What She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 195

"Busy?" he asked coolly, looking at her through the screen.

"Do you need something?" Kaia couldn't hide her disappointment. She missed her daughter terribly and only wanted to see Brynlee's sweet little face.

Finnian chuckled softly. "Brynlee was missing you this afternoon, but you were in a meeting. I just figured I'd call and see how everything is going. Is the trip going smoothly?"

"It's fine," Kaia replied, her tone even more detached than his.

Finnian fell silent for a couple of seconds, his fingers unconsciously drumming against his desk. "Right. I was just checking in. Oh, by the way, I saw the photos Silas posted from the expo."

Kaia blinked. "Did you? Where did he post them?"

"On his feed." Finnian's voice dropped a fraction of an octave. "Looks like you guys are having a great time over there."

"We're here to work, not on vacation," Kaia said, her voice turning icy.

"Right. I'll have Brynlee call you later. she hasn't stopped talking about you." In the end, Finnian dropped the subject.

Kaia simply hung up.

After ending the call, she took a deep breath and headed back to the dinner table.

A male colleague walked up to her, holding a wine glass. "Dr. Chavez, since the heavy lifting is done for the day, I've been meaning to offer you a toast."

Kaia picked up her glass of red wine and clinked it politely against his. "Cheers."

The colleague, his face already flushed, downed his glass in one gulp.

Silas watched Kaia and leaned in slightly. "Take it easy. You're not exactly a heavyweight."

Kaia offered a faint smile. "It's fine. As long as everyone is having a good time."

Miles, sitting on her other side, chimed in as well. "You've already had three glasses. You really shouldn't drink any more."

Kaia froze for a moment, then laughed softly and set her glass down.

With two powerful men stepping in to protect her, anyone else who had considered coming over for a toast quickly reconsidered. Pushing Dr. Chavez to drink now would clearly piss off both the CEO and the Hospital Director. They wisely backed off.

After dinner, the group headed back to their respective hotel rooms. Kaia took a shower, sat down at her laptop, and meticulously reviewed the notes from the afternoon's meeting. She highlighted the areas she felt needed adjustment and emailed them to her team members.

Meanwhile, Silas had just stepped out of the shower. Wearing only a towel wrapped around his waist, he was aggressively towel-drying his hair when his phone buzzed. Thinking it might be an interesting late-night invitation, he picked it up with a smirk. When he saw what it was, his lips curled into an amused smile. A work email. At this hour.

What exactly went on in Kaia's head?

The grueling three-day business trip finally came to an end. Both teams booked the same flight back to the States.

Kaia pushed her suitcase through the automatic sliding doors at arrivals. Behind her, Silas and Miles were still deep in conversation about work, looking entirely focused.

Once outside, Kaia eagerly scanned the crowd waiting at the terminal.

Finnian had kept his word. He was standing there with Brynlee.

Brynlee was bundled up in a fluffy pink jacket, her hair tied into two little space buns, craning her neck to look for her mom.

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