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.

I won’t do that anymore. I’ll be gentler

couldn’t help but laugh. She hugged Kallie’s arm, acting

we were just kidding. You were always so

to learn so much. You always worried we’d

Elma nodded in agreement.

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

journey starts at

slightly, her

didn’t spend much time

warmly, her eyes soft

I have time now. What do you

hands, her excitement palpable. Sophie’s