Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1027:

A plot already took form in Lacey’s mind. She intended to stage a clumsy fall into the pool. Even if Jake didn’t immediately jump in to rescue her, she bet he would come to her aid. It was all about creating a moment where their proximity might trigger something within him.

As Lacey approached, ready to execute her plot, Jake’s voice rang out, cutting through the humid air like a knife.

“What are you doing here?”

His tone was sharp and unyielding, filled with an anger that left no room for misinterpretation. The icy edge in his words stunned Lacey.

For a moment, Lacey could hardly breathe.

Then, a sudden gust of wind swept through the area, thinning the steam that blanketed the spring.

made her chest tighten. Jake wasn’t alone. Someone, precisely speaking, a woman, was beside

into her palms, but even the pain didn’t snatch her attention away from

on the

steam blurred the woman’s features, leaving her

be? The thought of this woman slipping into Jake’s life during

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struggled to compose herself. Her voice trembled as she

turned, his tone sharper

back to

a sting. His irritation was as plain as

anyone. After all, Jake wasn’t the type to fall for a