Whats She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 257

On the other end of the screen, Finnian was sitting on his sofa, eating dinner. Looking at the surroundings through the shaky camera lens, he smiled gently. “Yeah, I see it. It’s beautiful.”

“Wait, there’s more!” Brynlee darted out of the living room and into another space. “This is Mommy’s study! Look at all her favorite books, and there’s a photo album of me! I picked out a little desk so I can read and study with Mommy.”

The camera whipped wildly around the study, but Finnian still managed to catch sight of the oak books

e wide desk holding a lamp and a few potted plants, and the neatly

organ

tucked against the wall.

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er little finger as she narrated. “This is s for Grandma and Grandpa when they

dashed down the hallway and pushed open a door pty room devoid of any furniture.

as about to ask who the room was for, Brynlee

my playroom! I can put all my toys in here!”

given him a grand tour of the entire apartment, detailing the exact

oom.

ilting her head, she shoved her face right into the camera and asked what about your room? Didn’t Mommy leave a room for you?”

red the entire apartment. All that was left was the laundry balcony and the as Daddy going to sleep outside?

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the balcony, are you? about I give you my

Spated. The smiled dotingly at his

Ma stepped into the frame, carrying two

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bowls.

“Brynlee, come eat your noodles,” Kaia called out softly.

Brynlee immediately turned back to the phone. “Daddy, it’s okay. Mommy is just really busy with work, so she forgot to leave a room for you. Don’t worry, don’t worry! I’ll remind her right now.”

With that, she abruptly hung up, completely oblivious to whatever expression was left on

Finnian’s face.

Kaia overheard her daughter’s rambling, and her heart gave a sudden lurch.

Sitting at the table eating her noodles, Brynlee looked up with a very serious expression. “Mommy, why didn’t you leave a room for Daddy? He doesn’t have a place to sleep.”

Kaia froze for a second before offering a smile. “You watch TV every day, don’t you know? Mommies and Daddies sleep in the same room. He doesn’t need his own.”

“Oh! That makes sense! No wonder Daddy wasn’t mad just now,” Brynlee flashed a toothy grin, completely relieved that her father wouldn’t be homeless.

Back in the Skyline Penthouse, Finnian stared at the black screen for a long time.

The dining room was dead silent, save for the low hum of the central air conditioning.

He opened his phone gallery and pulled up the photos Dexter had sent him. Kaia and Simon walking side by side looked sickeningly harmonious. They looked like an elegant, highly educated couple, effortlessly navigating life together.

In one photo, Kaia leaned in to read an appliance manual while Simon stood beside her, watching her with a soft smile. The two kids, completely oblivious to the world, were whispering secrets to each other.

For the very first time, Finnian understood the exact feeling of someone else coveting what was his.

He hated it.

He hated it with a burning passion.

The next morning at the Veridian Medical Tower.

Kaia was reviewing the data for the next phase of clinical trials when a knock came at her door.

“Come in.”

The door opened, and Kaia was instantly taken aback. She quickly stood up.

It was Josephine.

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Kaia hurried around the desk to greet her. “Grandmother, what brings you here?”

The matriarch, dressed in a charcoal silk blouse with her silver hair pinned up flawlessly, walked in. Ava followed closely behind her, carrying a tiered tiffin carrier..

“I just wanted to see your new environment,” Josephine said, taking a seat on the single sofa and scanning the room. “It’s spacious. A much bigger office than your last one, and a great view.”

Kaia smiled and quickly asked her assistant, Laura, to brew a pot of lemon tea.

Ava opened the tiffin carrier, revealing several exquisite dishes–all Kaia’s favorites. Josephine glanced at the spread. “Skip the cafeteria today. This should be more than enough.”

Kaia quickly thanked her.

Suddenly, Josephine let out a heavy sigh, her eyes laced with a complicated mix of emotions as she looked at Kaia.

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