm to gain control of the Reeves Group, he was reluctant

Jake’s reticence, Calvin saw