Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 390:

Ethan nodded. “I know. I will be good to her and hope she comes to trust me.”

Joanna pressed her lips together and then let out a scoff, her eyes clouding with complexity.

As Kallie entered the restaurant, the room fell silent after a few steps. She turned around to see Joanna looking panicked. Ethan was whispering to Joanna. “What’s going on?” Kallie hurried over to them.

Trying to regain her composure, Joanna shook her head. “I’m okay. The doctor just called and said my mother passed out. I need to go to her.”

“You better get going then,” Kallie said with concern. “Such things shouldn’t be delayed.”

“It’s nothing serious. She gets dizzy spells often. I’ll just check on her.” Joanna halted Kallie from leaving, “You were invited for dinner, so I can’t just leave you hanging. Wait here for me. I’ll be back in an hour, tops. It’s not time for dinner anyway.”

Ethan opened his mouth to speak on Kallie’s behalf, but Kallie beat him to it. “Okay, I’ll wait here. Just make it quick.”

a few steps away, and

his voice tinged

Kallie nodded in understanding.

the hospital. She seemed off and took a step backward. “Ethan, could you visit my mom at the hospital

considered her words, found them

fade into the distance, Joanna’s expression

boasted elegant

a waiter approached her, “I’m sorry, but the

room swung open, two men lunged forward, seizing Kallie with swift

harder Kallie struggled, the tighter the grip became. She felt a wave of

the grip relaxed significantly once

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