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 her own

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

dishes. “I’ve brought all your favorites. You need to eat well today, or I’m not letting you leave,”

completely when Linsey voiced her frustration. “Jake is so irresponsible! I called him, and his assistant just brushed me off, saying not to bother

Linsey. She frantically gestured that she was fine and since Jake was in a meeting, disturbing

her mouth to respond, but paused, reconsidering her words in light of Kallie’s condition. Instead, she quietly opened a food box for Kallie and sighed. “From now on,

us,”

the hospital, Ethan and Linsey

anticipate Jake’s presence. He was sprawled on the sofa, his

over her before settling on the food box in her hands. “Out

hastened to set aside the box and clarified her

Who were you with for lunch?” Jake probed

was odd for Jake to be home

her back after dining together, her expression wavering slightly. It was the first time she had ever lied to Jake, and the deception

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

question seemed to infuriate Jake. He closed the distance between them and seized her wrist. “You brought home