Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1318:

Forcing a smile, Florrie waved a hand dismissively.

“Oh, come on. Maybe it’s just rumors. Mr. Collins seems like a decent guy. Enough with the gossip.”

As Florrie walked away, the servants exchanged knowing looks and continued gossiping.

“Florrie seems to have a real interest in Mr. Collins.”

“I feel the same way! Budding affection, perhaps?”

“But isn’t Florrie hung up on Calvert?”

“So what? If you were Florrie, who would you pick, Calvert or Mr. Collins?”

Laughter rippled through the group. Though Jake had a bad reputation, Calvert wasn’t any better.

Meanwhile, across the garden, Calvert stood watching Kallie bask in the sun, his expression complicated.

brief hesitation, Calvert finally

make any advance like he used to. This time, he kept his distance, stopping a few feet away instead of closing in

her expression remained composed. With a deliberate smile, she

quickly shook

just that with so many people watching, it wouldn’t look good if we got

Kallie raised an

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barging into

smiled without answering, lost in thought. Could those signs of struggle in her room last night have been Calvert’s doing? But it didn’t add up. Considering Calvert’s personality,

Calvert’s demeanor that he was keeping something from her. She chose

nothing, and hummed an aimless tune as if

finally asking, “How was your sleep

a sleeping pill before bed and slept like a log,” Kallie

she blinked at

for me last night? Lately, I’ve had trouble sleeping,

They worked pretty well.

her those pills. Calvert knew the effects of those pills well, which was why he had dared sneak into Kallie’s room last