Whats She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 465

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Josephine’s expression shifted instantly, and the next second, she let out a cold scoff.

Seeing his grandmother’s unusual reaction, Finnian’s heart sank.

“Who told you that? How could I have arranged it? In my eyes, she was never good enough for your brother,” Josephine said, her face full of indignation.

Finnian’s expression changed as well. “Are you telling me you really didn’t set it up?”

Had Noelle lied to him? Why would she make something like that up?

Josephine rolled her eyes, turned her face away, and huffed. “Your brother was the eldest son of the Sanders family. Furthermore, when they got married, your grandfather and father were discussing having him take over the conglomerate. As the heir’s marriage, how could I casually arrange something like that? The truth is, that night, your brother had been drinking. Who knows how, but he ended up in her room. The next morning, he came running to me, his clothes disheveled, begging me to let him take responsibility for Noelle. I was so furious I slapped him twice. But your brother was completely bewitched; he knelt before me, saying he took her innocence and swore he wouldn’t marry anyone else. I couldn’t sway him, so I finally agreed to the marriage.”

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Finnian’s face drained of color, inch by inch. His grandmother definitely wouldn’t lie to him. That meant what Noelle had told him on the third floor that day-that the old lady had orchestrated the whole thing and she had no choice-was a complete lie.

Something shattered inside Finnian. It was trust. The trust he had placed in Noelle for so many years.

Back then, her eyes had been red from crying, her voice trembling like a small, cornered animal with nowhere to run. Because of that, he had

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believed every word she said.

He genuinely thought his grandmother had forced Rafael into spending the night with her, and then made him marry her to integrate her into the family.

“Finnian,” Josephine called out, noticing his dazed state. “Why are you asking about this all of a sudden? thought you already knew.”

Finnian finally snapped out of it, his expression grim. “I didn’t know. I always thought you arranged it.”

Josephine scoffed in anger. “The moment Noelle was brought into this house, I knew that girl was full of schemes. I don’t like manipulative people, so why would I let her marry your brother? If you ask me, she probably knew your brother was about to take over the company, panicked, and deliberately lured him into her room. She did it entirely to find a legitimate excuse to stay. And your brother, the fool, probably genuinely fell for her.”

“Grandmother, Noelle wouldn’t…”

“Why do you believe her so blindly? Finnian, you really disappoint me. Even Kaia saw right through her facade, yet you always defended her. Have you ever truly understood what kind of person she is?” Josephine slapped her hand on the table in frustration “Come talk to me when you finally see her for who she truly is.”

Finnian sat frozen on the sofa.

Josephine shook her head and sighed, wanting to say more, but swallowed her words.

How had the two Sanders boys been so completely played by an outsider?

Josephine was deeply disappointed.

Finnian stood up and walked out. Stepping onto the porch, he reached into his jacket for a cigarette, then turned back to grab a lighter from the

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living room and lit it.

Setting aside the bond and trust they had built growing up together, ever since Rafael passed away, Noelle had never seemed entirely devastated. At Rafael’s memorial, her immediate thought was that she had lost her pillar of support, and she was desperate to find a way to secure her place in the Sanders family. That was why she had lured him to the third floor, fed him those lies, and put on a pitiful, helpless act to gain his sympathy. Rafael had loved her to the bone, but what about her?

Did she ever truly love Rafael? Finnian was suddenly lost in thought.

He had trusted her for so many years, always believing she was sensitive, fragile, and desperately in need of protection.

He had never once questioned the motives behind her actions.

Something his grandmother just said echoed in his mind. Shortly after Noelle married Rafael, the board of directors announced that Rafael was appointed CEO of the conglomerate. That night, Noelle had gotten delightfully drunk and held Rafael tightly as they danced in the center of

the dance floor.

Finnian’s heart pounded fiercely. A completely foreign emotion surged within him-doubt. He began questioning the truth of everything.

Finnian felt a shocking sensation, as if he had just been jolted awake from a long dream. It was as if he had been trapped under a cloak of invisibility, and suddenly a tear had been ripped open, allowing countless truths to surface one by one.

He threw his cigarette onto the floor and crushed it out with his shoe. Kaia’s words suddenly flashed in his mind: liking someone isn’t wrong, but stringing someone along while refusing to take responsibility is despicable.

Yes, he was despicable.

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Finnian didn’t stay for dinner. He got straight into his car and told his driver to leave.

At this moment, the tangled mess in his mind finally seemed to find a loose thread. Noelle had been lying to him. To stay in the Sanders family, she had constantly played the victim and even tried to curry favor with him. Just what kind of person was she really?