Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 156:

Brent was cut off mid-sentence.

Kallie sprang from her seat so abruptly that all eyes turned toward her.

Jake had anticipated her reaction. His smile widened, but his eyes hardened.

Brent, visibly anxious, said to Kallie, “Kallie, this isn’t your concern. Sit down.”

Ignoring Brent, Kallie marched up to Jake, her expression resolute.

Jake observed her approach, each step seemingly charged with determination.

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It was jarring for Jake. Kallie’s eyes, which once radiated warmth, now glinted with coldness.

Jake reminisced about how Kallie had once been so tender and tolerant. No matter how poorly he treated her, she would respond with a soft, helpless smile and accept it. Perhaps occasionally a bitter smile crossed her lips, but she had never given him such a cold look before.

Jake had always been frustrated by Kallie’s gentle nature, wishing she would toughen up so he wouldn’t have to worry about her as much. She had clearly toughened up, but now all her sharp edges seemed aimed directly at him.

Lost in his thoughts, Jake didn’t immediately register that Kallie had closed the distance between them.

Kallie took a deep breath and began signing, indicating she would leave with him, but he must keep his promise to explain to Brent why the client was so upset. She stressed her compliance was only for one night, a condition he had to accept.

Kallie’s hands trembled slightly, a detail not lost on Jake, who frowned with concern.

Jake wondered whether her fear was rooted in him or stemmed from deeper anxieties.

Currently, Kallie’s mind seemed preoccupied with thoughts of Brent, leaving Jake in search of clarity.

him as a monster prone to fits of

again, his words cutting through the air with icy precision, “Negotiations aren’t in the cards for you or him. Do you grasp the

blanched at

his feet, seizing her wrist with a firm grip. He

Irene and Brent echoed in unison, laced with

brought them to the doorway just as they encountered Edgar,

a cadre of bodyguards, Edgar stood

reassurance, “Rest assured, they are still legally bound by marriage. Mr. Reeves wouldn’t bring

tight knots, his words laced with a stern warning.

Kallie into the car. “Strap in,” he

seatbelt, her

gesture anything, the car bolted forward, shooting through the streets like a released

landscape gave way to expansive countryside, the traffic dwindled

the accelerator, turning the ride into

car surged like a wild beast unleashed, causing Kallie to dissolve into tears,

to scream and demand if Jake had completely lost his senses. With their unborn child within her, was he

were exceptional. Despite the terrifying speed, he

finally halted, Kallie flung open the door and stumbled out, legs shaky and almost insubstantial. She nearly toppled over, catching herself on the car to

even take a breath to steady herself, Jake was upon her, gripping her

like it might dislocate Kallie’s jaw, pain shooting

tears brimming

of something seldom seen—it was pain. “Why are you doing this, Kallie? Do you really think so little of

about the risk to both her and their unborn child, yet he

desperate bid for freedom, Kallie signed rapidly, her gestures filled with urgency. It was the first time she ever

taken aback, and slowly loosened his grip. He seemed momentarily

the darkness. “Fine. I

brutal force, sending a pang of pain through her heart, triggering

might demand this, yet