Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 710:

In the darkness, Jake held Kallie close, his own fear mirroring hers as he felt her struggling to breathe. He didn’t know how to help. He just knew he had to do something. Seeing Kallie like this, so vulnerable and distressed, filled him with a sense of panic.

The sound of Jake’s voice seemed to pull Kallie back from the brink. Her breathing gradually evened out, and her panic subsided. The moment Kallie came to her senses, she tried to shove Jake away. But he held firm, his grip unwavering.

Kallie frowned slightly. “Jake, what the hell do you think you’re doing? Are you crazy?”

“Fine,” Jake muttered through clenched teeth. “Call me crazy.”

“I just don’t want you to pass out. If you collapse while we’re alone in this elevator, I’m screwed.”

His words made sense, but Kallie still felt it was a bit inappropriate. They were so close now. She hadn’t forgotten that Jake was already taken. He was with Cara, and they even had a child together. She shouldn’t be entangled with a married man. Anger and hurt bubbled up inside Kallie. “Let go of me,” she commanded.

Jake refused

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hiding her hurt. “Even if you’re concerned about me, this is out of line. Jake, you’re a married man with a child. We shouldn’t be this close. This is just wrong. You mentioned how much you dislike being bothered, and I have no

he’d once loathed, as Clayton had described. He figured he might have stumbled upon misleading information and had yet to uncover the truth. As Jake was lost in thought, Kallie shifted uncomfortably in his arms, the discomfort overwhelming

night, Kallie struggled with claustrophobia, which Jake soothed with gentle words and comforting touches. Even Jake himself was surprised by his unusual

puzzling was why the maintenance man still

who usually hated the cold, was reluctant to leave the comfort and warmth of his embrace. But she got up anyway, returning Jake’s

groggy from sleep, opened his eyes with a hint of confusion, followed by mixed feelings. How could he let his guard down around an outsider like this? The events of the

her arms around herself,