What She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 635

Only someone who had endured the quiet agony of a secret crush could truly grasp the weight of Silas's words. Kaia felt a pang of deep empathy, but she still couldn't say yes to him.

"I'm sorry," Kaia said, looking him straight in the eyes. "I genuinely think we're much better suited as friends and business partners, rather than a couple."

"Is it because my last name is Sanders?" A flicker of sheer agony crossed Silas's face, as if that name were an unbridgeable chasm between them.

"It's not just that. You're Finnian's cousin. Just based on our positions in the family, it would be highly inappropriate. Furthermore, since I divorced him, I want to keep my distance from him and his entire family permanently. Silas, thank you for caring for me, but let's... just be friends." Kaia kept her voice low, but the finality of her words was undeniably cruel.

Silas froze as if he had been struck by lightning. Forcing down his crushing disappointment, he let out a faint, hollow laugh. "I should have known it would end up like this. But there was always that tiny, stubborn sliver of hope."

"I'm sorry. I know you're an incredible guy, and I truly believe you'll eventually meet a woman who is absolutely perfect for you. Please, don't waste any more of your time on me." Kaia held him in high regard and genuinely believed he would find someone who matched his exact wavelength.

"It's not that easy to just erase someone you've had feelings for this long, especially when you're standing right in front of me every day. Kaia, just give me a little time. I only laid everything bare tonight because I found out about you and Simon, and I acted impulsively. If it weren't for that, I probably would have just kept waiting in the shadows." Silas was visibly heartbroken and struggling to keep it together.

Every person harboring a secret crush liked to fantasize about a shared future. The more detail-oriented ones even planned out the mundane little routines they would share.

Silas was guilty of those daydreams, though he had always tried to keep himself grounded.

Now, his secret was out, and he had been firmly rejected.

Tonight, the quiet hours of midnight wouldn't bring him the solace of imagining a future that could never be. Instead, he would likely drink himself into a stupor to numb the ache, even if it guaranteed a brutal hangover the next morning.

Kaia looked at him apologetically, her voice softening. "I know."

Standing outside the glass window, Seraphina peaked in at the table. Seeing her brother's rigid expression, she instantly knew the outcome.

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