Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1224:

The saying “familiar places evoke mixed feelings” resonated deeply with Jake.

Decades seemed to have passed in the blink of an eye.

Now, back here with Kallie, Jake’s emotions were conflicted.

“Why did you choose this place?” Jake asked, his expression filled with conflicting emotions.

At first, Kallie was at a loss for words. She had sought a place of peace, and somehow, this spot had come to her mind.

Clearing her throat, Kallie responded, “There’s no particular reason. It just seemed like a good place.”

Jake raised an eyebrow, skeptical of her explanation.

Despite her

Jake moved closer

him approach. Her heart pounded in her chest, yet

mere inches apart, Jake stopped. He fixed his gaze on Kallie and said solemnly, “Today, I vow to answer any question you ask me honestly, without hiding anything. Otherwise, I wouldn’t dare face my grandfather beyond the grave. He would forever look at me

Roderick’s name in oaths. Although his promise wasn’t severe, it was profoundly serious

in Jake’s heart, an untouchable part of his

latest

a vow of her own. Her promise mirrored Jake’s, but it extended to

declared their

Jake prepared to voice his questions, bitterness swamped him, daunted by the multitude of inquiries swirling in

“Please, you start.”

slight nod and dove straight

Platonic or fraternal? Any sentiment would count as a form of feeling. Do you?” she

my life, yet through the years, I