Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 165:

Kallie’s hair was neatly pinned up, lending her an elegant and radiant appearance.

As Kallie caught her glowing reflection in the mirror, a brief daze washed over her. It had been ages since she last saw herself this dazzling.

The sight took Kallie back to the days when she lived with the Reeves family as an adopted daughter. Back then, with Roderick still present, everyone treated her with formal politeness, and her relationship with Jake hadn’t yet soured.

Shirley, however, had always disapproved of Kallie, going so far as to exclude her from various gatherings, embarrassed by her presence.

Despite this, Jake would often whisk Kallie away, dressing her up and proudly introducing her as the adopted daughter of the Reeves family at events.

Shirley, infuriated yet unwilling to confront Jake, would instead direct her displeasure at Kallie by giving her the cold shoulder and making snide remarks.

Reflecting on those times stirred a mix of emotions in Kallie. Those happy days seemed like they were just yesterday, yet she knew that one could never truly return to the past.

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“Why are you taking so long just to try on clothes?” Jake’s voice, tinged with impatience, cut through Kallie’s reverie.

Jake had walked over and caught Kallie gazing absently at her reflection in the mirror. A complex emotion briefly flickered across his eyes before vanishing.

Jake scrutinized Kallie from head to toe several times before delivering his blunt verdict. “Your taste might not be the best, but overall, it looks fine.”

Snapped back to reality, Kallie used sign language to ask if he thought the outfit was satisfactory and if Sarah would approve of the style.

“That’s really none of your business,” Jake remarked, a faint smirk playing on his lips. “You can change back now.”

grasped her skirt and

turned to leave, he staggered

with an incoming call. It

filled the air, “Jake, where are you? I need

dull the throbbing pain that threatened to overwhelm him. He responded with a lifeless voice, “Just lay it out

her voice remained upbeat, “My birthday’s in a few days. I’m not in the mood for a big outing this

“Do you see yourself as the lady of

be with me on my birthday. Is that too much to ask? Or would you rather not be there to

silent,

he finally spoke. “Inform the butler of the kind of celebration you’d like. Just spare me the details about the

her birthday at the Reeves’ residence was significant.

was expecting his child, she was

on the phone with Sarah. Truthfully, she hadn’t intended to eavesdrop, but Jake and Sarah spoke openly, without any reservations.

no longer her concern, and she lacked

married to Jake, how she, Roderick, and Jake used

large gatherings, and Shirley, in particular, couldn’t bear

of friends to add some cheer,

the only girl who shared her birthday with the Reeves

status was being

him with little patience. Noticing Kallie, he confronted her abruptly, “You overheard my conversation with Sarah just now,

She signaled that

sneered, clarifying his stance, “That’s not what I’m trying to say. You

mixture of shock and rising anger. Was he trying to provoke her like this? Her face set into a frosty expression as she rebuffed him. She signed, questioning what would happen if she chose not

suggested that if Jake and Sarah wanted their birthday party to go off without a hitch, they had to refrain from forcing

approached Kallie and seized her wrist