Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1172:

The message contained several photos, but Kallie had no interest in them.

Curious but wary, she was about to block the sender when she received another message.

“While you were abroad, enjoying yourself, your daughter nearly drowned. If not for the bodyguard, she wouldn’t have made it.”

Kallie’s heart skipped a beat. She opened the photos, her hands trembling. They were taken at the Reeves family’s house, where a crowd of people had gathered around. In the center was Sophie, drenched and shivering, seated on the ground. It was evident that she had just been pulled out of the lake. She appeared completely disheveled, her vulnerability laid bare for all to see.

Kallie’s chest tightened. How could this have happened? Why had Sophie fallen into the lake? And what were Sophie and Calvin doing at the Reeves’ house?

Kallie couldn’t help but wonder if Sophie and Calvin were at Lacey and Jake’s engagement party.

Kallie stared at the photos on her phone, her thoughts spinning until a conclusion snapped into place. Her chest tightened with a wave of sadness.

wrong. Deep down, she felt the blame lay squarely on her own shoulders. Had Sophie and Calvin attended the engagement party? Whatever their reasons, it was clear they had tried to shield her from embarrassment. Kallie’s first

noise broke the silence

soft but familiar—Elma’s

“Mom. Mom…”

through her when she saw Elma’s eyes fluttering

only

as she clasped her daughter’s hand,

a stray strand of hair

more sob than sound, Kallie added, “You’re

her exhaustion. Yet, she looked so fragile. There was

gone. Kallie hurried to call the doctor, her voice

shook her head, her voice

a nightmare. I’m scared I’ll forget it

back down and gave her hand

she said