Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1488:

I’m just a butler, so it’s not really my place to comment on this… But you should trust Miss Nixon more. You’re family, after all.”

Caitlin didn’t say a word. Most were unaware of her family’s past coldness and conflicts with Kallie. All she could do was force a bitter little smile.noveldrama

Trent shook his head with a sigh and walked away. Kallie hadn’t allowed him to say much on the topic, her disappointment in Caitlin evident. Still, he’d tried to slip in a few words of advice, hoping she’d take them to heart, but it was a lost cause.

At the same time, Kallie was boiling with anger. Still, she forced herself to stay calm and picked up her phone to call her assistant. That was when she found out Caitlin had resigned some time ago. A wave of unease hit her as she posed her question over the line. “Did this have something to do with Asho? Why did she suddenly quit?” Her assistant fumbled for the right words, clearly hesitant. Kallie’s voice dropped to a chillingly low tone. “Don’t make me investigate. If I dig into this, I won’t let anyone off, including those who knew the ins and outs of the incident but kept quiet. I’m starting to wonder if I still have real authority in my own company.”

Her sharp, commanding tone made the assistant break out in a nervous sweat. Panic surged, and he quickly confessed everything.

It turned out that Asho had created this mess himself. Caitlin had refrained from revealing Asho’s misdeeds that day, and Kallie had let the whole thing slide. Soon after, Caitlin had found a reason to resign and quietly leave the company.

Everything could have ended there, but Asho’s ego got the better of him. He even deluded himself into thinking Caitlin had feelings for him, believing that was why she had decided against exposing his harassment that day. Caitlin’s slight resemblance to Kallie only made his fantasies worse. Growing increasingly arrogant, he started spreading rumors about a love triangle between himself, Caitlin, and Kallie.

He had made up most of the content, but a few truths about his situation with Caitlin mixed in, making them tempting for gossip-hungry people. When Kallie heard the full story, her anger exploded. “You might not know the whole story, but why didn’t anyone tell me Caitlin had resigned?”

Her assistant, clearly nervous, explained, “Everyone assumed you gave her the job just for show and didn’t really care. You were overseas at the time, and with everything you had going on, no one thought it was important enough to bother you about it.”

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Kallie was so mad that she almost threw her phone across the room. “First of all, Caitlin was placed in the company to work, not for show. Second, what makes you think you…”

“Think you can look down on her? I stayed out of her business because she wanted to succeed on her own. You work for me, and you’re pulling this petty bullshit?”

Kallie wasn’t just upset about how Caitlin was treated; she was also furious with her own team’s behavior. Irritated, she hung up the call and pressed her fingers against her temples.

Looking back, she realized she was partly to blame. Still, she was pissed that Caitlin never believed her, no matter what she said or did. The whole situation left Kallie feeling drained. She truly thought of Caitlin as family, but Caitlin always acted distant and hostile around her.

Thinking about Caitlin’s stubborn nature and fragile ego, Kallie figured it was just the way Caitlin was. After realizing this, Kallie’s anger eased a little. She decided to find a good moment to talk to Caitlin and make sure Caitlin stayed away from Beth. Beth was clearly up to no good, and no matter why Caitlin stuck to Beth as a servant, it had to stop.

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