Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1023:

Kallie couldn’t help but marvel at how capable she must have been to raise such intelligent and thoughtful children. Sophie and Elma were perceptive, charming, and, above all, incredibly smart. Not all adults could match their wisdom. Perhaps children from wealthy families were expected to be this way. Kallie hesitated before asking, “Was I very strict with you before? Did I refuse to let you eat if you didn’t study well? Or did I forbid you from resting for extra courses? Did I scold you?”

Sophie and Elma exchanged a mischievous glance before nodding in unison.

Kallie’s eyes widened in surprise, and her heart clenched with self-reproach.

“I was like that before? That’s awful.”

While Kallie could understand parents’ common wishes for their children to become somebody, each child was unique. She figured most parents, overwhelmed by the excitement of their children’s arrival, should be solely consumed by how to provide their kids with happy lives.

Kallie immediately apologized, her voice filled with remorse.

that anymore. I’ll be

laugh. She hugged Kallie’s arm, acting

were just kidding. You were always so

ones who wanted to learn so much. You always

Elma nodded in agreement.

said our happiness was the most important thing and never pushed us to be perfect. We chose to learn

starts at

fell slightly,

much time with

her

now. What do you want to do? I’ll join

her hands, her excitement palpable. Sophie’s eyes lit