What She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 579

Josephine's words hit Noelle like a boulder dropped into a quiet lake, sending a tidal wave crashing through her mind. Her eyes widened in absolute shock as she stared at the older woman.

"That's impossible." Her immediate instinct was to write it off as a massive lie—a convenient cover story Kaia fabricated to justify taking up resources in the Sanders family.

Josephine's gaze remained sharp as a blade. She let out a mocking scoff. "Did you really think she was like you? That she only married into this family for the money and the power?"

Noelle's face turned a ghastly shade of gray. She lowered her head, neither confirming nor denying it.

Her silence was the only answer Josephine needed.

Leaning back in her chair, a satisfied smirk graced Josephine's lips. "Finnian confirmed it himself. He found the witnesses and the physical proof. This isn't a rumor. When Kaia married him, it was never about wealth or status. It was always about my grandson."

The array of emotions flashing across Noelle's face was spectacular. She forced a cold laugh. "Grandmother, I always thought you were the smartest person in this family. But it looks like you've fallen for Kaia's act too. Do you just believe whatever she tells you? What if Finnian is lying? No man wants to admit his wife never loved him. Even though they're divorced, a man's fragile ego will always force him to spin a narrative that saves face in public."

Josephine frowned in disgust. The girl was truly a toxic menace.

Even when handed the absolute truth, she refused to accept it, twisting it into whatever deranged logic suited her jealousy. She simply couldn't stand the thought of anyone else being better than her.

"I'm not going to sit here and debate this with you. Finnian believes it, and that's what matters," Josephine said dismissively. "Anyone who has ever spent five minutes with Kaia knows she doesn't care about money or status. You think she's putting on an act? Because she comes over to do my physical therapy? You're dead wrong. I have never spent a single unpleasant moment in her company. She perfectly suits this old woman's tastes."

Hearing those words, something deep inside Noelle's chest began to fracture. Her eyes burned red as tears welled up. Instantly dropping her aggressive defense, she shifted back to her fragile persona. "Grandmother... I'm not jealous of her. I just don't think she's as innocent as everyone thinks."

"You don't believe it because you could never do what she does," Josephine locked eyes with her. "You've been calculating and manipulative since you were a child. You treated my grandsons like dogs you were training. I absolutely despise girls like you. Kaia built her position in this family and this company using her own brilliant mind. What exactly do you rely on?"

Noelle kept her head down, tears of bitter resentment falling onto the sheets. The old woman had finally admitted it. She had always hated Noelle. That was why, as a child, Noelle had been terrified to even walk past her bedroom.

"This child is important to the Sanders family, but not important enough for you to weaponize against us. You know how elite families work. Bloodlines matter, but we aren't exactly desperate to inherit your inferior genes," Josephine drove the final nail into the coffin.

Noelle's entire body shook uncontrollably.

Closing her eyes, a memory from five years ago suddenly slammed into her mind. Finnian had been drunk, standing alone by a balcony railing, and she had walked over to check on him.

Back then, he had trusted her completely. Seeing something weighing heavily on his mind, she had casually asked what was wrong.

With flushed cheeks and unfocused eyes, Finnian had confessed that Kaia was in love with someone else, though he didn't know who. Now that Kaia was pregnant with his baby, he felt entirely torn. He thought she had simply gotten pregnant for the sake of the Sanders family's resources, and he found it incredibly irresponsible for her to have a child she didn't love.

That night, Finnian's eyes were filled with profound anxiety—he was terrified the baby would just become a pawn for Kaia's career.

It was from that very moment Noelle's suspicions had taken root. She had convinced herself Finnian only married Kaia as a substitute. But looking back, he had been a man on the brink of tears, constantly obsessing over his wife and unborn child, looking exactly like a pathetic man who couldn't win his wife's heart.

He had genuinely believed Kaia didn't love him and only married him for the money. And there was the contract they signed regarding the project collaboration. Noelle had seen that contract—it stated the marriage could be amicably dissolved when the time was right.