Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1001:

Leo gave a wry smile.

“It isn’t that any harm you might pose to Mr. Reeves makes me hesitant. My concerns simply lie with the potential complications on the journey back. Mr. Reeves’ men just got here for the task of keeping an eye on Clayton. If I take you and your mother back now, not many individuals would be assigned to keep us company, making us vulnerable if we stumbled upon any plots laid out just for us. Our lives are at stake.”

Sophie pondered over Leo’s words and brushed them off as unlikely. After all, Clayton was already under their control, and their presence here was no secret. While Kallie did have some business rivals, none would aim for her life.

Leo hesitated for a moment longer before finally nodding his agreement.

“Okay, I’ll see what I can do.” With that settled, they got prepared to leave.

there was

advised Kallie to linger behind

failed to anticipate was that as soon as they set off, they were being

something amiss when Jake decided to

Lacey had overheard their conversation just outside his study and thus learned of Kallie’s and Sophie’s encounters with troubles in

the heart of

to Halsland, wishing

off, Lacey made Elma suddenly run a fever, halting him from his journey. However, Lacey

than Cody called Lacey,

instantly. Aside from her reluctance to get involved with Cody or his men, Calvin’s presence was also a factor. If she left under Calvin’s watchful eyes, especially with a bunch of Cody’s men, it wouldn’t take long for Calvin to piece together everything and figure out her years-long conspiracy with Cody. So far, she still had Jake’s trust. Heeding Cody’s words just wasn’t

Cody insisted that Lacey come to Halsland immediately, threatening to reveal everything Lacey had done to