Whats She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 299

Hearing those words, Noelle’s legs gave out, and she collapsed heavily onto her knees.

“Grandmother, I beg you! Please don’t force me. I will listen to anything you say, just don’t force me to marry a man I don’t love. If you make me do it, I won’t survive.” Tears poured down her face.

“Do I really need to say the word ‘parasite‘ out loud?” Josephine stripped away the last shreds of dignity.

Noelle knelt on the pavement, trembling violently and sobbing.

Hearing the commotion, Elaine Sanders rushed out of the main house.

Seeing Noelle crying her eyes out on her knees, Elaine immediately pleaded on her behalf. “Mom, please don’t treat Noelle this way. You watched her grow up. Why be so heartless?”

Josephine looked at Elaine with a frosty stare. “Precisely because I watched her grow up, it is my duty to discipline her.”

“Noelle doesn’t have a malicious bone in her body. Mom, why are you backing her into a corner? If she made a mistake, I’ll punish her. You’re getting too old to get so worked up over this.” Elaine knew Josephine’s temper. If she was genuinely enraged, the fallout would be catastrophic.

Γ Josephine scoffed, glaring at the insufferable mother–daughter duo.

“Elaine, I know you view her as your own flesh and blood, but you need to open your eyes. Stop letting her play you for a fool. It is utterly disgraceful.”

Noelle was too terrified to breathe. If the old woman exposed exactly what she suspected right here and now, Elaine would start questioning her too. And if that happened, it was game over.

Fortunately, Josephine still cared about the family’s image and opted to

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keep the dirty laundry under wraps.

Staring down at the top of Noelle’s head, Josephine said, “I’m not doing this to be cruel, and I’m not trying to banish you, I just want you to think very carefully. Wasting your youth chasing a dead end is pathetic.”

Noelle froze, lifting her tear–streaked face.

Josephine bored into her eyes. “Do you understand me?”

Noelle’s lips parted, but no sound came out.

She understood.

But she would never let him go.

Just as the tension reached a boiling point, a black Bentley swept through the gates.

Finnian had chosen this exact moment to return home.

Seeing the van blocking the driveway, he threw his door open and marched over. Seeing Noelle trembling on the ground, tears streaming down her face like an abandoned puppy, his brows snapped together instantly.

“Grandmother, what exactly is going on here?” he demanded, his voice thick with displeased irritation.

Josephine met his gaze evenly. “You’re just in time. I have a few things to drill into your skull as well.”

Finnian’s expression darkened further. He completely ignored her,

stepping right up to Noelle. Bending down, he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her to her feet. “Stop kneeling. Do you want to ruin your legs?”

Noelle stared at him blankly, letting him pull her up.

Watching the scene, Elaine thought Josephine was being entirely unreasonable. She wondered if the old woman was going senile, acting

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so ruthlessly toward her own family.

Noelle couldn’t even stand properly. Her legs buckled, and she leaned heavily against him for support.

“Grandmother, I am taking Noelle. If you have an issue with that, take it out on me. Stop punishing her. We might have family rules, but the law stands above them.” Finnian shot a glance at Noelle. “I’ll take you home.”

lle moved like a zombie, limping toward the black Bentley.

sighed and followed them. Seeing how badly Noelle’s knees ned hurt, she needed to take care of her.

Ava watched the entire spectacle, completely paralyzed with fear. She hadn’t realized the matriarch’s hatred for Noelle ran this deep. Terrified, she clamped her hand tightly around the gold bracelet in her pocket, vowing to take the secr

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door, Noelle stumbled and almost fell. He owering with concern. “Are you alright?”

ek her tears. Her hair was a mess, and her eyes

d, just silently crawled into the backseat. Seeing how she was, Finnian’s lips pressed into a hard line. He er. “Take her home. Mom, you should go with her.”

d, asking, “Why did you come back?”

ed to grab something,” Finnian replied.

finally looked up, her tear–filled eyes locked onto Finnian. She

ed at him as if he were her sole savior and only hope in the world. at overwhelming vulnerability and utter dependence tugged violently t Finnian’s heartstrings.

He closed the door and woved the driver off. The Bentley disappeared down the road

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When he turned back around, Josephine was already heading upstairs, Tefusing to acknowledge him.

Finnian’s fingers curled into tight fists. He went to his room on the second floor, grabbed his things, and had Giles arrange a car to leave.

Finnian was dead set against his grandmother forcing Noelle into a marriage. This wasn’t some ancient feudal era; women had the right to choose their partners.

But his grandmother was born into that era. Decades ago, it was her word that had bound Noelle to his older brother in the first place. Finnian had always held a deep–seated grudge against his grandmother for that specific tragedy.

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