What She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 489

Kaia's voice then came through the recording.

"Because Rafael was the most likely candidate to inherit control of The Sanders Family's empire. You came from a small town. You clawed your way up from the bottom. The thing you value most could never be something as intangible as love. What you crave is power you can hold in your hands and money you can command. That is the exact reason you chose Rafael."

"Kaia..."

"How can you spout such garbage? I was forced to marry Rafael! It wasn't my choice to—"

"You're awfully defensive. I must have hit the nail on the head."

"You thought Rafael was going to be the boss, but fate dealt you a lethal blow. Rafael stepped down, Finnian took the throne, and you realized you bet on the wrong horse, didn't you?"

"Shut up, Kaia!"

"You don't know anything! Stop making things up!"

"You're right, I don't know anything. But I do have to ask: who exactly is it that you love? If it was Rafael, then you lost your shot at inheriting the empire. If it's Finnian, then you just proved my point. Oh, wait, I get it. The only thing you truly love is The Sanders Family's wealth and power."

"Why should I stop? Weren't you the one who called me a substitute? Weren't you the one who claimed he never loved me? We've been married for seven years. We have a beautiful daughter together. I have the marriage certificate, and I am still the legal Mrs. Sanders. And you? What has he ever given you? The audacity to provoke me? Blind arrogance? You've just inflated your own importance in your head. In reality, he has given you absolutely nothing. So when you come to me and call me a substitute, I have to ask: what exactly did I replace?"

Elaine finally managed to gasp, "Kaia, you... you can't just throw those accusations around."

"I'm not throwing accusations. I'm stating facts. Noelle called me a substitute, and I simply fired back. If defending myself is somehow considered a vicious attack, then what exactly do you call what she did? She interfered with my marriage, destroyed my family dynamic, and dragged my reputation through the mud. Just because there's no legal penalty for a homewrecker doesn't mean she isn't profoundly guilty." Kaia's voice wasn't loud, but it struck with the force of a hammer.

Elaine was instantly rendered speechless, completely paralyzed by shock. Kaia had warned her before that Noelle had designs on Finnian, but she had outright refused to believe it.

Hearing Noelle confess it with her own ears was a world-shattering blow. Her face burned red with intense embarrassment and fury.

"Last time you threw hot coffee all over me, I let it slide because you were my elder," Kaia said, her gaze steady on Elaine. "But just now, you ordered me here just to hurl vile insults at me, and you tried to pin the blame for Noelle's miscarriage on me. I will not tolerate that. I expect an apology." She calmly demanded the closure she was owed.