Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1079:

“Mr. Reeves, what is she doing here?”

Kallie, caught off guard by Lacey’s sudden appearance, felt her cheeks flush with embarrassment. She quickly withdrew her hand from Jake’s, taking a step back.

Jake’s eyes flicked toward Kallie, his displeasure evident at her reaction. Before he could say anything to address it, Lacey’s accusatory tone cut through the air. His annoyance only deepened. His frown hardened as he turned to Lacey, his voice sharp and cold.

“What’s it got to do with you?”

Lacey bit her lip, caught off guard by the bluntness of his reply. She struggled to keep her bitterness in check, quickly masking her jealousy with a feigned air of concern.

it that way. I just thought… You hate being disturbed while working. If someone is being annoyingly

spilled out before Lacey could stop them, driven by her overwhelming jealousy and

clear. Lacey concocted

and Kallie, Lacey’s misplaced outrage

slightly, her displeasure clear. She could see through Lacey’s thinly veiled intentions toward Jake, but that didn’t bother her as much. What truly grated on

stepped in. He took her hand, a simple yet deliberate gesture

Jake said gently to

“Come on. Let’s go.”

blinked in surprise, the cold edge in her eyes softening into a shy smile. She tightened her grip on Jake’s hand, allowing him to

at the sight of their intertwined fingers. She watched in disbelief, her face a mixture of shock and frustration, as the two walked away hand in hand. Jake didn’t spare Lacey a second glance,