What She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 476

He looked up, his brow twitching slightly as he saw Noelle enter.

He wrapped up the call, placed his phone on the desk, and looked at her.

"Do you need something?" he asked, his tone entirely devoid of emotion.

She instantly felt the shift. In the past, whenever she walked in, he would immediately stand up and greet her with a warm smile.

Now, he didn't even bother to get up, remaining comfortably seated in his black leather chair.

"Finnian, can we talk?" her voice was a bit hoarse.

He frowned slightly. "You should be focusing all your energy on taking care of yourself right now. You shouldn't be wandering around."

"I'm fine. I just haven't had much of an appetite lately, so I lost a few pounds. The doctor said the babies are healthy. Once I hit the four-month mark, I should be able to eat normally again. I'll probably put the weight right back on..."

"Noelle," he cut off her rambling. "You should be discussing this with Mom. I'm tied up with work. From now on, Mom will do everything she can to help you with the babies."

"Finnian..." Her eyes welled with tears, overflowing with grievance and quiet resentment.

Seeing that she wasn't going to leave, he stood and walked over to the sofa. "If you have something to say, sit down and say it."

She didn't move. She just stood there, stubbornly pouting like a child.

"Have you been avoiding me lately?"

He stiffened, averting his gaze from her accusing stare and staring at the floor in heavy silence.

"I've always wanted to ask you this, but I never found the right time," Noelle pressed, refusing to let him deflect. She wanted the blunt truth, regardless of the fallout. "When we were younger... did you ever have feelings for me? Even just once?"

Nothing he could say would be worse than the agonizing limbo she was in right now.

The office plunged into a suffocating silence. It was as if Finnian's vocal cords had been paralyzed. The only sound in the room was the heavy thudding of his own heartbeat.

"I want the truth," she demanded, locking her eyes on his face. She watched his Adam's apple bob nervously.

"Yes." His stark admission stripped all the remaining air from the room.