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.

engagement party?

she reached for her phone, a faint noise broke the silence

was soft but

“Mom. Mom…”

joy surged through her when she saw Elma’s eyes fluttering open. The

updates only

she clasped her daughter’s hand, her voice

a stray strand of hair

more sob than sound, Kallie added, “You’re amazing, Elma. You made it this

exhaustion. Yet, she looked so fragile. There was something heartbreakingly sweet about her

strength was all but gone. Kallie hurried to call the doctor, her voice calm but urgent, while

her head, her voice

a nightmare. I’m scared I’ll forget

Elma was, Kallie sat back down and gave her hand a

she said softly,