Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1557:

His expression turned cautious. “Clayton, before you arrived, they hadn’t touched me. You don’t mind, do you? I hope you don’t think badly of me because of this.”

Her voice was humble and appealing as she uttered these words. Unbeknownst to Caitlin, a look of disdain was slowly forming in Clayton’s eyes as he watched her.

Caitlin was unaware that by belittling herself and giving up her self-esteem in front of a man, she was unwittingly laying the groundwork for him to exploit her vulnerability later on. She didn’t realize that her actions were causing Clayton to secretly lose respect for her.

Caitlin’s only goal was to secure Clayton’s support to ensure her survival. She aspired to one day prove her detractors wrong and make them regret the day they underestimated her.

Clayton accompanied Caitlin to her car to leave the area.

Although she was safe for the moment, Caitlin was still tense. Although those men hadn’t physically harmed her, they had managed to take some compromising photographs.

Before, Caitlin would have demanded that Clayton find those men and force them to delete the photos. But now everything had changed.

Caitlin was more cautious in her manner with Clayton. Hesitantly, she asked, “Clayton, those men got away before you arrived. What do you plan to do about them?”

herself to appear friendly. She had always hated having to pretend to be someone she wasn’t. However, if that meant winning Clayton’s affection, she was

a line by laying a hand on

a sigh of

“Thank you, Clayton.”

the next

not be Beth’s doing. Before I arrived, I learned that it could have been

this. She couldn’t believe what she was hearing. She had unequivocally identified Beth on the video call from the cabin. That made

video call with Beth, but she thought better of it. She was worried that Clayton

interpreted her silence as anger. He adopted a stern expression and said,

situation against me, I’ll be at a disadvantage.

his words, Caitlin replied hastily, ”No, no, that’s

her lip, struggling to find the

cheek. “I know you didn’t mean to complicate things. But I have limitations on what I can do. Please try to understand

explanation, Caitlin felt compelled to suppress her own feelings and agree. “I understand. I’ll act as if nothing happened today.