No More Mrs. Nice Wife (Eleanor) novel Chapter 1578

Under the umbrella, it was just the two of them.

Rain hammered against the muddy ground as the workers finished securing the headstone, completing their final tasks.

The storm was only growing heavier. One of the workers looked at Ian. "Mr. Goodwin, you should head back. It'll take us at least another hour to finish up here."

Ian nodded and looked at Eleanor. "Let's go back."

Eleanor nodded. As they turned, she instinctively angled the umbrella more toward him to keep him dry. Ian reached out and wrapped his hand around the handle.

"I've got it," he said, his voice quiet but solid.

He shifted the umbrella so that it completely covered Eleanor, leaving the entire left side of his body exposed to the downpour. They began the slow, slippery descent down the narrow path.

When Eleanor's foot suddenly slipped on the slick mud, a strong arm instantly wrapped around her waist, pulling her flush against him. For the rest of the walk down the hill, Ian kept his arm tightly around her, never letting go.

Back at the reception hall, the staff handed out dry towels. Eleanor patted her face dry, but Ian didn't come inside.

Eleanor's phone buzzed with a work call. She stepped out into the covered garden area to answer it.

From there, she spotted Ian standing in a secluded corner. He was leaning against a pillar, smoking a cigarette. The gray smoke curled up, blending with the mist and rain, blurring the harsh lines of his tall silhouette.

He looked profoundly isolated, yet entirely unbreakable.

He looked like a man who could carry the weight of this storm, and the entire Goodwin empire, on his shoulders alone.

His strength wasn't just in his title or his wealth—it came from his unyielding core and relentless will.

After finishing her call, Eleanor walked back into the hall. Gina approached her, inviting her to join them for dinner with two tables of extended family members who had stayed behind.

Eleanor didn't refuse, bringing Evelyn along to eat.

During dinner, Eleanor caught sight of the woman who had been talking so loudly earlier. She learned the woman was Shaun Wallace's wife, Miranda.

Eleanor didn't interact with her, but Miranda's venomous words from earlier still echoed relentlessly in her mind.

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