Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1416:

But no matter how Asho schemed, Kallie remained distant and untouchable. So, he set his eyes on Caitlin. He felt Caitlin should be grateful for his attention. Women threw themselves at him all the time, but he rarely indulged them.

Asho eagerly pulled Caitlin over. Before Caitlin could react, he had her pinned to the bed.

A startled scream escaped Caitlin’s lips as she instinctively raised her hand and slapped Asho hard across his face. She gritted her teeth and warned, “Touch me, and you’ll be dealing with the cops next.”

Asho was taken aback by her defiance, and anger flared within him. “Go ahead and call them. The company’s surveillance will prove you got into my car willingly. And trust me, I’ll make sure the whole company thinks you threw yourself at me. Let’s see who they’ll believe—me or a new intern like you.”

Caitlin was stunned by how shameless he was. She trembled with rage, left with no option but to bring up Kallie. “You can’t do this to me. I’m Kallie’s relative! Haven’t you noticed the resemblance between our looks? Haven’t you ever wondered about that?”

had rattled him, until he let out a mocking laugh. “I knew you’d pretend to be her relative. Don’t think you can fool me. I’ve been working for Kallie since she built this company. I know her family history better than anyone. She had only one cousin on her maternal side, who passed away, and they weren’t even close. If they had been close, she wouldn’t have broken away to start the company on her own. Other than that, she has no family. Her parents died

to use connections, but the truth was

didn’t know this, which only reinforced Asho’s confidence that Caitlin was lying. Desperate, Caitlin pleaded, “Call her then! If

this, a flicker of panic crept into Asho. Was it possible they were related by blood? No. If they were, Caitlin wouldn’t have agreed to this dinner. She would’ve

phone and

gⱯ𝗅𝗇0ν𝖊𝗅𝘀.𝗰𝗈𝗺´ 𝘾𝒽𝓮𝒸𝓀 𝒶𝓾𝓉𝒽 𝓬𝓸𝓹𝓎

as her phone screen went dark,

lunged forward, gripping her throat as he issued a menacing threat. “If you say a word about this, I’ll ensure you don’t last a day in Burmoos. Go ahead and

unexplainable fury rose within her, overpowering her fear and logic. She locked eyes with