Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

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“Ask Jake for help?” Calvin scoffed.

“We’re better off on our own. I doubt he’d lift a finger to help us. He’s probably thrilled that our mom has forgotten about him. It gives him the perfect excuse to be with Lacey. Our mother’s memory loss must be good news for him. Why else had he left Halsland?”

“I’m not defending him, Calvin,” Sophie explained, her voice laced with concern.

“But I can see that he still cares about our mom. There must be some misunderstanding between them. He was hurt when our mom said Clayton was her husband. Assuming she said that just to push him away, he left in a huff. He just doesn’t believe our mom truly lost her memory. After all, we don’t know for sure what caused her amnesia. My hypnosis theory is just a guess.”

Sophie’s words hung heavy in the air, leaving a thick silence in their wake.

Calvin finally caved, drawing a deep breath to steady his nerves.

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company business. No matter how hard he tried, the words on the documents before his eyes seemed

him with those cold, unfamiliar eyes. It didn’t seem like she was faking it. He knew Kallie well enough to recognize when she was acting. If she were truly capable of such deceptive acting, she

lost her memory, why did she remember Clayton? She hadn’t taken any medication that could cause amnesia, nor had she suffered any head trauma. Even the

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these thoughts aside, but the more he tried, the more vivid Kallie’s image became in his mind. He couldn’t forget the gut-wrenching moment in the hospital room when Kallie had said that Clayton was her husband. So, they had become an item a while earlier,

twisted Jake’s lips. He couldn’t focus on his work. Restless and frustrated, Jake went to the liquor cabinet and poured himself a glass of whiskey. The

and his head began to spin. But the alcohol provided a temporary escape from the turmoil

a commotion outside the window broke through

and called for the

study, his face etched with