What She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 483

It addressed the catastrophic failure at Aethelstan, attaching three pages of Project Handover Records.

Those three pages explicitly detailed every piece of data, process, and technical nuance Kaia's team had provided during the transition, along with the required signatures from Aethelstan's receiving team. At the bottom was a definitive statement: *Following an investigation, it is confirmed that Dr. Kaia Chavez engaged in no violations or concealment during the handover. Subsequent issues with the project are solely the result of mismanagement by the Aethelstan receiving party and do not implicate any innocent personnel.*

The announcement was issued directly by the Legal Department. The whispering rumors were instantly silenced.

Though it came from Legal, everyone knew they wouldn't dare release such a statement without Finnian's explicit authorization.

The tide of public opinion turned in a heartbeat. Those eager to drag Kaia's name through the mud immediately clamped their mouths shut.

Kaia stared at the memo in silence. Silas sent her a text: *Finnian moved pretty fast this time. Are you moved?*

Kaia simply replied, *He's protecting the conglomerate's interests.*

Finnian was a master of calculating risks. He would ruthlessly crush any narrative that threatened the company's bottom line.

So no, she wasn't moved in the slightest.

On the third day after her resignation, Noelle returned to Aethelstan to finalize some paperwork. Spotting Kaia, she walked toward the breakroom, her slightly rounded belly protruding as she stepped deliberately in her flat shoes.

Employees stared and whispered as she passed, but Noelle kept her lips tightly pressed together, ignoring them all.

Kaia was in the breakroom making tea. While she waited, she reviewed a file of meeting notes.

The moment the heavy scent of cherry blossoms hit her, she turned around to find Noelle standing right behind her.

Kaia paused, glancing back over her shoulder.

Noelle slowly lifted her chin, as if that gave her the courage she needed to face Kaia down.

"I'll be waiting for you in Meeting Room 3," Kaia said. She actually did want to hear it—not out of masochism, but because she had a plan of her own.

Noelle froze for a second. It seemed Kaia was genuinely terrified of being alone with her. Meeting Room 3 had security cameras, and its windows faced the main lobby, leaving anyone inside fully visible to the public.

Kaia was dictating the terms and the location just to have a conversation. She really had her guard up.

The moment Kaia stepped out of the breakroom, she switched on her phone's voice recorder, slipped it back into her pocket, and went to sit on the couch in Meeting Room 3.