Whats She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 480

Chapter 480

Chapter 480

But now, he sat across the table, separated by a sea of executives, no longer the man she could turn to for unconditional support. They were sitting in the same room, but the distance between thern felt like an

uncrossable chasm.

“Ms. Lawrence, considering your pregnancy, your health must be your top priority right now,” Finnian said, his deep voice carrying the faint,

obligatory concern of a distant relative.

Noelle parted her lips, desperately searching his face for even a sliver of hesitation-a hint of sympathy, or maybe a look of silent apology that said his hands had been tied by the board.

She found nothing. There was only the ruthless, impenetrable composure of a CEO handling a corporate liability.

Lowering her eyes to the file in front of her, she wanted to argue. She wanted to scream that this wasn’t entirely her fault, to beg for just one more chance to fix the mess and recover the losses. But with dozens of critical eyes locked onto her, the words lodged in her throat. She simply didn’t have the audacity to speak.

“I respect the board’s decision. Thank you all for your guidance during my tenure,” she finally said, choosing to bow out with whatever shred of dignity she had left.

The meeting dragged on for another two hours as they strategized a recovery plan. When it finally adjourned, the executives filed out one by one, their faces grim. It was obvious that the fallout from this disaster was going to leave a massive blast radius.

Noelle remained glued to her chair, as perfectly still as a marble statue.

Finnian stood up and walked over to her. “Are you alright?”

Her complexion was terrible, and he was genuinely concerned about her

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physical condition.

“I’m fine,” she lied, forcing a strained smile. “Are you deeply disappointed

in me?”

He remained silent for a moment before replying, “There’s nothing to be disappointed about. Right now, you just need to rest.”

With that, he ordered Dexter to personally escort her home. He then made a quick call to Elaine, informing her that Noelle was stepping down from her role at Aethelstan. Elaine was completely blindsided, but he offered only a brief explanation before ending the calf.

When Noelle finally tried to stand, a wave of dizziness hit her. She clutched the edge of the table, waiting for the room to stop spinning before turning toward the door.

Dexter was waiting by the exit. “Ms. Lawrence, the car is ready. Let’s get you home.”

“Thank you, Dexter,” she managed a brittle smile.

“You’re welcome.”

News of the catastrophic project failure at Aethelstan spread through the conglomerate like wildfire that very night.

Naturally, Silas was the first to call Kaia. He announced that he had good news and bad news, asking which she wanted to hear first.

Kaia checked the clock. “It’s already eleven at night. Can’t whatever this is

wait until tomorrow?”

“Absolutely not. You need to hear this right now,” Silas insisted.

“Fine. Give me the good news first.” She stepped out onto the balcony, keeping her voice low so she wouldn’t wake her daughter.

Silas chuckled. “The board just officially suspended Noelle from her position as head of Aethelstan.”

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“Seriously? Did that actually happen?” Kaia was genuinely stunned. Rafael had run Aethelstan before his death, and afterward, Finnian had bulldozed past everyone’s objections to install Noelle in that seat. Logically, unless she had triggered a spectacular disaster, there was no way she would have been ousted.

“If you don’t believe me, just wait for the internal memo tomorrow morning. I promise you, it’s a hundred percent true,” Silas said, his voice dropping an octave. “So? Does hearing that make you feel a little better?”

“| guess so. But I’m much more interested in finding out exactly what kind of mess she created to force the board’s hand like that,” she admitted. Since she lacked executive clearance, she was completely locked out of the company’s internal crisis reports.