Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 565:

The air around them was thick with intimidation, and Kallie felt a chill wash over her, her face paling slightly. Saniya noticed Kallie’s fear, a smug smirk playing on her lips as she let out a disdainful snort.

But then, a voice broke through the tension, low and gravelly, yet commanding. “Is this how you treat a guest? Have you forgotten the meaning of hospitality?”

The voice spoke in Kallie’s native language, and the sudden familiarity made her pause.

Kallie turned toward the voice, her eyes landing on an elderly man being wheeled out.

The elderly man’s frail frame was hunched, and his clothes hung loosely on his thin body. Yet, despite his apparent fragility, he wore a warm smile that gave him an almost kind appearance at first glance.

elderly man straightened, their expressions

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behind the wheelchair. He couldn’t have been more than nineteen, dressed just like the

part of the hired help. But something made her pause. Unlike the rest, who were all clearly foreign, he was unmistakably from her homeland. The realization sent a ripple of unease through

the warm smile on his lips. “Ms. Nixon,” he called out in a smooth, almost too-friendly tone. “I must apologize for the abrupt way you were brought here. But I had little choice. Had I

mind raced, but she kept her voice steady. “So, you know Jake?” she asked, carefully choosing

deepened, but it didn’t reach his eyes. “Oh, I’m quite familiar with him,” he replied, his tone growing more cryptic. “But that’s not the issue now, is it? You’re here, and I suggest you

bit back a dozen questions, opting for silence. She knew better than

long journey, you must be exhausted. Go and rest,” the elderly man said, dismissively waving his

motioning

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