Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1378:

Sure enough, Clayton’s gaze toward Beth turned icy, filled with disappointment, his disinterest in hearing her side of the story evident.

The gathered onlookers breathed a sigh of relief. They had no idea that woman was Kallie’s cousin. Fortunately, they hadn’t supported Beth. The Fletchers couldn’t compare to the Nixons. It would have been unwise to support Beth against Kallie.

Before Clayton or Kallie could say anything, Beth stepped up, facing Caitlin.

“I apologize, I was arrogant and acted rudely.”

Beth’s voice shook with shame as she reluctantly continued, “I misused the Fletcher name to bully around. Could you forgive me?”

Although Beth’s words were filled with remorse, her eyes glinted with malice as she looked at Caitlin.

Caitlin was well aware that it was best not to make a big deal out of the situation. But seeing her torn and dirty dress, she couldn’t swallow her anger. With narrowed eyes, she said, “Even though you apologized, I don’t want to forgive you. If I were just an ordinary person from a humble background, would you think treating me like this is okay?”

out loud. What more

suppress her burning rage, and retorted, “But you’re just making assumptions. Besides, if you truly were just a regular person, you wouldn’t have been here, nor would our paths have crossed. Your argument doesn’t

almost laughed

regular people aren’t even

reply. However, her face said it all—that was exactly

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to Clayton,

You don’t want to make a

in her words. After all, he had announced their upcoming engagement. For now,

behaved inappropriately and crossed the line, Miss Cooper. As a form of apology, I will make

His statement suggested she would be restricted to her room for the foreseeable future, with no permission to leave. A surge of resentment washed over Beth. As the only daughter of the Fletcher family, she had never faced such disgrace. But

merely shut her eyes and stayed quiet, as if drained