What She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 340

Every shred of Noelle's confidence had been pulverized.

Swirling the red wine in her glass, her mind drifted back to the monastery, to the fortune read by The Abbot.

She remembered the sharp clatter of the three copper coins hitting the stone table. The Abbot had stared at them in heavy silence before finally looking up. "Ms. Lawrence, this is a calamity."

Noelle had collapsed to the floor in absolute terror, feeling all her hopes instantly vaporize.

She had begged him for a solution, promising a massive donation to the monastery if he could just help her survive this crisis.

After cross-referencing her Astrological birth chart, The Abbot had finally offered a cryptic path forward.

"The West. Three years," he had said. "Whether you can navigate this lies entirely in your own hands. But the reading suggests that when you choose to seize this opportunity, it will become a double-edged sword."

When she heard those specific words—The West and three years—her pupils had dilated. She knew exactly what he was implying.

Now, in the quiet of her hotel room, Noelle downed the rest of her wine in one gulp and slammed the glass onto the counter.

Her next move was crystal clear.

Since her primary strategy had become a dead end, it was time to deploy her contingency plan. The ultimate trump card she had kept buried for three years.

In a way, Kaia had forced her hand, pushing her step by step into this corner.

Kaia was using her medical expertise and Aethelstan's failing projects to win over the board, and now, she was trying to win back Finnian's heart.

Noelle closed her eyes. If Kaia won this war, Noelle would be left with absolutely nothing.

Her position as the head of Aethelstan, her status as the eldest daughter of the Sanders family—eighteen years of meticulous scheming would slip through her fingers like sand.

Noelle had never wanted to resort to this extreme measure.

But tonight's humiliating encounter with Warren was the final catalyst. She had no other options left.

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