His Housewife Had Secret Identities novel Chapter 385

The conference hall was dimly lit, but Jonathan could still see the glimmer of tears in Marina’s eyes.

“…Alright.”

He stood up from his seat.

Marina rose as well, following his lead.

They left the hall one after the other. There was nothing overtly intimate between them, but to an outsider, their closeness was unmistakable.

A staff member led Jonathan and Marina to a private meeting room.

The room was nearly empty—just the two of them, alone.

“Jonathan, did you know Niamh hurt her hand?”

“I did.”

Jonathan’s brow furrowed slightly.

“I heard it from people at the Solmaris Museum.”

“Solmaris Museum?” he echoed, sounding surprised.

Marina let out a sigh, pretending to be helpless. “It’s a job Niamh took on for them—a project restoring antique jewelry. But now that she’s injured, the museum asked me to take over. Niamh refused. So, to force her hand, they arranged a live restoration challenge—just the two of us. Whoever does a better job gets the contract…”

She looked down, as if genuinely troubled.

“Jonathan, could you talk to Niamh for me? Try to convince her to step aside?”

Jonathan arched an eyebrow.

“I just don’t want her to embarrass herself in front of all those industry people. I heard her hand is seriously hurt—why put herself through that, just to end up humiliated? It’d be better for her to withdraw early. She won’t listen to me, I know that. But you’re different—you’re her ex-husband. Maybe she’d actually take your advice…”

Marina’s words sounded sincere, almost pleading.

She’d considered the possibility that Niamh might give up the job. If that happened, she’d simply tell everyone Niamh was too timid to face her head-on. But honestly, it would be much more satisfying to see Niamh lose in front of the entire field. That’s why she made sure the museum let Niamh know who her competitor would be.

Sure enough, Niamh had agreed to the head-to-head restoration.

Marina could tell—no matter how badly Niamh’s hand was hurt, she’d rather grit her teeth and push through than let Marina take this from her.

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