I Was His Wife, Then His Widow, Then No One's But My Own novel Chapter 355

Tears welled up in Seraphina's eyes, but she was painfully aware that throwing a tantrum or fighting him right now would be corporate suicide. Finnegan was hell-bent on winning Nora back, and if she showed even a hint of resistance, he would only grow disgusted with her.

So, despite the overwhelming surge of bitterness clawing at her throat, Seraphina maintained her act of being the perfectly understanding partner. She gave a delicate sniffle. "Finn, you absolutely cannot confess your identity right now. Think about it logically—how is this the right time?"

Finnegan furrowed his brow. "Nora is resisting this engagement so fiercely because she truly believes I'm Frederick, which proves she's still holding onto her feelings for me. The only way she'll drop her defenses and come back to me is if I tell her the truth. Don't worry, Sera, Nora isn't petty. She'll definitely be fine with me continuing to take care of you."

Seraphina shook her head gently, burying the venomous calculation deep in her eyes as she softly explained the harsh reality. "That's not how a woman's mind works. Nora has kept you in her heart and clung to your memory just to survive these past few years. If you suddenly drop the bomb that you are the real Finnegan, her first reaction won't be overwhelming relief. She's going to feel like she's been cruelly manipulated this entire time."

She put on her most sincere, pleading expression. "Finn, really think about this. You used Dr. Reed's name to bait her to the Manor, and then you ambushed her with a public engagement in front of the entire family. Those two stunts combined have already shattered whatever trust she had left in you. If you pick right now to reveal who you are, she's only going to resent you down to her bones. There won't be any room for reconciliation, let alone getting back together."

Finnegan stubbornly shook his head in denial. "That's impossible, Sera. Your entire theory is flawed. Nora hasn't remarried all these years because she's waiting for me. If I tell her that I'm alive, that I've been silently protecting her from the shadows, and that everything I did was because my hands were tied... she'll be deeply moved. There's no way she'd react the way you're suggesting."

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