Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 19:

In the hospital room, Kallie clung to Linsey, who was about to settle into the extra bed.

Kallie’s fingers flew across her phone keyboard. “You should head home. The nurses are here. I’ll be okay by myself. It’s just a sprained arm. You don’t need to stick around for that.”

“How can I just leave you here by yourself?” Linsey protested, unwilling to leave.

Kallie sighed, paused, and then fabricated an excuse, typing it out on her phone. “I’m worried Jake might drop by later.”

As expected, Linsey wavered. “Is he really trying to make amends?”

Earlier that day, when Jake and Kallie had gone golfing, Linsey had thought their relationship was on the mend. However, the situation with Sarah had escalated, and Jake had not only ignored it but had also defended Sarah. This had left Linsey feeling let down.

Kallie nodded reassuringly, typing out her response. “Don’t worry. I’ve got everything under control.”

“Alright then…” Linsey finally gave in, bombarding Kallie with a series of cautions before she left.

But the moment Linsey stepped outside the hospital, doubt crept in. If Jake truly cared, wouldn’t he have shown up sooner? Maybe I’ll leave once he arrives, she thought.

With that thought, Linsey picked up some snacks at a nearby store and headed back to the hospital, planning to use the excuse that she had forgotten her keys to return to Kallie’s room.

corridor, she spotted a shadowy figure stealthily making his way into Kallie’s room. There were only two wards on this

like this. She burst through the door with a forceful kick,

from her bed, his hand clamped around her neck as he dragged her toward the wide-open window.

Police!”

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hesitation, Kallie

to stagger backward, teetering on

sprinted toward Kallie, a blur of

He snatched Kallie by her hospital gown and

you alright? Are you hurt?” Linsey dashed forward, tears streaming down her face, her

from the floor and delivered a powerful kick to the lower back of the man in black. He channeled all his strength into the

bed, just as the nurses hurried in to tend to

the man’s grip, and her recently set arm

Kallie’s arm was tended to, Linsey looked at Kallie with deep sympathy. “This is all

head, dismissing the

fault!” Linsey snapped, her voice strained as she approached the injured man and stomped on his head.

only

agony, only whimpered,