Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1468:

With a gentle smile, Kallie reached out and patted Jeanette’s head. “Don’t be silly. It’s not like that. Jake’s just dealing with some company issues, and I was about to head back to my place anyway. If you’re scared, we can sleep together. After a short nap, we’ll be home, and Elma will be there waiting for you.”

A flicker of light danced in Jeanette’s eyes. “Really?”

Jeanette hesitated for a beat before cautiously asking, “Are you sure I’m not bothering you?” Kallie wasn’t her mother, after all.

But Jeanette couldn’t help but crave Kallie’s presence, clinging to her for comfort. Being close to Kallie seemed to give her the strength to keep going, helping her forget all the painful memories. More than once, she had wished Kallie could be her mother. Would there ever come a day when she could call Kallie “Mom” without hesitation? But such thoughts never left the confines of her heart.

Jeanette was careful not to overstep. She didn’t want anyone to think she was trying to become Kallie’s adopted daughter for selfish reasons. Therefore, she swallowed her feelings, burying them deep inside and never daring to let them show.

Kallie effortlessly

are too light,” Kallie murmured with a slight frown. “When we get home, you’ll

felt her face heat up. She hesitated for a moment before asking, “Kallie, does that mean

surprise. “Of course. Why? Do you not want to? But if you’d rather stay somewhere else, I can arrange that. It won’t be far, though. You can come to us whenever you

blurted out, her voice laced with urgency. “I want to. I really want to stay

out, she playfully pinched Jeanette’s nose. “I was just teasing you. There’s no way I’d

Kallie gently placed Jeanette on the bed and

would wake up and realize it had all been a dream, and she was still alone. Not just alone, but trapped with a father who saw her as nothing more than a means to an end. If he couldn’t squeeze money out of her, he

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her mind, Jeanette finally drifted into a restless sleep, though she couldn’t escape the grip of her nightmares. In the depths of her