Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1056:

But her thoughts were still restless, and sleep remained elusive.

“Why did you stay with me?” she asked softly.

Before he could respond, she added quickly, “I don’t mean anything by it. It’s just—if it were anyone else, they’d think it’s ridiculous for someone my age to be this scared of thunder. Do you think I’m pretending?”

Jake opened his eyes, his gaze steady as he stared at her. After a moment of silence, he said quietly, “I know why you’re afraid of thunder. So, no, I don’t think you’re pretending.”

Kallie blinked, startled by his words.

know why?” she asked,

“What is it?”

of answering, Jake simply adjusted his hand over

sleep first. We can talk about it

to himself. He knew it all too well—the reason for her fear. Her parents had died during a storm like this one. Roderick was the one who shared this secret with him, explaining why Kallie had always been so afraid of thunderstorms. The fear was etched

to help Kallie. Perhaps if the memories of that night faded, her fear would, too. But now he knew better. Even after Kallie’s memory loss, the fear had remained. It was more than just a memory—it

Jake with a familiar pang of unease. He thought back to all the times she had faced storms alone, trapped in fear and sorrow. Once again, he blamed himself. If only he had been there for her more often, perhaps things

the

betraying an

his expression suggested something entirely different. It was as if he didn’t want to

unpleasant memories, why would she have confided the cause of her fear toward thunder in Jake at all? Yet, somehow, she had. His expansive knowledge of her past left her feeling uneasy. Had their relationship been less strained than she thought? Could Lacey have misled