Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 97:

Murmurs spread through the crowd.

Kallie felt the sting of sarcasm and mockery, her fists tightening slightly.

Then, someone couldn’t stand it anymore and spoke up. “That’s how it is, but let’s not discriminate against people with disabilities. She hasn’t cheated or done anything wrong. You’re being too harsh.”

Sarah, seething with anger and clenching her teeth, stood her ground. “Kallie was the one who raised the paddle. It’s only right that she answers. Let’s hear her speak for herself.”

Each word struck deep in Kallie’s heart.

“You!” Ethan’s temper flared, and he moved to confront Sarah.

Kallie quickly grabbed Ethan’s wrist, feeling the urgency of the situation but not realizing how inappropriate her actions were.

With a worried glance, Kallie shook her head at Ethan.

Kallie felt that if Ethan provoked Sarah, Jake would surely react since Sarah held a special place in his heart. By then, she was powerless to stop Jake. After all, they were nearing a divorce, and it wasn’t her place to dictate Jake’s actions.

Jake, seeing Kallie’s actions, felt a pang in his heart, his gaze turning colder. He strode forward and seized the rabbit lantern.

Commanding the room with his presence, no one dared intervene.

After taking the lantern, Jake handed it directly to Sarah.

Jake stated evenly, “I was the one who spoke out first, and that alone should earn us the prize. While we should empathize with those with disabilities, it doesn’t automatically make them correct. If so, every dispute would boil down to who is more deserving of pity, and that wouldn’t be just, would it?”

Kallie abruptly looked up at Jake upon hearing his words. She moved a step closer, her hands half-raised in a futile attempt to clarify her intentions. She had never meant it that way. All she sought was to reclaim what was rightfully hers.

Yet, Kallie hesitated. If Jake had thought like that, would her explanations make any difference?

a cat’s claws. Her

suppressed her tears, turning to Ethan to gesture her need to

caught the distress in Kallie’s eyes. He

between the two

Kallie away,

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saw me without even

to respond, kept walking without

over,

sharp scent of his cologne mingled with the smell of nicotine, leaving a bitter trace

stormed off, pausing as he brushed past her. It seemed to signify the inevitable end of their relationship. They were merely two souls on divergent paths,

Sarah quickly

fired up

“Jake, weren’t you

her a glance, his voice cold and distant. “I have to handle some business. I’ll send the bodyguard to take you back to the hotel to rest. Call me if there’s

“Aren’t we

tight-lipped silence

was finally making progress,

disappear into the distance, Sarah stormed back to her room. A shower revived her spirits significantly. Suddenly, an urgent knock

Irene. The hotel’s robust security meant she had little to fear, and an

the door, only to

to shut the door, but Jake

the door nearly closed, a

he was in the doorway, a look

suppress a chuckle at Kallie’s icy manner. “So, you

and urged him to leave since her schedule tomorrow demanded her full attention

it a point to stress that she preferred not to see either