Whats She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 139

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Kaia glanced indifferently at his expression and shot back, “Do you have a problem with that?”

Finnian froze, looking up to meet her clear, steady gaze.

Kaia thought back to the video she had watched last night–the footage of him gently, intimately teaching Noelle how to golf. A heavy weight settled in her chest. Unwilling to say another word to him, she turned around, opened the office door, and walked out.

Finnian’s face stiffened. Watching her walk away so abruptly that she didn’t even pull the door fully shut, his lips pressed into a tight, hard line.

On Tuesday afternoon, an explosive headline titled “A Widow’s Troubles” shot to the top of the trending lists online. Although it was scrubbed from the internet within half an hour, it still managed

to draw massive attention.

The rumor alleged a scandalous late–night rendezvous between the newly appointed head of Aethelstan, Noelle Lawrence, and a handsome, young business partner named Caleb Ford.

The article was laced with viciously suggestive phrasing: “a lonely widow, desperate for warmth,

ncounters, finally satisfying her cravings.”

wing the drama fold in the comments sections were relentless, eagerly fanning the

One comment read: “Well, a and successful. Who could

ely widow always attracts trouble. Especially one so young, beautiful, and the cold?”

If the gossip had just stayed on random online forums, it might have been manageable, but people started bringing it up on Aethelstan’s internal company boards and various corporate chat groups. It was completely out of control.

When Noelle saw the rumors, she immediately rushed to the conglomerate’s headquarters.

Finnian was ready aware of the baseless smears. He had immediately ordered Dexter to launch a full investigation and dispatched both the PR and legal teams to shut down all the noise.

“Finnian, don’t know who would spread such disgusting lies. Now it’s not just affecting Aethelstan, but Grabview Corp is taking a hit too. We have to handle this immediately before it derails the

ed to calm her down. “This is clearly a coordinated attack. I just don’t know if they’re

ethelstan or Caleb’s side. Don’t respond to anything right now. Just keep working as have someone reach out to Grandview Corp. Don’t worry.”

Covered her face with her hands, her voice laced with exhaustion and helplessness. “If this vat an attack on me, I could ignore it. But this is clearly aimed at Aethelstan. It’s not just dating me, it’s a direct challenge to the Sanders family’s authority. It’s despicable.”

patted her shoulder, his voice low and soothing. “I’ll handle it. Trust me.”

Modded, looking at him with absolute reliance. “Finnian, I’m sorry. I’m always causing trouble

Wish I had Kaia’s mental fortitude, instead of running to you for help the second something

goes wrong.”

Finnian’s eyes darkened. Could Kaia have something to do with this?

“You are you, and she is she. You two are different, Finnian said, glancing at his watch Heard back to work for now. I have some things to take care of.”

Noelle finally turned and left.

When Finnian appeared at Kaia’s office, she was in the middle of reviewing experimental data with two subordinates. Hearing the door, she looked up.

Finnian stood in the doorway. This time, he hadn’t bothered to knock

The two employees jumped in shock at the sight of the conglomerate’s CEO.

“You two step out. We’ll pick this up this afternoon,” Kaia said calmly.

They quickly packed up their files, carefully shutting the door behind them as they left.

The atmosphere in the office immediately grew tense.

“Did you need something?” Kaia asked coolly.

Kaia leaned

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“Have you

the chair across from her desk and sat down. His stern gaze locked onto her

d, but the pressure he exerted was suffocating.

er chair, meeting his aggressive stare flawlessly. Her beautiful face looked even cold in its total lack of expression.

the rumors about Noelle and Caleb Ford from Grandview?” Finnian asked, his voice

low and deliberate.

“No,” Kaia answered casually.

Finnian’s brows furrowed tightly. It was true that Kaia had never been interested in gossip or

entertainment news.

“I just came over to ask,” Finnian said, dropping the subject. He stood up, preparing to leave. “Finnian,” Kaia suddenly called out, her voice quiet but sharp. “Did you run all the way over here just to ask me that because you suspect I did it?”

Finnian looked back at her. It seemed he had finally managed to spark a sliver of anger in her, yet his own gaze softened slightly. “I thought you might care about what’s happening to the family. If you’re too busy to care, then pretend I never asked.”

Kaia let out a cold laugh. “I’m not bored enough to care about things that have absolutely nothing to do with me. But while you’re at it, why don’t you use that biased brain of yours for a second? Noelle’s reputation gets ruined, Aethelstan’s projects take a hit, the Sanders family is caught in a massive scandal, and our public image takes a beating. How exactly does that benefit me? Don’t worry, even if I didn’t care about myself or the Sanders family, I’m still Brynlee’s mother. I would never joke around with the family’s interests.”

Kaia’s logic was flawless, cutting straight to the core of the issue. Finnian was momentarily stunned, suddenly realizing how incredibly stupid it was to ask her. He knew Kaia; she would never waste her

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