What She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 122

However, in the days immediately following the New Year, everyone was still somewhat stuck in the lazy, relaxed mindset of the holidays. People were physically sitting in the office, but their minds were miles away.

In the Veridian Future office, Kaia had just wrapped up a video conference with a partner when her assistant, Laura, knocked and entered, holding a wrapped gift box.

"Dr. Chavez, Mr. Sanders had this sent over. He said it's a New Year's gift for you. Everyone in the office got one," Laura said happily, placing the elegant deep blue box on the desk.

"Everyone got one?" Kaia smiled. "Got it."

Laura gathered the signed documents and left. Kaia's eyes fell on the box.

There was no brand logo on it, but the quality felt exceptional.

Since it was a New Year's gift Silas Sanders had given to everyone in the office, she naturally wasn't going to turn it down.

Untying the delicate ribbon, she opened the box to find a platinum brooch inside. It was shaped like minimalist rose petals, with a modest but flawlessly colored blue sapphire set in the center.

Underneath it lay a card containing just three words: To the future.

There were no unnecessary pleasantries, just three incredibly weighty words, signed with Silas's name at the bottom.

Kaia held the brooch in her palm, the cold metal slowly warming against her skin.

A moment later, she placed it back in the box.

Finnian had recovered from his cold, but his mood seemed permanently cast in shadow.

He still seemed to have a chip on his shoulder about Noelle not staying for lunch at the villa. He never brought it up out loud, but he used a silent, brooding tension as a warning, reminding Kaia that her inability to tolerate Noelle for even a single meal was unacceptable.

Kaia couldn't be bothered to explain herself over something so trivial because she had a feeling a massive storm was about to hit Aethelstan Biopharma.

Around 3:00 PM, Finnian suddenly showed up at Veridian Future's office building.

Kaia had just stepped out of a meeting and hadn't even reached her office before Finnian cornered her in the hallway.

He looked as though he had just come straight from an important executive meeting—his suit was immaculate, but his brow was heavy with anxiety.

"Kaia, we need to talk." Finnian's tone was dead serious.

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