What She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 528

"You're trying to seduce Kaia. Don't think I can't see it," Finnian sneered, cutting straight to the point.

Silas wasn't remotely bothered that his intentions had been exposed. Leaning lazily against the doorframe, he asked, "Finnian, do you even know what it means to truly love someone?"

Finnian stiffened, completely caught off guard by the question.

When Finnian remained silent, Silas answered his own question. "Oh, right, I forgot. You used to be in love with Noelle. So you must know exactly what true love is."

Finnian's expression darkened instantly. His gaze fixed on Silas like a pair of daggers. "Watch your mouth."

Silas smiled—a punchable, defiant smirk. Emboldened by the alcohol and a simmering, deep-rooted anger, he continued, "For her, you're willing to ignore right and wrong. You're willing to clean up her messes. Even when she does something utterly despicable, you blindly, unconditionally believe in her."

"Silas, that's enough," Finnian snarled, his face twisting with rage. "You're talking about your sister, aren't you?"

Silas stumbled over to the sofa and collapsed into it. His eyes were half-closed, confirming he was thoroughly drunk. Yet the words that left his mouth were as sharp as glass. "Finnian, you moved heaven and earth to protect Noelle back then. Do you have any idea what she actually did?"

Finnian stepped fully into the room and shut the door. He stared down at Silas, who was resting his head against the back of the sofa.

Finnian still remembered how violently Noelle had sobbed, curling into a corner, hiding her face, acting as if she had been so deeply traumatized that the slightest touch made her tremble.

"Jasper is a bastard, and my sister was blind to fall for him. But if Noelle saw through his intentions from the start, why didn't she take precautions? Why did she just have to get lured into his room, perfectly timing it so you and Rafael could bust in and save her? What exactly was she testing? Have you ever stopped to think about that?" Silas glared at Finnian with icy contempt. Noelle's sole objective had been to see if she was the most important person in Finnian and Rafael's lives.

Finnian's brows locked together. It was painfully obvious that he had never once questioned the events of that night.

"If you think I'm lying, go find Jasper and ask him yourself. Ask him how he and Noelle actually hooked up. Because I don't buy for a second that she didn't lead him on, or that he'd have the balls to drag her into a room completely one-sided... Let's not forget, Noelle is the precious Miss Sanders. Who the hell would dare lay a finger on her without a green light?" Silas closed his eyes, throwing down the gauntlet for Finnian to finally interrogate the man involved.