What She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 439

"Finnian, our divorce is a done deal. We need to start guiding her to accept this reality. Since I will have primary custody, you need to start weaning her off her dependency on you."

Hearing this, Finnian felt an agonizing lump form in his throat. A crushing sense of defeat washed over him.

"Kaia, she's just a child. Are you seriously going to force her to face something this brutal right now?" Finnian was deeply dissatisfied, finding Kaia's pragmatism incredibly cold-blooded.

"The better you treat her now, the harder it will be when you inevitably leave. It will only break her heart worse. Please do not give her false hope. If you make her believe Mommy and Daddy are going to be together forever, the disappointment will destroy her." Kaia didn't want to be cruel, nor did she want her daughter to hurt, but some boundaries had to be drawn cleanly.

Finnian stood on the balcony, his chest tight and suffocating.

The image of his daughter constantly looking back at him, terrified he would vanish, was tearing him apart.

"Just give me a little more time, okay? I can't be without her either." Finnian was in actual agony. He had never imagined their marriage would hit a dead end, and he certainly never prepared himself to be separated from his little girl.

Kaia turned to look out the window, her voice unwavering. "I will give you time. I want Brynlee to be happy and carefree just as much as you do. But that time has an expiration date."

Something inside Finnian suddenly snapped, his jealousy overriding his logic. "So, is that why you're in such a rush to have Brynlee bond with Simon Quinn? Are you hoping he'll take my place? That he'll be the one raising her?"

Kaia's eyes flared. She whipped around to face him. Finnian stared right back, as if desperately trying to read her mind.

"Do you honestly think Simon Quinn can replace me as her father? She is my daughter. No man can ever take my place." Finnian's chest heaved, a suffocating wave of panic and possessiveness consuming him. The mere thought of Kaia cultivating that kind of relationship drove him to the brink of madness.

"Do not project your own sins onto me, Finnian," Kaia hissed, absolutely infuriated. He was the one who had crossed every boundary of fidelity, yet here he was, aggressively trying to drag her through the mud. She was so entirely done with him.

"My sins? You mean the fact that I didn't enforce a strict enough boundary with Noelle? Fine. I've reflected on it. I admit I was wrong. Noelle was my sister-in-law, and then she became my adoptive sister. I got lost switching between all these roles and forgot where the line was... but I never did anything physical to betray you. Not once!" Finnian was losing his mind, desperately pleading his case to rewrite the narrative of his past.

"Did you 'forget the line,' or were you just enjoying the view? You know exactly what you did." Kaia hadn't planned on arguing with him, but his sheer audacity was infuriating.

"I don't know what I did! If you know, then tell me!" Finnian's voice dropped to a dangerous growl as he took a step toward her.

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