Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 2:

A sweet, melodious voice filled the air. It belonged to Kallie’s sister-in-law, Melinda Reeves, who was cradling her baby and smiling warmly at Kallie.

“Come hold the baby for some good luck,” Melinda urged. “You and Jake have been trying for five years without any news. It’s time to pick up the pace.”

All eyes suddenly fixated on Kallie, sharp as knives. Kallie’s hands began to sweat with anxiety.

Melinda continued, “Look, no one blames you for your disability. But sweetness alone won’t suffice as a wife. How can you meet your responsibilities if you can’t bear children?”

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Crushed by embarrassment, Kallie moved to take Melinda’s baby. However, she was abruptly stopped by another hand.

Her mother-in-law, Shirley Reeves, quickly took Melinda’s baby away. “This child is healthy. We can’t let her risk being affected by bad luck or sickness once you hold her.”

Kallie’s heart sank. She tried to explain that it wasn’t that she couldn’t bear children. The thing was…

The crowd was puzzled by Kallie’s sign language, and Shirley interrupted her sharply. “Even if you could have children, we’d rather you didn’t. What if your child inherits your problems? We can’t allow that!”

murmured in agreement, “Exactly, we must think of the children’s

as infertile as Melinda implied. Kallie had once fallen pregnant unexpectedly. However, Shirley, insisting that the child might inherit her muteness and that Jake wouldn’t

by an illness, not heredity. Thus, with heavy tears, she aborted the child. The pain of that decision

faced complications that may prevent me from having more children. If Kallie is unable to

Melinda

pivoted to Jake, many anticipating a

knowledge that Jake was not fond of his arranged marriage. A public rejection of Kallie

he retorted sarcastically, “You’re speaking too much. What’s

faltered, realizing she had inadvertently crossed a line with the

smooth things over. “Your sister-in-law was only expressing her concern out of care for you. It was out of line for you to

cast her eyes down, her voice tinged with remorse. “Dean is away on business, and I’ve been handling everything on my own since the baby came. I meant only to show I care, but I apologize if I’ve

frosty as he said, “If managing the household feels overwhelming,

to set aside the gifts. “My personal life is off-limits,”

silence that followed, filled with astonished and perplexed gazes, Jake escorted Kallie away from

was dumbfounded, barely registering the events until they were seated in the car. She

brow creased slightly, annoyance tinging his voice as he