Whats She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 11

A faint, bitter smile ghosted across Kaia’s lips. He had considered everyone’s feelings, yet he had completely ignored hers.

Finnian stared at her straight back, his tone growing more serious. “I want you to go to Noelle and smooth things over. At the very least, maintain a necessary level of civility in public. Don’t let the people at the company see us as a joke.”

This sounded like the Finnian Kaia knew. He liked to handle everything

his way.

As for anyone else’s feelings, in his eyes, they were insignificant.

I have no intention of smoothing things over with her,” Kaia stood up, her one flat and unwavering. “I’ll do my part, but nothing more.”

With that, she turned away from Finnian’s instantly icy expression, calmly opened the door, and walked out.

She had just returned to her office when her mother’s call came through.

Jane’s gentle voice informed her, “This Saturday is your father’s birthday. We’re planning to have a couple of tables for friends and family. Make sure you, Finnian, and Brynlee come.”

Hearing her mother’s warm voice, Kaia felt a sudden lump in her throat.

‘Okay, we’ll be there,” Kaia said, suppressing her emotions, not wanting ner mother to hear anything was wrong.

“How is Noelle doing? Is she okay? She and Rafael were always so close. It must be devastating to suddenly lose the man she loved. You two have always been close; you should check on her when you can,” Jane said, offering some words of concern as an elder.

A heavy tightness constricted Kaia’s chest, making it hard to draw a full breath.

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‘Mom, I’m a bit busy here. I have to go. I’ll bring Brynlee over early on Saturday,” Kaia said softly.

‘Alright.”

Jane didn’t want to disturb her daughter’s work.

Kaia glanced at her computer. In five minutes, there was a review committee meeting for “Project Stargazer Phase III.” Kaia gathered a few mportant data sheets and walked with a steady pace toward Conference

Room One.

Kaia!” A soft, gentle voice called from behind her.

(aia stopped.

Joelle walked up beside her, a friendly smile on her face. She was

olding an insulated mug, the bitter, medicinal scent of an herbal onic drifting from it.

(aia’s gaze locked onto the mug, and her heart skipped a painful beat.

She had given it to Finnian as a birthday gift six months ago. There was a ime when he was working too many late nights and having some tomach issues, so she used this mug to bring him medicinal brew.

As if sensing Kaia’s gaze on the mug in her hand, Noelle smiled. “Oh, Finnian gave this to me.”

Is there something you need?” Kaia’s voice unconsciously cooled by several degrees.

Noelle took a sip of the bitter liquid. The bitterness made her brow furrow, but her smile widened. Her tone was natural. “Nothing in

particular. Just… about the project yesterday, thank you for your support and understanding,”

Kaia’s expression stiffened.

Noelle reached out and, as she often did, gently took her arm. “Kaia,

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you’re our most talented researcher. I’ll need your help with a lot of things down the line. I hope you won’t mind me bothering you.”

Some colleagues passing by overheard this and couldn’t help but marvel at how gracious Dr. Lawrence was.

Kaia had aggressively tried to take her project, yet she still treated Kaia like her closest family.

In comparison, Kaia’s pettiness seemed all the more repulsive.

Noelle spoke with such sincerity, as if she were completely unaware of the conflict and competition between them.

Kaia looked at her coolly, watching her performance. In her smiling, nnocent eyes, she saw the probing curiosity of a victor.

‘Since you’re in full charge of the project, naturally, your decisions will be inal. As for my help…”

Kaia paused. “If there are technical issues that require my attention, please follow procedure and submit them via email or bring them up in a ɔroject meeting. As an employee of this company, that is part of my duty.”

Noelle’s smile faltered for an almost imperceptible moment.

Quickly, she took another sip of her herbal remedy, and her expression eturned to its natural, friendly state.