Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 70:

“What’s gotten into you?” Jake exclaimed, visibly shocked by Kallie’s reaction. He didn’t release his grip on her bag. Instead, he clutched her wrist tightly with his other hand. “Have you lost your mind? My mom mentioned you’ve been acting strange at home! What’s going on with you?”

Kallie didn’t respond. As Jake seized her hand, her instinctive reaction was primal—she bit him.

Driven by an intense need to protect her unborn child, Kallie was desperate to keep its existence hidden from Jake, fearing for its safety.

“What are you doing?” Jake recoiled, shocked by Kallie’s sudden aggression, something he had never seen from her before. She quickly snatched her bag back.

“Are you hiding something from me?” Jake demanded, his suspicions growing.

Suddenly, a thought crossed his mind, and he blurted out, “Did you really cheat on me?”

Kallie, having checked the contents of her bag, locked eyes with Jake, her expression a mix of defiance and wariness.

“You’re taking me back to our childhood. Remember our first real fight?” Jake’s tone softened, dipping into a nostalgic warmth.

Kallie hesitated for a moment as memories flooded her mind. Her fiery temper as a child had been well-known, and it was that same spirited nature that had drawn her to Linsey.

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There had been an incident where Jake took something precious from Kallie, and she had launched a full-on attack, her youthful energy wild as she pummeled him.

Jake, a few years her senior, had adhered to the unspoken rule of never hitting girls. He had taken the beating without fighting back, even as Roderick chuckled in the background, amused by Jake’s decision to provoke someone as fierce as Kallie.

haven’t shown that side of yourself in a long time,” Jake commented,

reminiscence. Her memories reminded her that the old wounds hadn’t fully healed. She recalled overhearing Jake complain about how he disliked assertive women, specifically pointing out her once

his affection, Kallie had softened herself, adopting a more subdued demeanor. Yet, even

swift move, snatching Kallie’s bag from her grasp. In one smooth motion, he upended it, spilling

turned sharply toward Kallie, holding the paper up. “Do you really need to carry a divorce agreement

a copy of the divorce papers Kallie had sent

still, her expression unreadable as she faced Jake. Yet, her hand instinctively cradled her stomach

and commanding

from her face, his touch soft, but his words firm. “You’re mine, forever. Do you

her eyes steady but filled

expressing that she was neither his pet nor his possession—she was not

clouded with confusion and irritation. “What are you talking

while Sarah was his lover,

the first time Kallie had spoken so openly and critically about

his gaze narrowing. “You were the one who wanted this marriage. Now you suddenly want

that final statement, Jake slammed the door behind him, leaving Kallie alone

long time, Kallie remained still, the echo of the door’s slam lingering in the room. Eventually, she moved to the bed to gather her scattered belongings. Hidden

She had never pressured him

on time. It was Kallie’s first time participating in a shoot, and while she felt a flutter of excitement, her nerves were surprisingly

the studio. There, seated comfortably in the director’s chair, was the last person Kallie wanted to see: Sarah.

know her place is here for the shoot?”

out,” a male voice

clenched as Jake approached. She closed her eyes briefly, a faint, mocking smile on her