Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 867:

Kallie felt a tightness in her chest, her eyes quickly misting over.

“I understand. Thank you so deeply for your care,” she said, her voice trembling.

The doctor exhaled a weary sigh and turned to depart. Right then, Neal burst in. His eyes were bloodshot and brimming with tears. Collapsing to his knees before Kallie, he clasped his hands together in earnest.

“Kallie, I’m begging you, let me take Brysen under my wing. I’ll look after her with all I’ve got. I’ve mulled it over. I don’t mind her suffering. My love for her is real, and it’s because I love her that I need to be by her side.”

Kallie watched as tears streamed down Neal’s face, and she let out a gentle sigh.

“Neal, it’s not that I’m unwilling, but you’re just partners, not spouses. If one day you find someone who captures your heart, neither Brysen nor I will hold you to this. Brysen loathes being a burden. You might think this is for the best, but she could wake up feeling overwhelmed by guilt and sorrow. I can’t let that happen.”

his lip,

I’ll marry her. I vow here and now that if I fail her,

I must remain

lengths Neal was prepared to go. The intensity

as she recalled her previous suspicions and harsh judgments of Neal. Kallie hesitated and then cautiously suggested, “Why don’t we wait for Brysen to get a bit clearer-headed and let her decide for

discontent briefly clouded Neal’s features, yet he acquiesced with a

of the hospital, Brysen’s mental fog began to lift markedly. Her earlier frantic demeanor had subsided, replaced by a solemn stillness. She now spent her hours in silent contemplation, seated next to her

wariness around new faces, particularly those of unfamiliar men, became pronounced. Driven by a protective instinct, Kallie made the decision to swap all the male staff with female

scars on Brysen’s face, deep and jagged, spoke of wounds too profound to ever fully mend. Though the caregivers kept their concerns unspoken, their hushed conversations behind closed doors painted a

in a haze, Brysen often seemed unreachable, barricading herself within her own mind. Still, she

scene just as Brysen was aggressively assaulting a caregiver. If Kallie hadn’t intervened when she did, Brysen could have escalated to using a

embrace. Brysen’s body shook uncontrollably, her eyes a

stroking her back and