Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 668:

Caught between dreams and waking, Kallie’s eyes fluttered open and focused on Jake.

“Jake!” Kallie gasped, her voice thin and distant, as though she believed she was still dreaming.

“Stay still,” Jake instructed with a frown, trying to maintain some distance to think clearly.

Yet, as he watched her teeter on the edge of the bed, his resolve wavered. With a sigh, he moved closer to steady her, his actions softer than his words.

Enfolded in his comforting embrace, Kallie felt the warmth spread through her, calming her considerably.

However, she couldn’t suppress her body’s reflex. Her hands shot up, grasping at Jake’s collar as she attempted to pull herself up for a kiss.

Jake’s complexion flushed a deep crimson, his ears not spared, his reaction uncharacteristically shy. His voice, rough and laced with a barely concealed warning, broke the silence. “Don’t move. If you keep this up, I’ll have to throw you out.” Yet, his warning fell on deaf ears.

undeterred, began to pull at

his voice

tears brimmed and spilled over. Feeling utterly wronged, she balled her fists and thumped them weakly against

mean? You don’t recognize me?” Kallie sobbed, her voice cracking with emotion. “Did you forget how eagerly you pursued me, asking to remarry? Have you forgotten how you pleaded for

baffled by her words. Yet, just like that night at the bar, the sight of her tears shattered his heart. It felt as though he had

his embrace, whispering, “Even if this is just a dream, I’ll embrace it. Because in my

and moved by an impulse he couldn’t

hand, lifting her gaze to

Gradually, their lips met.

something snapped within Jake’s mind. His resistance crumbled. He pulled her closer with

the drugs, Kallie reciprocated with

faded, and he gently pushed her down onto the room’s lone sofa. He traced his fingers along her slim waist, kissing her with burning