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.

why?” she asked, turning to

“What is it?”

answering, Jake simply adjusted his hand over her ears

talk about it later,” he

who shared this secret with him, explaining why Kallie

past, Jake had once believed there might be a way 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

faced storms alone, trapped in fear

where the best

his eyes betraying an inner conflict he didn’t want to

entirely different. It was as if

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