Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 405:

Sophie saw Kallie and wriggled out of Jake’s arms to hug her mom. “Mommy, I missed you so much! I’m okay. Don’t worry. It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have left with a stranger.”

Kallie saw Sophie’s injury and panicked. “What happened?” she asked urgently.

Kallie couldn’t help but scold Jake. “What were you thinking? Why didn’t you take her straight to the hospital when she was hurt?”

Sophie shook her head frantically. “Mommy, please don’t be mad. I’m the one who didn’t want to go to the hospital. I was afraid you would worry about me if you didn’t see.”

The last time those Nixon family goons took Sophie, even though Sophie came back safe and her throat healed later, Kallie cried herself to sleep for nights. Her eyes were puffy every morning.

Sophie loved her mom and couldn’t bear to see her heartbroken again.

on her tiptoes, trying to wipe away Kallie’s tears. “Mommy, please don’t cry. I’m right

closer and said, “Sophie, don’t worry. I’ll keep you

hardening. “Godfather?” she said with an icy smile. “I’m afraid you’re mistaken. My daughter doesn’t have

“Why can’t I be her godfather? You’re being

didn’t even bother to ask

he’s a really nice guy. You’re nice and

awful. He didn’t know how to respond, so he just gave a sad

she quickly changed the subject.

Sophie’s bruises were taken care of, Kallie wanted Sophie to rest for some time instead of going to the kindergarten. Sophie was a bright kid with a sharp memory. Even if she missed a few months of

to kindergarten in a bid for her to make friends and be

over Jake’s

“Look, I didn’t mean to set you up. I just… I needed a reason to see you. And if you couldn’t make it, well… then