Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 48:

The car halted at the villa’s entrance, where Kallie could spot the glow emanating from the French windows. She quickly exited the vehicle and entered, only to discover Jake seated in the dining area, his eyes fixed on her.

A wine glass, half-filled with red wine, stood before Jake, alongside untouched dishes expertly prepared by nutritionists for their evening meal. Kallie paused, memories flooding back of the numerous turns she had waited for Jake to join her for dinner during their marriage. However, Jake rarely returned home and had never witnessed her anticipatory waits.

Now, the tables were turned, and Jake was the one waiting. The reversal stirred an odd feeling within her.

“Out socializing tonight?” Jake initiated the conversation as he noticed Kallie standing still.

Kallie signed, raising her hand in a half-hearted explanation that Jerome had invited her out to dinner and she assumed he was aware.

“You assumed? So just because you assumed I knew, you thought it wasn’t necessary to inform me?” Jake’s voice was laced with sarcasm, and his expression toward Kallie grew icy.

As he made a motion to rise, Kallie instinctively stepped backward. She was not accustomed to returning this late and felt a surge of anxiety. Despite this, Kallie couldn’t help but retort that she didn’t expect him to be home. After all, he seldom came back and was barely concerned whether she had dinner.

topple over with a resounding crash. “Are

As she spoke, she closed her eyes, perhaps to hold back tears or to

a word. Kallie moved a step closer, her lips parting to suggest he drink less, her mind conjuring the idea of fetching him a glass of milk to soothe his stomach. But she hesitated, ultimately bowing her head and stifling the urge. Jake didn’t need her overbearing care. His discontent stemmed merely from her defiance,

the quiet, compliant wife, then that was what she would do, rather than fuss over him with unwanted gestures. With a heavy heart, Kallie

instead of heading to the studio, Kallie decided to visit Linsey. Since the bookstore had been burned down, they agreed to meet at a café near Kallie’s

allowed to drink mineral water, huh? Other drinks are off-limits. Got it,” Linsey quipped with a mix of amusement and resignation as she ordered an $88 bottle of mineral water

sigh, expressing that it tasted just like the tap water back home. “So, how have things been with you lately?” Linsey inquired, her curiosity

was an opportunity that had come up, but she was not sure if she should take it. She took a deep breath as she shared the

for it! Why the hesitation?” Linsey’s enthusiasm was palpable. “This beats working

emotional upon hearing her following words. Before this conversation, Kallie had kept the worsening state of her relationship

all out, explaining her decision to propose divorce to Jake. “Twenty million? Has he lost his mind?” Upon learning about Jake’s conditions for agreeing

to calm her. “How can I stay calm? My low blood pressure is suddenly the least of my worries! He was unfaithful, and now he wants to walk away with a settlement? Does he have no dignity at all?” Linsey’s

her, signaling her to sip it and cool off. “That bastard!” Linsey continued, her anger

“You’re still defending him? He’s a grown man. No one coerced him. Why should he be compensated just to agree to a divorce? The Reeves Group is vast. Does he really need your twenty million? He’s