Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 945:

“Finding Elma comes first.”

“Kallie,” Clayton called after her, his voice softened by a mixture of mock concern and sorrow.

His gaze searched hers, conflicted.

“If you ever find Neal, promise me you’ll dig for the truth.

There has to be more to this.

I can’t bring myself to believe he’s become someone so heartless.”

Kallie fell silent, her eyes downcast, lost in thought.

A heavy silence hung between them as she nodded absentmindedly, her focus already elsewhere.

Without another word, she turned and walked away.

Kallie didn’t say much more, departing swiftly with her team.

Once she was gone, the butler turned to Clayton, his expression puzzled.

“Mr. Morgan, why did you defend that fool Neal? Didn’t vouching for him make it seem like we’re connected to him?”

Clayton’s lips curled into a cold smile.

“Kallie is no fool.

Even as she revealed the truth just now, she was testing me.

Everyone knows how much I valued Neal back then.

If I’d turned on him too quickly, it would have looked forced, like an act.” He paused, his eyes narrowing.

“Trust me.noveldrama

I have my reasons for doing this.

Just make sure to keep a close eye on Neal.”

The butler nodded, a smile of admiration spreading across his face.

“Mr. Morgan, your strategy is flawless.

Miss Nixon won’t suspect a thing.”

Meanwhile, on her way back, Kallie rubbed her aching temples, replaying Clayton’s every word and reaction in her mind.

Nothing had seemed off.

Had Clayton pushed for Neal to be harshly punished, she would have suspected Clayton’s involvement.

But he hadn’t.

His demeanor had been calm and composed, as if he genuinely had no knowledge of the tangled web of deceit.

Kallie sighed.

Could she have been wrong about Clayton? If he truly had no part in this, then where on earth was Elma?

The uncertainty gnawed at Kallie, filling her chest with a suffocating dread.

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