What She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 577

Elaine was boiling with rage just looking at Noelle. She had lived a long life, only to be completely played by a young girl. The worst part was that this girl had weaponized Elaine's genuine love for years, cost her a son, and was now actively trying to sink her claws into her youngest son. Elaine felt as though she must have murdered Noelle in a past life to deserve this kind of torture.

Noelle cautiously stole a glance at Elaine's face and felt her heart plummet. Elaine's eyes, which used to look at her with such profound affection, were now entirely dead and devoid of emotion. It was obvious Elaine fully believed Noelle was responsible for Rafael's death.

"Mom, I'm a little thirsty. Could you..."

Elaine suddenly completely lost it. She pointed a trembling finger at the bed. "Are you done putting on a show? You've destroyed my life, and now you're using this baby to threaten me? What the hell do you want from me?"

Josephine, standing a few feet away, was genuinely startled by the explosive outburst. Elaine had spent years turning a deaf ear to any criticism of Noelle, treating the girl like her own flesh and blood. Now, the roles had reversed—Josephine was the calm one, and Elaine was having a meltdown.

Noelle had been testing the waters, but Elaine's screaming made her shrink back in terror, not daring to make another sound.

Elaine had an ocean of grief to unleash. For days, people had been asking about Noelle and the pregnancy, forcing Elaine to smile and lie to save the Sanders family's reputation.

She had always been a straightforward woman. When had she ever been forced to swallow this kind of humiliation?

Now, she felt like a complete stranger in her own skin, forced to smile through her teeth and peddle lies—all because of Noelle.

Seeing the pure hatred radiating from Elaine, Josephine stepped in, worried the screaming match would actually trigger a miscarriage. "Enough. Calm down. What's done is done..."

"Mom, you should have warned me sooner! Why weren't you more forceful when you tried to stop her from marrying Rafael?" Elaine looked at Josephine, her eyes brimming with tears.

Josephine let out a heavy sigh, shooting a freezing glare at Noelle. "After Rafael passed, I tried to force her onto a plane out of the country. And what happened? Finnian fought me tooth and nail. He used his authority as the head of the family to suppress me. Do you have any idea how much that broke my heart? If I wanted any peace in that house, I had to back down. You were all so deeply brainwashed by her lies that you couldn't see straight."

"Why is everyone blaming me?" Noelle suddenly covered her face and wailed. "Didn't my father save your life? You adopted me to repay that debt! I grew up with the two of them. We spent every day together! What's so wrong with falling in love with them? When I lived in your house, you wouldn't let me make friends, and neither of them would let me talk to other boys! They said all men outside were dangerous! Is it a crime that I fell in love with them?"