What She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 115

Silas let out a faint, dismissive scoff. He walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window and shoved his hands into his pockets. "I was just stating the facts. You work for me now. If I can't even protect my own lead engineer from getting dragged through the mud, then I'm a completely useless boss."

Kaia looked at his back and murmured, "I know. Either way, thank you."

Silas glanced over his shoulder at her, hesitating for a moment. Finally, he gave a rueful smile. "Don't give me too much credit. I'm just protecting my investment. But seriously... you shouldn't be sitting in a gilded cage making excuses for the man holding the key."

His words struck Kaia like a physical blow.

"I know," she whispered, a sudden, suffocating wave of exhaustion washing over her.

Six days had passed since Pearl and Chloe had ambushed Noelle. Noelle had finally made her decision.

She arranged the meeting at an exclusive private club downtown, the floor-to-ceiling windows offering a panoramic view of the city skyline.

Pearl and her husband, David Shaw, arrived half an hour early. With their company's cash flow bleeding out and debt collectors circling, the couple was visibly trembling with anxiety.

They sat stiffly on the sofa, constantly checking the door.

When Noelle finally walked in, they both shot to their feet instantly.

Noelle moved with a chilled, lethal elegance that commanded the room. She wore a tailored pale blue suit and a watch worth over a million dollars. She didn't need flashy jewelry; her absolute control over the room was enough.

"Noelle, this is David. David Shaw," Pearl rushed to introduce him, her voice thick with desperation.

"No... Ms. Lawrence. It's an honor." David wanted to play the doting stepfather, but one look at Noelle's dead-eyed, merciless expression made him swallow the familiarity.

"Sit," Noelle commanded softly. She took the seat at the head of the table and waved off the server, indicating they would pour their own tea.

Her icy detachment made Pearl's stomach twist.

"I reviewed the financials you brought last time. I also had my own analysts run the numbers," Noelle began, her tone strictly business. "Let's cut to the chase. How much capital do you need right now to clear the immediate debt and settle the pending lawsuits?"

David and Pearl's faces lit up with frantic hope. They scrambled to pull out their ledgers and blurted out a figure.

Noelle frowned. Clearly, the number wasn't sitting well with her.

Seeing her frown, Pearl panicked and started talking a mile a minute. "Noelle, some of these loans have astronomical interest rates, and if we don't pay off the raw material suppliers immediately, the whole supply chain freezes..."

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