What She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 389

Finnian's breathing hitched. For a second, he almost blurted out the truth, but the fear of the secret getting out stopped him.

Finally, he gasped out, "Julian, I have always treated her like a sister. I care for her and look out for her. I have absolutely none of the romantic feelings you're accusing me of. Stop twisting the situation."

Julian took a step back. Suddenly, he felt like he didn't know Finnian at all. The rational, elegant man he thought he knew seemed shrouded in a thick fog.

"You just want to keep her for yourself. Stop denying it. We can all see it."

"Julian, I'm warning you not to say that again," Finnian said, his expression turning terrifyingly dark. "If we're still friends, keep your mouth shut."

Julian's eyes were bloodshot, his genuine feelings trampled into the dirt. He tapped his finger hard against the table, his voice vibrating with rage. "This isn't how friends treat each other. I hope you realize that."

With that, Julian turned on his heel and stormed out.

Finnian sat frozen in his chair, staring at the slammed door. After a long while, he frustratingly downed a glass of red wine.

He never intended for things to blow up like this. The sheer fury in Julian's eyes made Finnian feel incredibly exhausted.

But he absolutely could not reveal Noelle's pregnancy. She was already suffering from horrible morning sickness. If the world found out she was pregnant now, she would be subjected to endless gossip and judgment. She was too sensitive to survive a public scandal. The consequences would be disastrous.

Sitting alone at the table, Finnian picked up his phone and texted Noelle: "I handled Julian."

Noelle replied instantly: "Okay. I understand."

At 3 PM, Kaia was analyzing data in the Veridian lab when she was suddenly summoned to The Sanders Tower for an emergency board meeting.

Silas Sanders had also just received the notice. He waited for Kaia in the Veridian lobby. When she hurried over, she asked, "Why the sudden meeting? What happened?"

"No idea. They just said get over there immediately," Silas replied, shrugging his shoulders. As the head of Veridian, he hadn't been briefed either. "Probably another disaster. Let's just go."

The atmosphere in the top-floor boardroom of The Sanders Tower was suffocating.

Executives lined the long table. For Aethelstan Biopharma, Noelle was absent, leaving Dr. Gordon Hayes to stand in, flanked by two anxious vice presidents—one of whom was nervously clutching a stack of files, sweating profusely.

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