His Housewife Had Secret Identities novel Chapter 456

As soon as Niamh spoke, Carlisle realized he'd put his foot in his mouth. He smacked himself lightly on the lips.

“Sorry...”

“It’s fine.”

Niamh shook her head.

After all, she wasn't the only one in the world who’d grown up without her parents. At least she’d had Carlisle to play on the playground with her; that was more than many could say.

They sat side by side on opposite ends of the old slide.

She broke the silence first. “Ramona’s with the Thomases now, right?”

“Yeah. She’s at Mr. Thomas’s place. The minister and his wife are there too.”

Niamh thought to herself: Just as I expected.

Carlisle studied Niamh’s face, almost talking to himself. “If Mr. Quinn’s adopted daughter really does marry your ex-husband...”

Niamh had thought she’d feel nothing when she heard that.

But she’d overestimated her own composure.

It was like someone had tossed a tiny pebble into the still lake of her heart, sending out faint ripples.

She drew in a long, slow breath of cool evening air.

Jonathan’s remarriage shouldn’t have anything to do with her anymore.

But of all the potential families, it just had to be the Quinns.

On paper, she had no ties to them at all.

But by blood, Hayes and Carlotta were her birth parents.

The idea that her biological parents might one day become Jonathan’s in-laws left her at a loss for words.

“My fault. I shouldn’t have brought them up...”

Niamh lifted a hand, stopping him.

“Let’s talk about business.”

She reached into her handbag and pulled out a folder.

“My whole plan’s in here. You’re the only one who knows about it. Right now, you’re my biggest ally.”

Carlisle took the file from her.

He was a hacker by trade, so he never trusted anything that wasn’t on paper.

Niamh’s plan was handwritten—clearly prepared just for him.

He’d always thought of her as a thoughtful child.

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