His Housewife Had Secret Identities novel Chapter 504

In Niamh’s mind, Michael had always liked Marina. Even if those feelings had faded, there had been real affection there once.

It was the same with Jonathan—even if he truly meant it when he said he no longer loved Marina, there was no way he’d just stand by after something so catastrophic happened to her.

But he’d never rush to take Niamh’s side the way Elmer did.

A long silence fell over the phone line.

“I’m on a business trip in Blackspire right now…” Michael said suddenly, his words completely unrelated to what they’d just been discussing.

But to Michael, it wasn’t unrelated at all.

Because he was in Blackspire, he hadn’t seen firsthand the aftermath of what happened to Marina. He’d only heard about it—piecing together the details through his assistant.

The bankruptcy? That was Niamh’s doing, even if she never admitted it outright. The way she’d courted The Burton Group for investment, made a big show of it, but never actually took any money—it was clear that, at the time, Niamh had never truly intended to secure the new mining rights.

In the end, the new claim fell into Marina’s hands, but it turned out to be a sinkhole—an obvious trap. Any shrewd businessperson could see Marina had been played.

Still, Michael didn’t think Niamh had crossed any unforgivable line. She must have had her reasons.

Hiring thugs to assault Marina, though? That was so far out of character for Niamh, and made no logical sense.

Now, Marina had nothing left. If anything, it made more sense that Marina would want revenge on Niamh—like orchestrating this latest smear campaign online.

“I hope you’ll believe me. I really do want to help you…” Michael’s voice was earnest.

Niamh didn’t doubt him, but she was curious. “Why? After everything that’s happened to Marina, why are you helping me?”

“Because I like you, of course.”

Michael said it so matter-of-factly that Niamh was taken aback.

“…What?”

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