Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

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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?

conspired with Clayton to stage a dramatic scene to shake off any suspicion Jake might harbor about 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

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

the masked man finally emotionally volatile, a step closer for Jake’s men to

regained his composure and seized Lacey

noticed Jake’s men, who

The masked man sneered.

doctor instead. Your vengeful desires against my family are futile. In the end, my family will meet me in

to intervene, but it was

forced a pill between Lacey’s lips, clamping her mouth shut to ensure she

time Jake managed to drag the masked man away, the