Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 11:

Supported by Linsey, Kallie attempted to stand her ground, yet her legs betrayed her, too feeble to support her weight. Dazed, Kallie allowed Linsey to guide her into a chair. Linsey promptly called an ambulance and reached out to Ethan.

Amidst her grogginess, Kallie’s mind wandered to a distant memory. Had circumstances been different, might she have chosen Ethan over Jake? After all, Ethan had once proposed, and Linsey had been eager to see them together.

As Kallie regained consciousness in a hospital bed, Linsey’s concerned face greeted her.

“How are you feeling? Any discomfort?” Linsey inquired.

With the IV needle secured in her arm, Kallie lifted it slightly, reassured by its presence. She managed a weak smile, indicating she was fine.

“You’ve got low blood sugar and malnutrition,” Linsey relayed the doctor’s words. “Did you skip breakfast?”

Ethan’s voice came from the side, filled with concern. “Kallie, how could Jake not take good care of you? To think the Reeves family’s role in your sudden fainting… Have you not been eating well?”

Linsey, frustrated, thumped the bed and then immediately apologized. “I’m sorry. Did that frighten you?”

head, her sign language saying it was all because of

for Jake, only to discard them later since he seldom returned.

Linsey adjusted the hospital tray and set down a collection of Kallie’s favorite dishes. “I’ve brought all your

called him, and his assistant just brushed me off, saying not to bother Jake unless it’s critical. Can you believe that? Kallie was his wife, lying unconscious in the hospital,

that she was fine and since Jake was in a meeting, disturbing him wasn’t an option. She

condition. Instead, she quietly opened a food box for Kallie and sighed. “From now on, just let me know if there’s anything

both of us,” Ethan chimed

the hospital, Ethan and Linsey

presence. He was sprawled on the sofa,

been?” Jake asked, his gaze quickly sweeping over her before settling on the food

box and clarified her

Who were you with for lunch?” Jake probed

odd for Jake to be home at

wavering slightly. It was the first time she

the question of whether he had visited Sarah. His unusual presence at

question seemed to infuriate Jake. He closed the distance between them and seized her