Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 395:

She knew his body intimately, every curve and contour. She was also well-acquainted with his habits and those small, telling gestures he made.

Kallie had harbored suspicions for quite some time. But never in her wildest dreams did she expect them to be confirmed in this way.

With a mocking laugh, Kallie shook her head, her voice turning cold. “Jake, are you still going to hide behind that mask and avoid facing me?”

Jake gazed at Kallie with his intense eyes. After a moment, he began to remove his mask.

Before Jake could fully unveil his face, Kallie, gripped by a mix of anger and hurt she couldn’t quite understand, grasped a piece of debris and raked it across his right cheek with force.

Her feelings had been bottled up for years, a tumult she had repressed.

Despite the pain, Jake didn’t retaliate. Instead, he locked eyes with her, his dark, compelling gaze fixed on her, and slowly pulled the mask away completely, revealing the horrifying scar on his left cheek.

“I was worried my scar might scare you. But looking at you now, I don’t think you’d be

ghastly scar on his

pale skin. Rather than repelling her, the

hand toward him. Before she could reach his face,

red mark. His gaze met hers, filled

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me? I’m sorry, I’m not looking for your forgiveness,” Jake said, his voice heavy with self-loathing. “I know

stern, faltered, his voice

in agony,

everything had opened her eyes to many things, and she had come to understand some of Jake’s past actions and motivations. Yet, the fact remained unchanged—Jake had wounded

didn’t care whether he had done those things to protect her. She couldn’t let go of the injuries and grievances she had suffered. She detested him, yet, somewhere deep inside, she still cared about

tears, his voice shaky. “Please, don’t cry. It’s all my fault.