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.

bending down to lift Kallie into his arms

room fell into stunned silence. No one had anticipated this shift. They watched, mouths agape, as Jake carried Kallie away, forcefully kicking open the door to the chamber as

who sat stunned on the couch. “See your place now?

had subsided, replaced by a smug

the table and hurled it against the floor. “Get out! All of

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

and entered on her own. Her thick pants had cushioned her knees, which seemed unharmed by the glass shards. She gestured to Jake, silently asking how he was holding up and whether he needed some soup to

look at

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

tendency to hold grudges, she had

added her willingness to quit working at the bookstore

yet he

anxiety spiked. She wondered if Jake was contemplating retaliating against Linsey because of Sarah. The thought was unbearable. She couldn’t live with such guilt if

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

the icy look in Jake’s eyes thawed. They had shared a joyful childhood, her

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