Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 53:

Kallie’s single glance almost drove Sarah to the brink of madness. Sarah had always maintained a dominant demeanor around Kallie. Now, her anger was palpable, yet she restrained herself, unwilling to unravel in Jake’s presence.

“Have you eaten yet?” Just then, the door swung open, and Steven entered, dabbing at his lips.

Jake looked at Steven with a mix of disdain. “Why that look? I skipped the end of my breakfast to come check on you. Doesn’t that mean anything to you?” Steven, his hands slick with grease, wiped them on his white coat as he spoke. “Time for your tests!”

Kallie, puzzled, believed Jake had completed all necessary tests. Steven clarified, “We need a thorough brain scan today to check for any potential complications. Yesterday, we merely ruled out immediate issues.”

The specter of the brain ailment that claimed Roderick loomed large, its hereditary nature a constant threat. Even though Jake was currently healthy, his future remained uncertain. The possibility of illness sinking its claws into Jake weighed heavily on Kallie’s heart. She tried to push the dread from her mind, clasping her hands in silent prayer.

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Jake, oblivious to Kallie’s quiet pleas, stood up and followed Steven. Sarah caught sight of Kallie’s gesture and scoffed, dismissing it as childish. “Do you need a wheelchair?” Steven quipped as they made their way down the corridor. “You’re outpacing me, yet you’re the one who’s ill!”

“I have to get back to work after this,” Jake replied, his tone sharp. “I have projects waiting.”

“That’s just like you, always pushing yourself too hard,” Steven shot back. “It’s no wonder you ended up fainting.” Jake walked into the examination room.

an hour,” Steven explained to Kallie. “You

was restless, preferring to wait just outside the examination room,

exuding a calm that bordered on arrogance. She scoffed at Kallie. “Stop pretending. Who

gaze, her eyes conveying a message clear as day that Sarah, merely the

Sarah stepped closer, her voice tight with anger. “I should be the one who’s worried! What about me if something

wanted to leave me anything, his family would never agree. You, as his mistress, will always be the first in line.

of shooting another look at Sarah, Kallie typed a message on her phone and turned the screen toward Sarah. It read, “Would you dare let Jake hear your words? Picturing his demise and speculating about the aftermath, I’m sure he’d

nothing! Even if you told him, he wouldn’t

and swiftly typed another message on her

could you be so cruel? What do you gain

in disapproval at Sarah. “Why are

was well-known that Steven sided with Kallie, so Sarah expected little compassion from him. She withdrew, half-heartedly saying,

making it clear that it wasn’t

shot a fierce

a special care unit. We can’t have unauthorized people wandering around,” Steven

shot Kallie a menacing look, and