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

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

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

voiced her frustration. “Jake is so irresponsible! I called him, and his assistant just brushed me off, saying not to bother Jake unless it’s critical. Can you believe that? Kallie was

trying to soothe Linsey. She frantically gestured that she was fine and since Jake was in a meeting, disturbing him wasn’t an

quietly opened a

you’ve got both of us,” Ethan chimed

time at the hospital, Ethan and Linsey sent Kallie back

He was sprawled on the sofa, his

been?” Jake asked, his gaze quickly sweeping over her before

hastened to set aside the box and clarified her

you back home? Who were you with for lunch?” Jake

frozen. It was odd for Jake to be home at this hour.

It was the first time she had

posed the question of whether he had visited Sarah. His unusual presence at home at this hour struck her as

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