His Housewife Had Secret Identities novel Chapter 403

Niamh and Marina locked eyes.

Niamh had to admit, she almost admired how, even now, Marina couldn’t resist using Jonathan as a weapon against her.

Marina had expected, after her little jab, to see some flicker of pain or suppressed emotion in Niamh’s gaze. Since Niamh had cut off her financial lifeline, the least Marina could do was try to make her suffer in return.

But Niamh’s expression didn’t change at all. If anything, she smiled.

“If Jonathan really loved you that much, do you think I could’ve so easily stripped you of your privileges?”

Niamh’s words were deliberate, giving Marina a taste of her own medicine. Whether Jonathan was simply unaware of what had happened, or knew and still did nothing—Niamh couldn’t say.

What she didn’t expect was for Marina’s eyes to suddenly fill with angry tears. Marina shrieked, “This is all your fault, you wretched woman! If it weren’t for you, Jonathan would never ignore me!”

Marina raised her hand, aiming a slap at Niamh, but Niamh was faster. Her own slap landed with a sharp crack, turning half of Marina’s face bright red.

Marina was stunned, her ears ringing from the blow and her cheek burning. She collapsed to the floor, clutching her face, sobbing as if the world itself had wronged her.

—

At the hospital, Jonathan should have been discharged days ago, but he kept finding reasons to stay.

Niamh hadn’t come to visit. At first, he thought maybe she just didn’t know. So he’d made sure his assistant, Prescott, spread the news of his “serious stomach condition” far and wide, fully expecting that word would reach her. He figured if he lingered in the hospital long enough, she’d eventually show up.

It wasn’t until Preston slipped up in conversation one day that Jonathan discovered the truth: Niamh had known all along that he was hospitalized. She just hadn’t bothered to come.

She was avoiding him on purpose.

“Mr. Thomas, your stomach will heal better at home,” the hospital director told him. “Try to avoid stress, stay away from spicy food, and get plenty of rest—no more late nights…”

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