Whats She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 151

“Do you really think it’s appropriate to discuss our marriage right now based on a six–year–old agreement?” Finnian’s voice was tight, his gaze burning into her. “The moment Brynlee was born, that agreement lost its purpose. You said it yourself: a child is the core of a family, and we would raise her together.”

“The agreement is still valid.” Kaia pressed her lips together, refusing to back down. “It’s a legally binding contract, signed in black and white by both of us. It clearly outlines the terms, purpose, and conditions for dissolving this marriage. I think it’s the perfect foundation for our divorce.”

Finnian stared at her, leaning back in his chair and resting his folded hands on the desk.

After a moment of silence, he said, “The contract mentions an ‘amicable negotiation.‘ Kaia, do you think this is amicable? Aren’t you just being entirely unreasonable?”

Kaia choked on her words. Usually quick–witted, her mind went completely blank.

She was furious.

“For Brynlee’s physical and mental well–being, I want full custody when we divorce,” Kaia said, biting her lip, deciding to just lay all her cards on

the table.

Finnian’s brow darkened, his tone turning ice–cold. “Brynlee is my daughter too. She’s a Sanders. I can’t agree to that.”

“Finnian…”

Finnian looked up at her, speaking slowly in an unreadable tone, “I need time to think about this. Whether that agreement is still valid needs to be

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reassessed based on our current situation.”

“Besides, divorce isn’t a small matter. It involves Brynlee. We both need to think this through carefully.”

Kaia massaged her throbbing temples, easily reading the avoidance and delay tactics in his attitude.

He didn’t want a divorce?

The air in the office seemed to freeze the moment he dodged the issue.

Kaia let out a cold laugh. “Does that careful thinking include the pregnancy test report Noelle sent to your phone?”

Finnian frowned slightly but didn’t deny anything.

Instead, he took out his personal phone, unlocked it, and his long fingers swiped quickly across the screen. He turned the phone toward her and slid it across the desk.

“Is this what you’re talking about?” Finnian’s voice was steady, completely lacking the panic of a man who had just been caught. “You might want to check the date before you start throwing accusations around.”

Kaia’s expression stiffened. She stared at the screen. The date on the report was from two years ago.

Her mind went blank for a second.

“This is from two years ago. Noelle recently mentioned that a female employee at her company had a miscarriage, which reminded her of this, so she sent it to me,” he explained.

Kaia’s eyes flickered, her hands slowly balling into fists.

“Two years ago, I personally went up north for a corporate merger. The company we were acquiring was involved in some shady, gray–area businesses, so it dragged on much longer than expected. Noelle happened to be sent there for a project with Aethelstan. I don’t know if it

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was the immense stress or what, but she suddenly had a miscarriage. She only had one assistant with her, and the situation was complicated,

so I…”

Finnian paused, looking up at Kaia. “She originally wanted to keep the baby as a surprise for Rafael, but the sudden miscarriage left her terrified. She was on the verge of a physical and emotional breakdown. I was the only family she had up there. As her brother–in–law, shouldn’t I have taken care of her?”

Kaia’s expression shifted, but her eyes remained cold.

Finnian leaned back against his chair, looking out the window as if lost in the memory. “Noelle desperately wanted to keep that baby, but she lost it. Kaia, you’re a woman, a mother. I’m not asking you to empathize, but you shouldn’t judge her from some moral high ground.”

Finnian turned his gaze back to Kaia. His eyes were complex–candid, yet sharp. “I simply fulfilled my duty as family to look after her. That’s all.”

Kaia stood there, her brows knitted. His explanation made logical sense. Finnian was indeed a fiercely protective family man.

But was it really just that?

Finnian watched her silence. He retrieved his phone, locked it, stood up, and walked over to the window. With his back to her, he asked, “Since

when did you start checking up on me?”

Kaia stiffened, biting her lip. “You’re misunderstanding. I didn’t. Brynlee accidentally saw it when she was playing games on your phone.”

Finnian slipped his hands into his pockets. “So, you just assumed I betrayed this marriage? And demanded a divorce over it?”

Faced with his counter–question, Kaia felt a wave of exhaustion.

Evidence could be explained, and misunderstandings could be cleared up, but her trust in him was already gone.

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She didn’t say anything else. She picked up the agreement and slipped it back into the manila envelope.

“Finnian, even if I misunderstood you about this, you still need to think

about the divorce.”

Finnian’s tall frame visibly tensed.

Kaia didn’t add anything more. She turned and walked out.

The heavy wooden door of the office clicked shut silently.

Someone had opened a window in the hallway, letting in a chilly draft.

Kaia shivered, a fine tremble running over her skin.

Clutching the envelope tightly, she hurried toward the elevators.

It had been three days since Kaia brought up the divorce. Finnian hadn’t given any response. In fact, he had been out of town on a business trip for the past two days.