Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 9:

“Sarah!” Linsey’s voice trembled with anger at Sarah’s disgraceful request, her body poised to spring forward. Yet, Kallie didn’t hesitate. She knelt down, her expression stoic.

To Kallie, being inferior to Sarah when Jake was involved was an accepted truth. Anything to please Sarah seemed a worthy sacrifice.

Jake stood by passively. The actions of others held little consequence.

The floor around them was strewn with shattered glass, and as Kallie’s knees hit the floor, a sharp pain shot through her. Her body swayed from the impact, yet she bore the pain stoically.

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Looking up at Sarah from her position on the floor, Kallie’s face was a mask of serene determination, devoid of fear or distress.

Sarah, however, remained unappeased. “You…” she started, intent on having Kallie continue to degrade herself, when suddenly a man’s voice, thick with restrained anger, cut through the tension. “Enough!”

Jake rose to his feet and strode toward Kallie.

“Jake!” Sarah’s voice cracked in panic as she clutched at his sleeve.

to lift Kallie

They watched, mouths agape, as Jake carried Kallie away, forcefully kicking open the door to the chamber

the couch. “See your place now? No matter what

earlier fury had subsided, replaced by a smug

Sarah seized a bottle from the table and hurled it against the floor.

his arms, Jake hurried out of the bar. His driver was

returning to the villa, Kallie waved her hands dismissively and entered on her own. Her thick pants had cushioned her knees, which seemed unharmed by the glass shards. She gestured to Jake, silently

remained silent, his look at Kallie laden with unsaid

to hold his liquor was well-known, and he didn’t appear drunk. Summoning her courage, she gestured to ask whether he could

Linsey’s quick temper and tendency to hold grudges, she had always shown kindness to Kallie, who

resignation, Kallie added her willingness to quit working at the bookstore

yet he remained

spiked. She wondered if Jake was contemplating retaliating against Linsey because of Sarah. The thought was

lifting when he didn’t pull away. With immense effort, she managed to whisper, “Jake…” This was the only word she could produce, her vocal

shared a joyful childhood,

for you, I’ll forgive