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.

tighten. Jake wasn’t alone. Someone, precisely speaking, a woman, was beside him, and their posture, locked in an embrace,

palms, but even the pain

anger, fixed on the woman cradled

blurred the woman’s features, leaving her identity a maddening

The thought of this woman slipping into Jake’s life during her absence fanned

uploaded

struggled to compose herself. Her voice trembled

tone sharper than

you? Go back to where you came from

His irritation was as plain as day, and Lacey

woman in his arms wasn’t just anyone. After all, Jake wasn’t the