Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1221:

Now, finally, when she had the chance, she accidentally overheard Jake arranging a meeting with Kallie.

Caught up in her emotions, Lacey gripped the bowl too tightly, causing hot soup to splash onto her hand. She winced but endured the pain silently, her expression darkening with venom.

Lacey couldn’t help but wonder about Kallie’s audacity. Jake was engaged, yet Kallie continued to vie for his attention. Hadn’t Kallie always proclaimed her disinterest in Jake, declaring that she didn’t seek his attention? It seemed Kallie’s detached demeanor was merely a pretense.

Lacey speculated bitterly about how often Kallie might have secretly tried to charm Jake, though Jake remained oblivious to Kallie’s maneuvers.

The more Lacey dwelled on these thoughts, the more her anger and anxiety grew, painting her internal turmoil.

Lacey always feared that everything she had schemed to possess could be snatched away. Anxiety washed over her, and she clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms. She bit down on her lip so hard that it bled.

lip jolted Lacey back to reality. Glaring at the door with venom, she walked away without a second

the area and

ensure that Jake was not disturbed, the butler

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bodyguards were accustomed to such duties. Indeed, those close to Jake harbored no fondness for Lacey. They all deemed her unfit

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could no longer restrain herself and flung the herbal

shards scattered across the floor, she found no relief from her

the bed, uneasy, and muttered anxiously to herself, “What can I do? How can I fix this and

unfolded like this. Logically, the conflicts between Jake and Kallie should have reached the point where they were beyond repair.

persistently sought to create

why the situation had developed contrary to her expectations. She had anticipated the worst-case scenario—Kallie remaining a constant