The Revenge of the Mute Wife by Melanie Paulson
Chapter 51

Chapter 51

Déborah's eyebrows furrowed as she noticed Isabelle and Sophia smiling at her mockingly.

"What do you mean?" Samantha asked, looking at her friend in confusion.

"Well-" Isabelle began.

"Mom," Jayden interrupted, sensing the obvious distasteful intentions of Isabelle and Sophia. "Ms. Isabelle was trying to say that, unfortunately, Deborah is a divorced woman. The animal she was married to abandoned her over the vague excuse that her ability to speak made her useless. Instead of valuing the beautiful personality she possesses, he left her."

Roger glared at Jayden for the way the latter had addressed him. But when Roger noticed the look of warning from his father, he quickly controlled himself.

"What an idiot your ex is," Eric said with furrowed eyebrows. "To judge a beautiful. lady in such a way only shows the poor upbringing he received."

"I agree," Jayden smiled, noticing his father's comment further annoyed Roger and Isabelle.

"Well, but surely you agree that having mute grandchildren would make things. complicated, especially in our world," Isabelle persisted.

"I imagine raising any child is a great challenge," Samantha began, "After all, each child is unique in their own way.

"But Isabelle, I'm surprised to hear you judge someone in such a superficial manner, "Samantha continued.

"That's right. Because what people lack in one sense, they usually make up for by possessing great talent in other areas," Eric said. "After all, knowing what one lacks only makes them strive harder to prove they are not that different from 'normal people.""

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agree with you, Eric," George added as he glared at his ex-wife. "And in this world, one's character cannot be determined purely by their education or

appearance. Therefore, it's not good to judge a book by its cover."

Isabelle gritted her teeth as George's words struck a nerve, but she couldn't say anything because a sound caught the attention of the guests.

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As everyone looked to the center of the hall, the governor appeared. He began his welcome speech to officiate the evening, reminding everyone why they had gathered on that beautiful night.

However, Sophia paid little attention to the speech. She was too focused glaring at Deborah...

Why did this mute woman have so much luck? What did that bitch have that she didn't? How was it that she could make the richest men drool over her?

Jayden was worth millions more than Roger Moreover, with Roger stupidly allowing himself to lose his inheritance, he was essentially as poor as she was.

She sighed, trying to calm herself by thinking of something else. When she looked to her right, she realized she wasn't the only one glaring hatefully at the mute.

"Hey, darling," Sophia whispered as she tried to get Roger's attention.

Shh... shut up, Sophia."

"Who's that brunette watching the mute so intently?"

Roger stopped paying attention to the speech and discreetly looked in the direction Sophia indicated. "That's Cassandra, Deborah's stepsister."

"Oh..."

"Now be quiet," he said in a low voice, returning his focus on the governor's words.

Sophia fell silent but not because of Roger's words-she had just formulated a brilliant plan...

She would use everything at her disposal to exact revenge on Deborah. The mute bitch didn't deserve to live happily, not after making Sophia go through such hard times with Roger and Isabelle. Sophia wouldn't rest until she saw Deborah miserably ruined. After the speech concluded, the guests were invited to enjoy appetizers and music.

"My lady, will you dance with me?" Jayden asked flirtatiously as he turned to look into his companion's eyes.

[Of course.] Deborah smiled as she took his hand and led him to the dance floor.

Roger watched them closely, irritated to see how happy and comfortable they were with each other.

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"My love, shall we dance?" He snapped out of his thoughts when Sophia asked him.

"Hm..." was all he said as he headed to the dance floor and started moving to the music. But it was obvious he was not enjoying it because his gaze was still fixed on Deborah and Jayden.

"Looks like everyone's watching us," Jayden remarked, noticing many eyes on them.

[I think they're looking at you.] Deborah replied, moving her lips.

"I don't think so; they're interested in the beautiful woman before me."

[I doubt it. They're already gossiping about my past.]

"Ignore them. They're just dying of envy because they wanted to see you ruined after the divorce," Jayden said, spinning her around. "But you haven't given them that satisfaction because you look happy, and that's driving them crazy." [You're right, Jayden. Although I'm worried about what they might say to your parents.]

"Don't worry. As you may have noticed, my parents don't share Isabelle's crazy opinions."

[Hmm... May I ask why your mom said what she said to me?]

"Oh, well, my ex-girlfriend and I broke up about five years ago, so my mom was getting worried. At one point, she even asked me if I was gay." [What...] Deborah chuckled in disbelief. [You?]

"Well, she saw that her friends' kids were getting married, yet here I was, happily single and playing with my Lego blocks," Jayden said, amused. [Well, maybe you just hadn't found the right one.]

"Or maybe she wasn't available. But now she's in my arms," Jayden said flirtatiously and Deborah blushed.

[Jayden.]

"I know, I'll wait a little longer because you just got a divorce. But I want you to know that I'm not going to neglect you."

[I know, you never did and never will, and I appreciate it. In fact, I want to repay everything you've done for me.]

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"That's not necessary."

[But...]

"Just seeing your smile is payment enough for me."

Deborah smiled, and they continued dancing while enjoying the music.

Meanwhile, the Coopers, George, and Elliot moved to sit at a table.

"Aww... They look so cute together, and here I am without a decent camera to take pictures of them," Samantha complained, pouting as they watched from their table. "Don't worry, darling. The reporters are taking plenty of photos of them," Eric said, trying to cheer her up.

"True."

"It's not fair. He's hogging Debbie," Elliot complained, pouting as he glared at -Jayden.

"Jayden..."

"You're right, Dad," Elliot declared, standing up. "I'll go claim my turn," he said. excitedly before running over to pull Jayden away from Deborah. George simply shook his head amusedly.

"Um... George, why did your younger son call Deborah 'Debbie?" Samantha asked.

"That's because she's my ex-daughter-in-law and they were quite close. She had only recently divorced my eldest son," George explained. "What?!" Samantha and Eric exclaimed, astonished.

"Wait... the lady dancing with Roger right now isn't your daughter-in-law?" Samantha asked.

""No, that's his mistress."