Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1143:

The caregivers, who were all employees of Jake, looked at one another and realized that they had no choice but to relay this to Leo.

Leo eventually gave his consent.

Because Lacey couldn’t walk, the caregivers wheeled her over in a wheelchair.

Even though Lacey was in better shape than Jake, she had just woken up. Her face was pale and devoid of color, and she had dark circles under her eyes. She appeared even more frail than Jake did.

Upon entering Jake’s hospital room, Lacey saw him silently gazing out the window. As Lacey entered, Jake showed no reaction, like an empty shell with no soul.

The sight of him like this struck Lacey with a sharp twinge of heartache tinged with resentment. Did he love Kallie to such an extent? He still clung to memories of Kallie as he refused to eat or take his medicine.

In the past, Lacey would have been mindful of Jake’s feelings, cautious not to upset him further with her words. But now, her stance had changed. Perhaps he needed to face a harsher reality to truly reach a point of desperation. Healing often required passing through pain. With this conviction, Lacey’s expression hardened into determination. Her voice was weak as she said, “Mr. Reeves, I have something very important to tell you.”

Lacey felt a wave of exhaustion wash over

Jake’s response was faint.

severe pain, had made it a priority to come

She gritted her teeth and continued, “It’s about Kallie. I think it’s very important,

stirred with emotion. It was clear that only topics related to Kallie could spark any reaction

ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇꜱ ɪɴ ɢᴀʟɴᴏᴠᴇʟꜱ.ᴄᴏᴍ

the ache in Lacey’s

because she claimed to know who had poisoned him.

Jake and Leo had their suspicions, they had no

Leo harbored doubts about Kallie, he found himself even more skeptical of Lacey. Lacey could be attempting to

mind, Leo addressed

into these claims thoroughly. I hope you’re not