What She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 382

Watching Finnian leave without a word of explanation, Noelle immediately turned to Dexter. "Where did Finnian go?"

"Today is September 1st," Dexter replied. "Brynlee has school registration. Mr. Sanders probably rushed over for that."

Noelle froze, then nodded. That explained it.

Finnian had already ordered Dexter and Mrs. Wagner to keep Noelle's pregnancy a secret, so neither dared to breathe a word of it.

By the time Finnian reached the school, it was already 10:30 AM. He had driven straight from the hospital faster than usual. His heart raced at the thought of his promise to his daughter the night before. Would she be disappointed that he was late?

He parked at the school gates, sprinted inside, and headed straight for Brynlee's classroom. It was already autumn, and yellow ginkgo leaves blanketed the ground. He crossed the field and rounded the corner of the academic building.

Just as he was about to head upstairs, he stopped dead in his tracks.

Underneath the sycamore tree, Kaia and Simon Quinn were sitting side by side on a bench. They were chatting, the atmosphere between them light and pleasant. The autumn sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting a warm glow over them. Kaia had her head tilted slightly as she listened to Simon, a rare, relaxed smile on her face.

Nearby on the playground, Brynlee and Anna Quinn were running around the slide, their laughter ringing out in the crisp air.

Finnian stood frozen, his large hand gripping the handrail so tightly his knuckles turned white.

The scene was suffocatingly picture-perfect.

Ever since Kaia had brought up divorce, she had never smiled at him like that.

Taking a deep breath, Finnian finally forced his feet to move toward them.

The sound of his footsteps drew their attention. Kaia looked up and saw him. Simon turned his head as well, giving Finnian a polite nod of acknowledgment.

For once, Finnian didn't return the greeting.

His eyes locked onto Kaia's face. "Is her registration done?"

"It's done," Kaia replied coolly. "You're late."

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