What She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 233

"On my third afternoon in the hospital, she showed up with a bouquet of flowers. She collapsed by my bed, sobbing and apologizing, swearing she had no idea Jasper had those kinds of feelings for her. She claimed she only saw him as an older brother."

Silas sneered. "Rafael and Finnian ended up paying our family a massive settlement to keep things quiet."

Kaia felt a sharp pang in her chest. The two brothers had blatantly shielded Noelle.

"Kaia!" Seraphina clearly didn't want to dwell on the agonizing memories. She took a deep drink of her wine. "I'm sorry. Saying all this doesn't prove anything. Jasper confessed his obsession with Noelle. He admitted he was desperately trying to claim her, and he even pleaded for her at the police station. I felt like my world had ended. I even started questioning if she really was that incredible—if she was so amazing that every man in the world would lose their minds trying to protect her."

"Amazing? Her entire survival strategy is pure predation," Silas mocked coldly.

Kaia nodded. She completely agreed with that assessment.

"There are more videos on that old laptop. If you don't want to see them, I'll have Silas delete everything. Honestly, it doesn't matter if you watch them or not. The outcome is the same. Both Rafael and Finnian favor her unconditionally." Seraphina turned to look Kaia in the eye. "You're Finnian's wife. Sometimes I really wish you could be the one to tear her down, crush her little games, and rip off her mask so everyone can see the rotten core hiding underneath."

Kaia's heart skipped a beat. She stared back at Seraphina.

A deep sorrow flashed in Seraphina's eyes. "Finnian controls the family now. My branch of the family doesn't have much leverage in The Sanders Conglomerate. I don't dare confront Noelle... I can't risk dragging my family down. The day the brothers brought that settlement to the hospital, I knew it was over."

Kaia saw the profound helplessness in Seraphina's expression. In the face of absolute power, personal grievances were easily erased.

"I hate that I'm powerless to get justice for my sister. But karma exists. The truth always comes out eventually. I don't want you to walk down the same path, Kaia. That's why I gave you those videos. I had my own selfish reasons for wanting you to see the truth," Silas confessed, his face etched with guilt.

Kaia fully understood the gravity of the situation now. She nodded. "It's fine. I'm grateful you shared them with me. They helped me wake up."

After dinner, Kaia had planned to catch a cab back to the hotel, but Silas insisted on driving her, worried about her safety.

She didn't turn down his offer. When she walked into her hotel suite, she found Finnian waiting in the living room, playing with Brynlee.

Finnian looked up as she entered, his gaze unreadable.

"Where were you? It's late," he asked, the question sounding deceptively casual.

"I had dinner with a friend." She wanted to tell him she didn't need to report her whereabouts, but catching sight of her daughter's innocent eyes, she held back.

Finnian's gaze lingered on her face for a moment before he spoke again. "I'll take Brynlee to my room tonight. When are you planning to head back? We can leave together. Our flight is tomorrow afternoon."

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