Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1120:

Unmoved, the masked man sneered, “Mr. Morgan wouldn’t be as heartless and merciless as you. He will take good care of my children if anything happens to me.”

Jake chuckled and sat down, seemingly unfazed by the tense atmosphere, as if he were merely engaging in casual conversation.

“You’re right. I am heartless and merciless. I may not be concerned about Elma’s fate, but I do care about my reputation. I won’t bother Clayton over such trivialities, but troubling you is easy for me. Discovering your family’s activities is trivial.”

The threat visibly alarmed the masked man, his eyes widening.

“We live under the law, Jake! Are you suggesting you’ll break them?” Jake, amused, gestured toward the knife still pressed against Lacey’s neck.

“And what you’re doing—is it legal?”

Overwhelmed, the masked man struggled to find words. Meanwhile, Lacey, on the brink of tears and watching Jake, felt a deep despair. It seemed he truly did not care about her well-being. Why else would he antagonize the masked man?

her. She hadn’t expected, however, to be threatened with actual violence. Initially frightened, her fear intensified when he pressed the knife against her neck, drawing blood. Now, seeing the broader context, she realized she was

masked man was clearly nervous, his breathing uneven, his focus not

stomped forcefully on the masked man’s foot. The masked man yelped in pain and released his grip, giving Lacey a chance to

was elated, believing she had

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Internally, he berated Lacey for her naivety. He had been distracting the masked man with those annoying words, hoping the masked man wouldn’t notice his men sneaking up from

man finally emotionally volatile, a step closer

do next in his agitated state, Jake’s worst fears came true as the masked man quickly regained his composure and seized Lacey by the hair just as she reached Jake’s side. Her scream of

noticed Jake’s men, who had

The masked man sneered.

instead. Your vengeful desires against my family are futile. In the end, my family will meet me in the afterlife!” The

intervene, but it

not use the knife. Instead, he forced a pill

drag the masked man away, the