Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 916

Chapter 916:

Amid the intensity of it all, the rapid sound of her own breath and her heart pounding filled Kallie’s ears, drowning out everything else. Her mind emptied until everything faded into a dizzy hum.

Then, suddenly, she felt warmth in her eyes. A tear slipped down her cheek, unbidden. Maybe it was the heat of that tear, but Jake froze, as if jolted by an electric shock.

He pulled back, staring at her, dazed, unsure of his actions. His gaze softened when he saw her tear-streaked face, full of wounded disbelief, and a pang of regret struck his heart.

Kallie’s cheeks flushed, caught between embarrassment and hurt. Her lips appeared slightly swollen and glistening from his kiss.

Jake’s gaze deepened on her lips, his Adam’s apple moving up and down in restraint.

“Jake, I’ll assume you’re just

stepping closer to Kallie without a word. His eyes intensified as he leaned closer,

backed away until her shoulders met the cold wall behind her. The chill of the wall jolted her back to her

This time, his kiss was different. It was no longer fierce or overpowering, but tender

after everything, part of her still loved him. After all these years of shared struggles and raising children, their familiar connection from the past washed over her, as though no time had passed. For that fleeting moment, it felt like they had gone back in time, to when they were still together. Kallie

She waited, silently watching Jake, hoping for

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questioning stare, a flicker of uncertainty in his eyes. What had he been thinking? Why did he feel

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instinctively opened his mouth to argue, but the memory hit him like a punch. He recalled the betrayal, the forced leap off the cliff. Clayton had shown him the official death certificate, signed in Kallie’s

pain, buried so deep for so long, rose to the surface, tearing at him. He pressed his teeth into his lip, the rush of anger and bitterness slicing through his