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.

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

fists curled so tightly that her nails dug into her palms, but even the pain didn’t

gaze burned with anger, fixed on

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

could this audacious woman be? The thought of this woman slipping into Jake’s life during her absence fanned the flames of her jealousy. The bitterness and rage swelling inside her felt almost

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struggled to compose herself. Her voice trembled

turned, his tone sharper than

you? Go back to where you came from and

was as plain as day, and Lacey felt the blow of

that moment—the woman in his arms wasn’t just anyone. After all, Jake wasn’t the type to fall