His Housewife Had Secret Identities novel Chapter 488

Susy had taken the fall several times, but each time, Marina was the one pulling strings behind the scenes.

Now, with the noose tightening, Susy had finally named names—she’d spelled it out, clear as day. The only thing she lacked was hard evidence.

Niamh had to admit: Marina was sharp. Or maybe it was just that her accomplices were slippery enough to keep her out of reach.

If the police couldn’t bring Marina down, then Niamh would do it herself.

CD Corporation—the company everyone thought had embezzled funds and disappeared—was hers all along. She’d had Carlisle set it up as a front, nothing but smoke and mirrors.

This whole bidding war for the new mineral rights in Coralis? It was Niamh’s trap, baited and set for Marina from the very beginning.

Lying in her hospital bed, Niamh watched Marina step, unknowing, into the snare. The satisfaction she felt eclipsed any comfort medicine could offer.

Bringing Marina to utter ruin—crushing her with insurmountable debt—wouldn’t be easy. Marina had Jonathan behind her, after all.

So this time, Niamh planned every detail with care.

The mineral rights project was a perfect lure: it fit Marina’s line of work, made her curious, drew her in like a moth to a flame. More importantly, it required a massive investment.

Jonathan, as it turned out, was more than willing to indulge Marina. He handed over nearly one and a half billion in liquid assets without batting an eye.

Still, Niamh wasn’t about to leave anything to chance. She had Carlisle hack into the microchip plant, forcing production to a halt. Then, as a major shareholder, she pressured Jonathan to sign a strict financial oversight agreement. That way, The Thomas Group couldn’t bail Marina out. When the trap snapped shut, Marina would be left to sink into the abyss, with no way out.

When Jonathan opened his eyes again, the first thing he saw was Niamh’s cold, mocking smile.

For a second, he barely recognized her.

“Niamh, I actually—”

“You don’t owe me anything,” she cut him off, her voice icy.

“All those times you saved me… That was just you trying to make up for what Marina did to me, wasn’t it?”

She watched Jonathan’s eyes widen, shock and disbelief building by the second.

“At the end of the day, you weren’t helping me—you were helping Marina.”

“Niamh, how can you even think that?”

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