Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1148:

Leo understood immediately who Jake was referring to, and his response was a subdued shake of his head.

“The doctor’s assessment is bleak. Even if he pulls through, there’s a real risk he might still be trapped in a vegetative state.”

Jake’s frail hands gripped the bed’s railing, knuckles white and veins taut, as if they might burst.

Jake’s whole body seemed to tremble—not with weakness, but with barely contained fury. His voice cut through the air like a blade, cold and deliberate.

“Edgar knows the depth of his transgressions. He knows the reckoning that’s coming.”

Jake paused, his grip tightening further.

“Convey my message—no matter what, we must keep him alive. I need him conscious—aware—so he can face what he’s done. To steal Kallie and Elma from me, under my very nose… He dared to play with fire. I’ll ensure he lives to regret it.”

Edgar and suddenly felt a

man who had achieved so much, now stood in a house of cards, the people closest to him slipping away one by one. Kallie had been his anchor in a stormy sea. She and Elma had offered him a glimpse of hope—a future that didn’t revolve around schemes and betrayal. Jake and Kallie were on the verge of reconciliation. Plans had been made, a life abroad envisioned once Elma’s treatment was complete. A peaceful horizon had seemed

his emotions, unable to put into

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think Kallie

The truth hung in the air like an oppressive fog—undeniable and suffocating. Moreover, Jake’s question wasn’t a demand for

endure the sight of Jake’s dejected state, Leo replied bitterly, “Mr. Reeves, now isn’t the time for this. What matters most is your health. Rest now. I’ll handle the next

gave the faintest nod, his

the door clicked shut behind

see the tear that slipped down Jake’s gaunt cheek, tracing the contours of his

with grief, looked as fragile as porcelain on the verge of shattering. Bloodshot eyes

a name, so soft that it seemed to dissolve into