Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 86:

Shirley’s birthday was celebrated in two segments. The morning was reserved for the Reeves family alone, and the afternoon welcomed their high-society acquaintances.

Upon entering the villa, Dean and Melinda were the first to offer their gifts.

“Mom, this one’s for you,” Dean announced, extending a gift box toward Shirley. “It’s the diamond you’ve been dreaming of. I spared no effort to track it down for you.”

Shirley’s face lit up with joy as she opened the box, quickly swapping her old necklace for the sparkling new diamond one.

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“It’s gorgeous,” Shirley exclaimed, admiring her reflection. “Dean, you never fail to know exactly what I want.”

“Shirley, here’s my gift,” Melinda chimed in, presenting her offering. “Ninety-nine deep-sea blue pearls.” Traditionally, Dean and Jake would present gifts together, each couple presenting one jointly.

The deviation from the norm, with Dean and Melinda giving respective presents, caught Kallie off guard. She and Jake had prepared just one gift together, and she worried this might draw criticism.

Jake seemed unfazed by the change. He confidently approached Shirley with their shared gift. “Kallie and I picked this out for you,” he declared.

Shirley took the gift but couldn’t resist a pointed comment. “This must be from you, Jake! Surely Kallie has something for me, right?”

then shifted

change in this year’s rules and sensed that Shirley and Melinda were intentionally setting her up. If Melinda hadn’t brought a separate gift, she suspected Shirley would have criticized her

is from both of us,” Jake

any thought into it,” Shirley remarked dismissively, rolling her eyes at

you every day.” Just then, Sarah approached with a gift box, presenting it right after Jake. It almost seemed like she and Jake were the actual couple, leaving Kallie feeling

as she

of place, Kallie instinctively took a step back, considering it might be best to

bring a gift. And you? After five years of marriage into our family, do you even care about us? Have you shown any loyalty? What have you done besides spend our money?

kept his peace, felt compelled to step in.

as she listened, her heart growing colder with each word. In the end,

the tension, decided to confront the issue head-on. “Mom,” he began,

to discuss with Jake how to manage Kallie. “Jake, I

“I need to talk to you

cold demeanor, felt

Did you force her to kneel and scrub the floors? Did you

and touched

to deflect. “Where did you hear such things? Don’t

it. I saw

Shirley and then shown them to Jake? Or