What She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 509

Kaia paused, her fork hovering over her plate, and let out a soft chuckle. "Mom, I'm not even thinking about that right now. I'm focusing all my energy on work and taking care of Brynlee. I don't have time to be heartbroken."

Hearing this, Jane's eyes instantly welled up with tears. "It's good that you know how to distract yourself. I was just terrified you'd bottle everything up inside, and we wouldn't be able to help you at all."

Kaia leaned over, resting her head on her mother's shoulder. "Mom, I'm not bottling anything up, and I won't in the future either. I've genuinely made peace with it. Finnian isn't some flawless god. The man I loved was the version I built up in my head, not the reality of who he is."

Jane smiled and lightly tapped her daughter's forehead. "You were so completely obsessed with him from start to finish. I really was worried you wouldn't be able to let go."

"Before, I was so terrified of making him mad that I wouldn't even argue with him. I lived such a submissive life. But today, I had a massive fight with him right outside city hall. I realized that letting it all out actually feels amazing. I'm still young, and I have my whole life ahead of me. I'm going to take it one step at a time. I'm in no rush."

Jane wrapped her arms around her daughter. "Kaia, you have a much better perspective on this than I do, and that's all that matters. It's fine. He's not the only good man out there... Bah, he doesn't even count as a good man! Sneaking around with his widowed sister-in-law? I have zero respect for him. If my daughter ever marries again, it's going to be to a decent, responsible, family-oriented man. He doesn't have to be spectacular, as long as you two are in perfect harmony and can grow old together."

"Mom, I'm not even considering that right now. Don't try to set me up on blind dates, because I absolutely won't go." Kaia felt the hairs on her arms stand up the second she saw her mother's expression. She was definitely not desperate to get hitched again.

Jane patted her arm. "Oh, you silly girl. Don't worry, Mom only picks the best of the best."

"No, I don't want any of them. I just want to live with Brynlee from now on." Kaia looked entirely resolute.

"Well, I had Brynlee, didn't I? She's going to be even more amazing than me when she grows up. She's your granddaughter, that should be enough for you to brag about." Kaia started feeling a bit cheeky, joking back with her mother.

"Yes, yes, anyone could tell Brynlee was going to be a beauty from the day she was born. But she doesn't look like you; she looks way more like Finnian. You need to have another..." Jane teased.

"I'm not having any more. One is plenty, it proves my plumbing works." Kaia said, her expression deadpan.

"Look at you, being dramatic again. What I mean is, you don't have to get married. Just date, and if you find a guy with phenomenal genes, you can build a nest egg and raise the baby yourself. You've got plenty of money and an incredible career now anyway. If you want, you could have a few more kids, raise them all up, and by the time you're my age, you'd be absolutely thrilled." Jane's mindset was surprisingly progressive. She had completely given up on pressuring Kaia to remarry, but she had a brand-new idea. Wasn't it the trend for successful women these days to just use a man for his genes and keep the kid?