What She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 463

Dexter nodded. "Soon."

Finnian leaned back in his chair, a hint of weariness in his expression, and nodded. Dexter turned and left the office.

This was a way to twist the narrative, or at least ensure that Noelle wouldn't have her mood ruined by all those messy rumors while she was pregnant.

Once the paternity of the children was established, outsiders wouldn't be able to fabricate any more absurd stories about a scandalous affair between a brother-in-law and his widowed sister-in-law.

At three-thirty, Finnian had just confirmed the school pickup arrangements with Kaia. She told him that Jane and Warren would be picking up Brynlee. Finnian wanted to ask a few more questions, but Kaia abruptly hung up.

He picked up the documents from his desk, preparing to attend a meeting at three-forty.

The moment he stepped out, he saw Noelle standing in the hallway. She seemed to have come to find him, but for some reason, she was hesitating to approach.

Noelle had actually been planning to leave, but right then, she spotted Finnian. She looked at him with eyes full of sorrow.

"Is something wrong?" Finnian asked as he walked over to her.

"Can we talk? Just for five minutes," Noelle's voice sounded weak, as if she had no energy left.

"Come in." Finnian opened his office door.

Noelle walked in. Finnian had initially intended to close the door, but he left it slightly ajar.

Noelle walked up to his desk, leaning one hand against the surface as she asked, "Did you ask your mom to leak the news of my pregnancy? Why?"

Seeing her so weak she could barely stand, Finnian quickly stepped forward, reaching out a hand to support her. But just as his hand extended, an assistant walked past the open door, and he let his arm drop back to his side.

Noelle caught this out of the corner of her eye. Watching his hand reach out and then pull back snapped the final string in her heart.

She tried desperately to suppress her surging emotions, but her voice still trembled. "Over the past seven years, did you fall in love with Kaia?"

"From your initial marriage of convenience to Brynlee's birth, and all the time you spent together afterward, you fell in love with her, didn't you?"

Finnian's handsome face hardened. He looked at her, his brows knitting together. "Noelle, that's between Kaia and me. Please drop it."

Hearing his response, Noelle's tears finally fell. The hand gripping the desk trembled, and she swayed slightly, her voice desolate. "Lately, I keep dreaming of you telling me not to be afraid, that you're here. Finnian, after eighteen years together, my trust and reliance on you are carved into my bones. Sometimes, this feeling makes it impossible for me to distinguish exactly what kind of emotion I hold for you."