Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1513:

Still, snatches of gossip reached them.

“I heard someone’s confronting her boyfriend’s lover.”noveldrama

“No way! That girl’s involved with someone else’s boyfriend? She looks so sweet.”

“That’s exactly why she’s dangerous. She messed with someone powerful. Let’s watch. If it gets out of hand, we can call the cops.”

Overhearing this, Kallie was even less inclined to stay and watch. She wasn’t interested in someone else’s messy family affairs. But her swift departure was interpreted differently by Caitlin.

Caitlin finally wriggled herself free from Beth’s iron grip and felt a swirl of emotions as she watched Beth—surprise, worry, and, most of all, crushing humiliation. Her chest tightened with emotion, making it nearly impossible to hold her ground under Beth’s furious gaze. She just wanted the ground to open up and swallow her whole.

Once the butler finalized the house purchase, Beth had wasted no time moving in. But she hadn’t expected to run into a ghost from her past the moment she arrived—Caitlin.

The sight of Caitlin sent a sharp jolt through Beth’s spine. Of all places, what was Caitlin doing here? Given Caitlin’s financial state, there was no way she could afford a house in this neighborhood. Worse, Clayton lived nearby. Could it really be a coincidence?

It was hard for Beth not to overthink. The coincidence was too convenient. She stepped in front of Caitlin, cutting off her path, demanding to know where she’d been lately.

Caitlin tried to sidestep her, offering vague responses, but Beth wouldn’t accept evasions as answers. Frustration boiled over, and Beth’s palm lashed out, striking Caitlin across the face.

The two began to argue. A crowd started to form, whispers and stares weaving a net around them. Beth’s voice rose, sharp and cutting, branding Caitlin with the ugliest accusation of all—a shameless woman had her sights set on her fiancé.

Caitlin’s head snapped to the side from the stinging slap, but what pained her most was the moment her gaze caught Kallie’s in the distance. At that moment, Kallie stood at the edge of the scene, stone-faced. Then—without a word—she turned and walked away with Elma.

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Caitlin let out a quiet, bitter laugh. Hadn’t Kallie once offered her help? So much for her so-called concern.

Beth’s grip tightened around Caitlin’s wrist, yanking her back to the present. “I’m not finished with you!” she seethed, raising her hand for another slap.

This time, the impact nearly sent Caitlin to her knees. Her vision blurred, and her ears rang, but as the pain settled, so did something else—resentment. She exhaled sharply, her eyes hardening. “You keep throwing around accusations of me seducing Clayton. Show me proof. If you have none, how can you stand here screaming like a madwoman?”

Beth flinched, a flicker of hesitation flashing in her eyes. Because she had nothing.

The truth was, Caitlin and Clayton had sex, but Beth had absolutely no proof. If Beth had proof, Caitlin knew this wouldn’t just be a public spectacle. It would be far, far worse.

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