Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 27:

Panting slightly from the dance, Kallie felt a rush of energy. Jake led Kallie away from the dance floor, her cheeks glowing with a flush of excitement. Kallie’s smile, now brighter and more sincere, showed a spark of her old self reemerging.

Turning to Jake, Kallie gestured, saying he should check on Sarah since Sarah might be impatient. Jake gave her a long, evaluating look. “Stay here,” he instructed, his tone gentle yet firm.

Kallie nodded in agreement, her eyes following him as he melded into the crowd. She accepted a glass of orange juice from a passing waiter, feeling a twinge of sadness as she watched him disappear.

It surprised Kallie, this chance to be by Jake’s side again, especially after their marriage had seemed to set their paths so firmly apart.

Had her younger self foreseen the insecurities this marriage would bring, would she have felt deep disappointment?

Kallie’s thoughts were interrupted by a gentle tap on her arm.

“Hello, I’m Cyril Walker,” a young man greeted her with a polite smile. He had an air of familiarity about him. “I’ve worked with Mr. Reeves before, but this is my first time meeting you. Would you care to dance with me?”

Cyril held out his hand to Kallie, his invitation clear.

Kallie’s eyes widened in surprise as she was asked to dance by someone else. She couldn’t help but wonder if Jake would be upset by this. However, since the man claimed to be Jake’s client, she reasoned that it should be all right.

Kallie enjoyed the rhythm of the dance floor and had noticed others changing partners frequently. Thus, she nodded in agreement and placed her hand in Cyril’s waiting palm.

strides. “You’re breaking my heart in front of everyone again. What are you going to do to make it

casually, as if throwing money at the problem could fix

come here?”

me to meet you tonight? Who would have guessed you’d be dancing with that mute! You even took her out to style her hair and choose a

the dance floor. Suddenly, she gasped dramatically and covered her mouth. “Oh my, why

your mind wander with

holding Kallie close by the waist, moving her across the dance floor with elegance, her face alight with joy. There was a considerable distance between

with determined strides. Watching him depart swiftly, Sarah clenched

that Jake might punch you? You didn’t even

smile widening. She hadn’t felt this joyful in ages. But suddenly, a strong grip seized her

Jake’s enraged eyes, her

I assumed she wanted to dance with me. I didn’t realize it would upset you,” Cyril hastily

disbelief. Catching Sarah’s gaze from the edge of the crowd, her heart raced. Could it be that

you wait? Have you never been to a party before?” Jake

overwhelmed and messed up.” Next to them, Sarah’s voice carried a hint of

no heed to Cyril, and once Cyril realized

the command, heavy with threat, Kallie bowed her head, and the smile on her face disappeared. She was Jake’s wife, confined to their home by him, with

her. Yet, Jake was soon encircled by a group of people eager to flatter and appease him, with Sarah standing by his side as

blankly, again puzzled as to why Jake wouldn’t