Between Ruin And Resolve: My Ex-Husband’s Regret

Chapter 2

Chapter 2:

It was at that time that Sadie fell hopelessly in love with Noah.

In the days following his departure to study abroad, she immersed herself completely in her studies, eventually earning a place at his university.

She harbored the belief that excellence could bridge the gap between them.

Finally, one day, he approached her and proposed marriage.

She believed her affections had thawed his indifference.

However, she was mistaken.

Noah’s heart had always belonged to Kyla.

To him, she was nothing more than a stand-in.

Taking a deep breath, Sadie fought to control the whirlwind of emotions threatening to overwhelm her.

Pregnant and under doctor’s orders to maintain her composure, she knew she had to be strong for her unborn child.

Brushing away her tears, she rose and made her way back to the bedroom.

Unprepared for Noah’s lack of empathy, she was met with his blunt announcement as soon as he entered the room.

“Kyla is back,” he declared. “I think it’s time we got a divorce.”

The word “divorce” struck Sadie with the force of a physical blow, robbing her of breath.

Until he uttered it, she had clung to a sliver of hope, however frail.

It took Sadie a painfully long time to muster the courage to speak.

“You’re leaving me now that she’s returned?” Her voice quivered, betraying her attempt to mask her vulnerability.

Noah’s brow furrowed as he regarded her with evident displeasure.

place for amazing

was clear from the start when we married—don’t long for what can

had been his vow on their wedding night, a night meant only to quell the

heart had never

fool’s hope, Sadie had thrown herself at him, believing

a silent

were you imagining

caught off guard by her blunt question. He hesitated,

interpreted his silence as the stark admission she had feared, and it shattered

down, she had always understood that Noah’s

fleeting moments of happiness during their intimate nights had momentarily blinded her to this brutal

their physical closeness

she had been

their entire tumultuous entanglement, Noah’s

a profound sigh, Sadie closed her eyes

to the divorce,”

personal belongings, deciding to spend the

creasing in frustration,

Sadie brushed past him, Noah reached out instinctively, clasping her hand, poised to say

opened his mouth, Kyla’s call interrupted him. Reluctantly, Noah let go of Sadie’s hand to answer, and Sadie made her way to

It’s

couldn’t hear the

discern was the unexpected softness in Noah’s voice, a stark

threw herself onto the bed, and clamped a hand over her mouth to

she grappled with the harsh reality of their impending divorce, the stinging disparity

to do now? And what of

was completely at a

that she felt exhausted, hurt, and desperate to

shed her clothes and stepped into the shower. Although the warm water cascaded over her, it did nothing to thaw the cold grip

knees. The relentless roar of the shower muffled her sobs as she finally

have

dressed, but suddenly, her foot slipped on the slick

as she couldn’t hold back a pained cry. Instinctively, her hands flew to her lower abdomen,

the master bedroom, the sound of Sadie’s distress reached Noah. He immediately sprinted toward the source

caught sight of Sadie crumpled