Whats She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 234

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Kaia agreed with Seraphina. Establishing unyielding boundaries was the only way to protect herself from further toxicity.

Stepping out of the bathroom in her pajamas, she sat on the bed with

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hone rang

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ced he was going to shower next. Just then, his

nediately and tapped answer. “Hello!”

dad still with you? Did he mention when he’s coming ntle voice filtered through the speaker.

elle! Dad is sleeping

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nat so? Mom an

hat, Kaia snat out into the appropri

s room tonight. He just went day.”

1. Then, Noelle let out a light ring a bed…”

, turned off the speakerphone, and voice was ice-cold. “Noelle, it’s woman’s husband this late, don’t you

Kaia to intervene. She hesitated for a meless laugh. “Kaia, don’t make it sound so er you guys. Elaine just asked me to check if to rest.”

atly, hanging up the phone.

erced Noelle’s heart like a needle. The air in her lungs

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Noelle let out a cold scoff. Was Kaia finally trying to save her marriage?

She stood up, grabbed a wine glass from the cabinet, and poured herself a half glass of red wine.

Kaia’s behavior practically confirmed that the marriage was falling apart. She was panicking, using her daughter as an excuse to keep Finnian by her side.

Oh, Kaia. You might be brilliant, but you still can’t hold onto a man, can you?

Noelle leaned against the counter, staring out the window at the ocean, the waves churning beneath the distant city lights.

Her mind drifted back to the summer she was seventeen. She had fallen on the beach, and Finnian had sprinted over to help her up. Seeing her knee scraped by the rocks, he hadn’t hesitated for a second before scooping her into his arms and carrying her to a doctor.

That was the moment she first felt the burning heat of his palms. Without her realizing it, he had grown into the kind of man who could make a girl’s

heart race.

But a twist of fate had led her to make a catastrophic mistake.

A wave of regret washed over her. She pressed the back of her hand against her forehead, remembering the night of her twentieth birthday. She had gone to bring tea to the elder Mr. Sanders and her adoptive father. Standing outside the door, she had overheard them discussing the company’s future. The elder had said that the eldest son was more suited to take the helm-that he could inspire loyalty and maintain peace within the family.

In that instant, Noelle’s internal scales had tipped.

From that night on, she had consciously shifted her attention toward Rafael.

Before the age of nine, Noelle had lived in a bleak, impoverished small

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town. The sky there always seemed gray. No matter how hard the people struggled, happiness always remained out of reach. The men looked constantly exhausted, and the women’s faces were etched with anxiety and despair.

When she was final

ybach, she st

e would nev

Moving into dimension

rewriting

Power

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driven away from that town in a Mercedes

out the window at the gray sky and made a vow: oot in that place again.

ders household felt like stepping into another y duckling had transformed into a swan, completely

e power was the only guarantee of a life of luxury.

she believed Rafael would take over the family, she knew ize the opportunity. She had to become his wife.

at she wanted, but her calculation was wrong. After marrying proved to lack the vision and talent needed to run the empire. d year, he stepped down, and Finnian took his place.

was better suited for the technical side of the business, so he was Aethelstan Biopharma. Every other asset the Sanders family owned handed to Finnian.

drained the last of her wine, slumping over the counter in a fit of If-pity, her eyes red with regret.

She let out a soft sob. It felt like the universe was punishing her. Mishearing one sentence had led to a fatal choice, leaving her with nothing.

“I won’t make the

for me.” Noelle

her own bru

1. I know exactly who is meant

the words as if to comfort

the audience, watching

She had felt a deep sense of

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panic, terrified that this outsider would disrupt their perfect dynamic.

Thankfully, the marriage had seemed passionless. Finnian treated Kaial with respect and courtesy, but they lived like polite roommates. There was no romantic tension between them.

But the day she found out Kaia was pregnant, it felt like a whip cracking across her back.

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