Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

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However, Elma, feeling rejuvenated, was not about to hold back. She snapped back with cutting precision, “If your mentor is truly such a paragon of virtue, why haven’t you followed in his footsteps? You’ve acquired the skills but none of the morals. You linger by my father’s side solely for financial gain, don’t you? You’re just as materialistic as those you disdain. Without embodying your mentor’s values, you lack any ground to criticize others.”

With renewed clarity and vigor, Elma unleashed her words like a volley of arrows, turning Lacey’s cheeks a fiery red—not from embarrassment, but from sheer rage.

Lacey’s hands itched to retaliate with a slap, but with Jake nearby, she restrained herself.

Observing Lacey’s struggle to contain her fury, Kallie couldn’t help but feel a twinge of triumph. However, she approached Elma, gently lifting her and murmuring, “There was no need to provoke her. Remember, we’ll be meeting her mentor shortly.”

Elma wrapped her arms around Kallie’s neck, muttering reluctantly, “I didn’t intend to, but she kept taunting you. She’s unbearably cruel.” At that moment, Jake strolled up, his curiosity piqued, and he inquired in a tone that hovered between casual and concerned, “Who? Who’s been taunting you?”

His voice carried a balanced tone, neither booming nor whispering, yet it made Lacey tense up instantly.

Kallie shot Lacey a loaded glance but opted to keep the truth under wraps, dismissing it with a nonchalant wave.

“Nothing serious. Just a little banter. Is the convoy on its way?”

Jake glanced at his watch and nodded affirmatively. He cast a look back at the sprawling mountains, his brow furrowing with the onset of a nagging headache.

“This route might be a challenge. It’s going to be tough on you.”

Indeed, even though a plane could manage to fly over, there was no suitable place for it to land. Driving a car remained the only viable option.

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Clearly, Kallie had underestimated the strenuous journey. Initially, she coped well, but as time wore on, she succumbed to waves of carsickness.

They eventually pulled over for a much-needed respite.noveldrama

Kallie, her face pale and her strength fading, leaned into Jake, tears shimmering in her eyes, embodying delicate vulnerability.

Jake wrapped an arm around Kallie, gently patting her back in a soothing rhythm.

Elma seemed unaffected by the journey. Accustomed to various adventures and games with Calvin since childhood, she was immune to both fatigue and motion sickness.

Elma wasn’t bothered by carsickness.

Seated next to Kallie, Elma eyed her with concern.

“Mommy, you look terrible. Are you ill?”

Kallie fought back nausea. After inhaling deeply, she felt much better.

“I’m fine,” Kallie reassured Elma, shaking her head slightly.

“I am not.”

Their journey here was to address Elma’s health issues. Should Kallie fall sick, it would worsen the situation.

Elma soothed Kallie by gently patting her back.

Jake, too, was there to comfort Kallie, helping her settle into his embrace comfortably.

At that moment, a bodyguard came up to Jake, informing him that Lacey was feeling carsick and her condition was deteriorating.

Kallie breathed deeply and patted Jake’s arm.

“You should check on her. We still need her to show us the way later. If she collapses, we won’t make it today.”

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