Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 75:

After Mateo posed his question, Jake lapsed into silence. Would he confront Shirley for an apology if Kallie was telling the truth? And if Kallie was lying, would he insist that she apologize to Shirley? The animosity between Shirley and Kallie was no secret, and Jake had always known about their strained relationship. He simply chose not to intervene, believing they would resolve their issues on their own.

“Think about it. When you’re ready to know the truth, let me know,” Mateo said earnestly.

True to his word, Jake didn’t touch Kallie. That evening, he chose not to sleep in the master bedroom, leaving it for Kallie, though he stayed in the house, finding rest in another room.

The following morning, Kallie rose early. Without a word to Jake, she had breakfast and left for Hayden’s studio. Her commitments at the Hayes Group were almost complete, allowing her to focus on her restoration work.

Kallie’s days had become full and rewarding—a significant change from her past life. Once feeling trapped in the role of a neglected spouse, she now thrived in her professional endeavors, contributing to projects like the promotional video for Halstead University while balancing her time between the Hayes Group and Hayden’s studio.

At the studio, Kallie retrieved Roderick’s teapot, eager to restore it due to its simplicity. She dedicated the morning to her task, nearing completion when a loud argument erupted downstairs.

Feeling the tension building in her shoulders, Kallie stood up, ready to investigate the commotion.

“We don’t accept work from rivals,” Gregory declared heatedly from below.

“Rivals? We’re simply clients. Are you saying you can’t handle this minor task?” a lanky young man retorted incredulously, flanked by a haughty woman. Both were seated on the sofa, their expressions full of scorn.

Kallie approached, her gaze shifting to the table before them. There sat an open box, seemingly empty at first glance.

Upon closer inspection, however, it revealed countless tiny glass fragments, as if a glass object had shattered and been meticulously ground into dust. Clearly, the duo expected the studio to reassemble it.

know your firm accepted this project last month, and now you’re tossing it to us? You dare

your source for

at Kallie before addressing the

You’re scared to take on the job? We’re willing to pay. Doesn’t that make us clients?” the

premium. We’re VIP clients,” the woman added, her tone full of mockery. “Or is it that you’re simply incapable? Even Hayden can’t

of the country on a trip!” Gregory’s frustration was

here to stir up trouble rather than

the broken glass fragments inside the box. By studying the larger pieces, she could envision the original structure. The

at?” the woman asked,

woman taunted, “Think you can put it back

the woman and signed her response: she could indeed

language, looked astonished. “Are you

that she didn’t mind restoring it if it helped uphold the studio’s reputation, but she was also fine turning them away if it better protected

Kallie believed she could handle it, then he trusted her

Gregory told the duo. “What’s your

she?” the lanky man asked,

the Reeves family—just a housewife,” the woman sneered,

Gregory for him to translate: “They don’t need to pay the

conveyed

clearly there to provoke,

media knows that Hayden’s Studio is a joke!” the lanky man threatened