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!”

we must think of the children’s

infertile as Melinda implied. Kallie had once fallen pregnant unexpectedly. However, Shirley, insisting that the child might inherit her

illness, not heredity. Thus, with heavy

your concerns. However, I’ve only been able to have one daughter, and I faced complications that may prevent me from having more children. If Kallie is unable to have

to Jake with a soft expression, Melinda asked, “Jake, what are

to Jake, many anticipating

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

as he retorted sarcastically, “You’re speaking too

she had inadvertently crossed

over. “Your sister-in-law was only expressing her concern out of care

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

the household

him to set aside

filled with astonished and perplexed gazes, Jake

was dumbfounded, barely registering the events until they were seated in the car. She hadn’t anticipated Jake defending her

annoyance tinging his voice as