Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1177:

Elma stuck out her tongue teasingly.

“I don’t believe it,” she retorted, though her grip on Sophie’s arm remained warm and steadfast.

Calvin approached, a broad smile lighting up his face as he gently patted Elma’s head.

“Look at you! Even after being sick for a while, you’ve sprouted so much taller. Must’ve been diligently following the doctor’s orders and taking your medicine like a little hero.”

Elma puffed out her cheeks in mock indignation.

“Calvin, that’s just not true! I’ve always been the perfect girl. I’m not afraid of any medicine.”

Feigning exasperation, Calvin raised his hands in playful surrender.

“Really? Then who used to throw a fit at the mere mention of medicine, acting like it was the end of the world?”

her attention back to Sophie,

Let’s not entertain him.” Sophie mirrored Elma’s playful

a profound sense of contentment. Any lingering regrets seemed to

gentle smile. She softly ruffled the heads of

enjoy a lovely gathering

of Kallie’s return to

lounged nonchalantly in a plush leather chair. His striking features remained impassive, cloaked by the darkness that enveloped him. Yet, whenever his thoughts drifted to Kallie, a fleeting emotion shimmered in

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a deliberate motion, Jake pressed a button on

him sprang to life, displaying footage from the airport. There stood Kallie, alongside Elma, Sophie, and Calvin, all beaming with genuine joy. Kallie, in particular, radiated an unguarded happiness that seemed to pierce through the room’s gloom. His engagement to Lacey appeared

into the lake surfaced. In the aftermath, Kallie had called him, her voice sharp with reprimand and suspicion. Yet, intriguingly, she had never mentioned his engagement to Lacey. It was as if she remained blissfully unaware—or perhaps, deliberately indifferent. After all, how

Jake’s eyes, but it was swiftly smothered, replaced by

he whispered her

to do so.” He extended a hand toward the screen, his

attempt elicited a scowl of displeasure from