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.

Jake ignored Sarah, bending down to lift Kallie

silence. No one had anticipated this shift. They watched, mouths agape, as Jake carried Kallie away, forcefully kicking

first to collect herself. She glanced at Sarah, who sat stunned on the

had subsided,

seized a bottle from the table and hurled it

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

her hands dismissively and entered on her own. Her thick pants had cushioned her knees, which seemed unharmed by the

his look at Kallie laden with unsaid

Jake’s ability to hold his liquor was well-known, and he didn’t appear drunk.

to hold grudges, she had always shown kindness to Kallie, who

willingness to quit working at the bookstore as a term, hoping Jake wouldn’t go

twitched, yet he

against Linsey because of Sarah. The thought was unbearable.

her heart lifting when he didn’t pull away. With immense effort,

childhood, her presence a constant comfort whenever he felt down, always there when

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