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.

this level, making it impossible for Linsey to mistake one for the

toward Kallie’s room. She knew Jake wouldn’t lurk about like this. She

around her neck as he dragged her toward the wide-open window. Kallie’s upper body was perilously dangling outside, her grip on safety

Police!” Linsey

next

the man. In his momentary hesitation, Kallie

the momentum caused Kallie to stagger backward, teetering on the brink of falling from

toward Kallie, a

hospital gown and yanked her to safety. They both tumbled onto the floor in a

tears streaming down her face, her expression filled with lingering

the lower back of the man in black. He channeled all his strength into the kick, causing a loud crack to echo from the man’s back as

her bed, just as the nurses hurried

grip, and her recently set arm had been dislocated again, bringing tears of

at Kallie with deep sympathy. “This is all my fault. If I hadn’t left, none of

shook her head, dismissing the

she approached the injured man and stomped on his head. “Did Sarah

point, Sarah was the only

man, writhing in agony, only whimpered, offering