What She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 358

Finnian sat rigidly, watching the woman sobbing her heart out in front of him. A wave of inexplicable frustration washed over him, but he quickly suppressed it and finally spoke.

"Noelle, my wife is Kaia. I don't know exactly what it is you want, but whatever it is, I can't give it to you. That day at my brother's memorial... I pretended I didn't hear a word you said. You apologized afterward, saying you were terrified and just spouting nonsense. I know you were just panicking and lost your mind for a moment..."

Finnian stood up and walked over to the floor-to-ceiling windows. As he looked down at the sprawling city below, his voice dropped, carrying a chilling detachment.

Noelle felt as though she had been nailed to the floor. Her body grew impossibly heavy, and she couldn't summon the strength to stand. She stared blankly at his broad back, feeling her soul shatter in two. Finnian had seen through her intentions all along. He had never given her a direct rejection before, but today, he made it explicitly clear: Kaia was his wife, and Noelle was nothing but a delusion.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, Finnian." Panic seized her, and a sudden burst of frantic energy pulled her to her feet. She lunged forward, throwing her arms tightly around his waist from behind. Pressing her cheek against his dress shirt, she pleaded, "I'm sorry for making things so difficult for you. Finnian, did I misbehave? Am I not being good?"

Finnian stiffened the moment she hugged him. A second later, he grabbed her hands, pried them off his stomach, and turned to face her. "Noelle, stop using that subservient, pleading tone. You're an independent adult. You don't need to beg for anyone's approval, and you certainly don't need to ask anyone if you're 'being good.'"

Noelle froze, tears still clinging to her cheeks. She stood there for a long time, utterly failing to grasp the true meaning behind his words.

Just then, the landline on Finnian's desk rang. It was an important call.

He answered it briefly, then turned back to Noelle. "Go home and rest."

A bone-deep chill settled over her. She turned and walked out the door. It felt as though a fundamental truth she had always relied on had just been brutally torn away, leaving her lost and disoriented.

Stepping out of the corporate tower, the night wind hit her face, and Noelle instinctively wrapped her arms around herself, shivering.

So, that was the ultimate test. Even if Finnian didn't love Kaia, he still acknowledged her as his one and only wife?

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