What She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 412

"Shut up!" Josephine snapped, offering Elaine no mercy. Her anger was boiling over; she felt as though the family was on the verge of being destroyed by an outsider. It was a disaster, inviting a wolf into their home.

Josephine didn't care about saving face for anyone. She was determined to wake up everyone who was blindly playing along, refusing to let this woman ruin the family's legacy.

Scolded so harshly, Elaine's face flushed red, then drained of color, but she didn't dare utter another word.

Noelle turned deathly pale, her fingers nervously twisting the fabric of her dress.

Just then, Finnian walked over from the adjacent hall. Seeing his grandmother lecturing Noelle again, he quickened his pace. "Grandmother..."

"You shut up too," Josephine barked. She turned toward the staircase and threw a cold glare at both Finnian and Noelle. "Both of you, come upstairs with me. I have something to say."

Finnian glanced at Noelle, whose eyes were already red as she looked up at him in helpless desperation.

Seeing her standing there like a child waiting to be punished, her fingers white-knuckled in her dress, Finnian stepped closer to comfort her. "It's okay, Noelle. Let's just go upstairs and hear what Grandmother has to say."

But Noelle was terrified of going up there; she knew exactly what kind of verbal lashing was waiting for her.

Elaine stepped closer, gently patting Noelle's arm and whispering something in her ear. Noelle's complexion improved slightly, and she gave a stiff nod.

Finnian and Noelle followed Josephine up to a private tearoom on the second floor.

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