Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 998:

In that instant, Kallie felt as though she were teetering on the edge of madness, overwhelmed by a tidal wave of shock that pounded relentlessly at her temples, sparking a fierce, splitting headache.

Initially, Kallie had resolved to approach the situation with calmness and poised questions, but the torrent of emotions washed away her composure. Her heart pounded with uncertainty. Had her intense outburst terrified the girl, who claimed to be her daughter?

Across from Kallie, Sophie seemed to detect the turbulence stirring within her. Sophie’s eyes, wide and alert, captured Kallie’s conflicted gaze, clouded by an unreadable expression.

Tears welled up in Sophie’s eyes as she reached out, her small hand trembling as it found Kallie’s. With a voice choked by emotion, she stated, “Mom, you’re just pretending, right? You remember everything, don’t you?”

Facing Sophie, whose tears now streamed down her cheeks, Kallie felt a pang of unexplained sorrow. Despite not recognizing Sophie, the sight of her crying tugged at Kallie’s heartstrings. Sophie’s visage, delicate and doll-like, stirred something within her.

a troubled sigh, her voice soft yet laden with an

gone. I don’t think

as she shook her head, her beautiful eyes swimming with

I am your daughter. Is it because you despise my dad and me? Do you wish to abandon us for Clayton? Tell me, does your heart no longer hold a place

the heart of

a distant memory began to stir in

once and for all. I honestly can’t recall ever having a daughter like you. It’s not that I’m rejecting you intentionally—it’s just impossible for me to blindly accept this without any real

and desperate, her voice quivering with

a villain, a complete deceiver. Mom, he’s certainly spun a web of lies around you. I’ll step aside if you truly want to stay with him, but please, don’t erase me from your life. Mom, my world is incomplete without

cheeks, her sobs so

as if the very ground beneath her feet was