Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1176:

“I heard they tried to keep her underwater… Could’ve killed her if she wasn’t rescued.”

“Rumor has it, poison was put out on Sophie and Calvin’s table, too.” The servants’ chatter grew ever more lurid, rumor piling on rumor. Lacey, unable to stand it any longer, was about to intervene when she heard them continue.

“Whoever did this must have a twisted mind. They could end up behind bars for something so cruel.”

“Don’t you know? That woman can’t wait to get rid of those three children so she can have her own.”

They didn’t speak Lacey’s name, but the message was loud and clear.

Lacey couldn’t stand it anymore. She swept into the room, her eyes blazing.

“Stop spewing such garbage!” she snapped, lifting her chin defiantly.

dare you spread these lies? Are you all begging to be

Nobody had counted on Lacey overhearing them, but they weren’t entirely afraid. They all understood Jake’s stance—Lacey had been grounded within the estate’s walls. Worse yet, rumor had it that Jake believed Lacey

as she tried to

launch an attack in front of the public. Everyone would know it was me.

tears, but the servants only stared back, their skepticism a stark, unwavering wall that refused to let her

nobody in the manor liked her—except for the staff she had personally hired. The rest avoided direct confrontation out of fear for her status, yet

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Sophie really had been hurt the previous evening, and every suspicious gaze fell squarely

resolve crumble, Lacey let out a

that it?” she sneered through clenched

I did it? Fine. Think

voice dripped with despair and venom as she turned on her heel. She stalked away, her eyes sparking with a bone-chilling malice. Any pretense out of politeness

a mild cold the day after her plunge into the lake, it wasn’t severe. A few days of rest

both radiating joy. Elma, in particular, seemed a

“Calvin! Sophie! I’m back!”