Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 71:

Sarah’s proposal caused Irene to draw a sharp breath, visibly shocked by the audacity of it. If she hadn’t been holding herself back, Irene might have launched into a full-blown tirade right then and there.

Kallie turned to Jake, her expression unreadable. The thought of merely acting out hand movements, while her rightful role was being usurped without her consent, was a blatant insult to her dignity.

In the past, Kallie might have tolerated such slights, thinking that pleasing Jake would justify her discomfort. But she had learned that passivity only invited more disrespect and manipulation.

Despite her growing realization, a small part of Kallie still hoped Jake would intervene, that he would finally stand up for her against Sarah’s overreach.

For a moment, their eyes met in a silent exchange. Kallie searched for any sign of support from him, but there was none.

Finally, Jake spoke in a neutral tone, “That sounds nice. Kallie, come over.”

“How dare you!” Irene blurted out, her anger uncontained, her fiery gaze locked on Jake.

Kallie, however, responded with a calm smile—a rare, bitter smile that left even Jake momentarily stunned by its beauty.

With a decisive motion, Kallie made her choice: she quit the shoot.

“She’s not doing it!” Irene quickly voiced Kallie’s decision, her eyes flashing toward Sarah. “No one ever said Kallie had to participate. She’s here to assist, not to be forced into something she doesn’t want to do.”

Taking Kallie’s arm firmly, Irene led her toward the exit.

the sudden turn of events, forced a tight smile and said to the director, “I’ll gladly do

the director responded smoothly, already adjusting the

holds stories for every

Sarah reached for the tweezers, the director paused her with a raised hand. “Hold on, your grip is off.

up, a mix of confusion and embarrassment in her eyes. “How do you want

from the previous day’s footage, showing Kallie’s technique. He

tightening as she saw Kallie’s skill. The comparison clearly

magnifying glass, the director stopped her again, pointing out another mistake. “Your positioning

know where to start. Flustered, she turned to

flatly, reaching for his phone without any

morning to shoot. This

a seat, waiting patiently

became apparent that Jake couldn’t find a replacement quickly enough to instruct

voice wavered, her eyes filling with tears as she tried to look pitiful. “Can you please call Kallie back to film the hand movements for me?

Kallie’s firm stance during their recent conversations

her—she was no longer the compliant Kallie who would always

word, Jake left the

gone far, waiting nearby for

Jake called out as

do you want now?” Irene snapped, her voice wary and defensive as she stepped in