Whats She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 318

Chapter 318

Chapter 318

Brynlee launched herself into Kaia’s arms.

Kaia caught her, crouching down to pull her into a tight hug, peppering kisses all over her soft cheeks. “Sweetheart, who brought you here?”

“Dad did!” Bryn

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ped, wrapping her arms around Kaia’s neck and

g near the elevators, hands in his pockets. Over his lee’s tiny, bright backpack, stuffed with her snacks He looked every bit the devoted Super Dad.

on them, but he didn’t walk over to interrupt the sweet

m a look of absolute ice before turning her warm gaze back ghter, stroking her hair. “Go wait for me in the break room, be right there.”

Brynlee nodded obediently.

n took Brynlee’s small hand and glanced at Kaia one last time.

however, only had eyes for her daughter’s retreating back.

any onlooker, it was a picture-perfect scene-a loving husband Inging their child to visit his hardworking wife.

But Kaia knew the truth. The chasm between her and Finnian was wider

than an ocean.

After wrapping up her immediate tasks and stripping off her lab coat,

Kaia headed for the break room

Before she even re

ia went com

nding by

Noelle’s voice inside.

open to find Noelle coffee and a plate of

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intricate pastries.

“Mom! Aunt Noelle came to see me!” Brynlee announced happily.

Noelle turned to Kaia, flashing a flawless, natural smile. “Kaia, it’s only been a few days, but she looks taller already.”

Kaia completely ignored her. She walked straight to Brynlee. “You can’t have too many sweets right now. These pastries have way too much sugar. Let’s not eat them, okay?”

Brynlee had her own snacks in her bag, and the fear of the dentist was deeply ingrained in her tiny mind. She nodded emphatically. “Okay, I won’t eat them.”

Noelle’s smile froze. She looked at Finnian with wide, pitiful eyes.

Finnian, however, agreed with Kaia. “Brynlee shouldn’t be eating sweets anyway. She’s about to lose her baby teeth.”

Noelle forced her smile back into place. “Right. Protecting her teeth is the priority.”

She placed a cup of coffee in front of Finnian. The break room door was wide open, and several employees from both Veridian and Aethelstan were lingering outside, trying to catch a glimpse of the Sanders princess. Aware of the audience, Noelle bent down to Brynlee’s eye level. “Brynlee, Aunt Noelle has a bunch of super fun toys in her office. Do you want to come hang out with me for a bit?”

Brynlee’s eyes lit up. She clearly wanted to go.

But before she could nod, Kaia’s voice cut through the room. “Brynlee,

has been working so much lately, I barely get to see you. I want

ght here with me. Can you do that?”

on snapped back to her mother. “Okay! I won’t go

ay right here with Mom.”

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She then turned to Noelle. “Aunt Noelle, I’m not going to your office. I’m going to stay with my mom.

Noelle’s smile-shattered. The mask slipped for a split second before she scrambled to recover. “Alright. You stay with Mom. We’ll play next time.”

Kaia didn’t bother pretending anymore. She shot Noelle a look so cold it could have frozen boiling water.

Noelle caught the warning loud and clear.

A wave of sheer awkwardness washed over her. She threw a desperate look at Finnian, hoping for intervention.

But Finnian was entirely focused on Brynlee, completely oblivious to Noelle’s humiliation.

With no other choice, Noelle pasted on a stiff, polite smile and practically fled the break room.

Kaia’s glare felt like a physical needle driven straight into her heart.

“Stay the hell away from my daughter,” the look had screamed.

Noelle tried to convince herself it was just a minor slight, that no one would care.

But she underestimated the rumor mill. Given her highly publicized scandals with Finnian, every tiny detail was amplified a hundred times

over.

An hour later, Noelle was showing a client around the first floor when she stepped into the restroom.

Voices drifted from the stalls.

havez literally banned her daughter from going

wrence.”

is kind of pitiful. She can’t keep her husband, so she d her kid.”

shift

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“Ms. Lawrence was practically begging for attention in there and got publicly rejected. Where is her pride?”

“What pride? She’s openly trying to steal another woman’s husband. She has zero dignity.”

“Exactly. They’re legally married. She’s just a homewrecker who needs to learn her place.”

Noelle’s chest heaved with rage. She wanted to kick the stall doors down and slap every single one of them.

But, to her own disgust, she couldn’t summon the courage to push the door open.

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