Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1037:

“But if I hadn’t taken her to the hot spring, she wouldn’t have suffered from discomfort,” she whispered.

“I’m at fault, aren’t I?”

Jake’s eyes narrowed, his tone unyielding.

“That doesn’t matter right now. She needs you. Just come inside.”

Lacey’s confidence wavered as she watched the scene unfold. This wasn’t what she had anticipated. Shouldn’t Jake be mad at Kallie? After all, he had always seen Kallie as a manipulative woman with ulterior motives. Elma’s fever had been triggered, at least in part, by Kallie’s actions. Why wasn’t he angry? Was he going to let Kallie off the hook so easily? Did this mean he might even forgive her?

Unable to contain herself, Lacey stepped forward, blocking Jake’s path. Her voice was sharp.

going

Lacey’s mouth, a flicker of regret crossed her face. Yet, despite the

of anger. Instead, he met Lacey’s gaze with an unsettling calm. His voice was

Whatever happened, I believe she meant no harm to Elma. She truly cares for

explained Jake’s sudden

seemed implausible. As she mulled over the possibility, her mind shifted to Clayton. Though Kallie had fallen into his hands before, she’d emerged unharmed. Could it be that Clayton had found another way to

escape begins with

an expression of shock. She drew in a sharp breath and stared at Kallie, her mock disbelief etched clearly across

something like that even

a response, Lacey reached out abruptly and

taken aback by Lacey’s abrupt movement and

offering any explanation, Lacey simply checked Kallie’s condition,