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.

sorry. I won’t do that anymore. I’ll

help but laugh. She

were just kidding. You were always so good

ones who wanted to learn so

Elma nodded in agreement.

not lying. You always said our happiness was the most important thing and never pushed us to be perfect.

starts at

slightly, her tone

spend much time with us

warmly, her

What do you want to do?

clapped her hands, her excitement palpable. Sophie’s