Whats She Overheard in Her Own Marriage novel Chapter 5

in’s phone,” Kaia Kaid, said, her voice turning cold.

g care of methniall night and fell asleep from exhaustion,” Ipa hint of quit quilt and apology in her tone.

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She murmured an agreement and hung up.

of the phone ending the call felt like a hammer blowisha shattering f Kaia’s peace of mind.

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ed tone just now almost made Kaia feel like she she was the one out of line.

moment, sorrow and rage were replaced bydabyciccold, clear–headed

ed out the window, knowing she couldn’t diffoafford to lose her

ure now.

Jhter was still so young, her world sichpimple and beautiful. Kaia

let anyone destroy it.y it.

It was time for her to tear away the veil herself and find out what

had really happened between Finnian and Noelle in the past.

At nine in the morning, Kaia arrived at the company for a meeting.

In the conference room, Finnian sat at the head of the table, his handsome face showing signs of fatigue.

He wore a high–end, charcoal–grey suit with a subtle pattern. His tie was off, giving him an air of casual authority.

A researcher stood up to present in her plàce, stating that recent data ‘rom several experimental groups in Project Stargazer Phase III had shown minor fluctuations. The stability needed further verification. The researcher assured everyone that they would investigate the situation thoroughly.

Finnian’s distant gaze snapped back to the present, and he slowly turned to face Kaia.

In this room, he was the absolute authority. His look was one of scrutiny and doubt.

‘Your reasons.”

Kaia met his gaze and picked up the documents in front of her. “I have ɔrepared three points.”

‘First, the data issue is not a simple batch variance. Data anomalies occurred six months ago, and with the discrepancies in these three latest experimental groups, we have breached the statistical threshold.”

As she spoke, several executives beside her fell into deep thought.

‘Second, resource allocation. My department’s Project Elysian has just completed its clinical trials. The data shows significant immunomodulatory effects with a high safety profile. It now requires a concentration of resources for data mining.”

“Third,” Kaia looked directly at Finnian, “the project lead, Noelle Lawrence, has been absent on multiple occasions. This is inconsistent with prudent R&D management principles. We should consider having her return to clarify the data issues before we proceed with any further evaluation.”

The conference room fell silent.

Everyone knew that Noelle was a top talent cultivated by the Sanders family. In the past, Kaia had only ever offered supplementary comments on Noelle’s projects, never once condemning her for a mistake.

Finnian’s expression remained unchanged.

“Dr. Chavez’s analysis is very professional,” he began, his voice steady but with a new edge of coldness. “We will form a temporary technical review committee. You will be a part of it, responsible for cross–review. I want to see detailed data and a risk assessment within two weeks.”

After the meeting ended, Kaia remained in her seat.