Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 735:

Kallie nodded but couldn’t suppress her curiosity. “How was today? Everything alright with Elma?”

Calvin paused, reflecting, then gently shook his head. “Elma’s been great, actually. We had a blast. Sophie and I were thinking about having a chat with Elma’s parents to see if she could sleep over tonight. They were fine with dropping her off, so they might agree, right?”

Calvin looked at Kallie, his eyes filled with tentative hope.

With a headache pressing at her temples, Kallie forced a strained smile. “I doubt that’ll work out.” Clearly, Cara had ulterior motives. Even if Elma wasn’t sent here by Cara, she was unlikely to agree to an overnight stay.

“Understood,” Calvin murmured, his shoulders slumping in resignation.

Kallie recognized that Calvin’s kindness toward Elma was a balm for the ache of missing his sister, who had disappeared.

caressed Calvin’s head soothingly and asked about the time Sophie and

nearly time to prepare dinner. She suggested Calvin give Sophie a ring to discuss what they would

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face the moment he made the call. Gripping the phone tightly, he raised alarmed

ordinary. Why was Sophie’s phone unreachable? Kallie clung to

that hope swiftly. “No, I saw it myself when she left with Elma. She had her phone, and the battery wasn’t

She wasn’t easily fooled. The signs were troubling and clear. There

hesitation, Kallie stood and reached for the phone, calling the

evident in Calvin’s voice as he recalled Elma’s peculiar remarks. “Mom, before they left, Elma mentioned they’d slip out

got there, it was too late. The back door revealed nothing but emptiness, no trace of the girls

The culprits hadn’t even tried to sabotage the surveillance system.

as the bodyguards who