Chapter 3

Chapter 3:

Sadie’s complexion drained of color, leaving her ghostly pale.

Noah had just delivered his harsh decree for her to end the pregnancy. His indifference was a dagger to her heart.

“Why? Noah, even if you don’t want this child, must you be so merciless?” Sadie’s voice trembled, disbelief etching her features.

Noah returned her gaze with icy detachment, his voice a deep, unwavering growl.

“Our marriage is merely a contractual arrangement. A child would only make things messy.”

Crushed, Sadie averted her eyes, the sting of rejection too potent to bear. Internally, her sorrow carved through her, deep and relentless.

After collecting herself, she said, her tone defiant, her resolve firm, “Don’t you worry, Noah. I would never burden you with a child!”

Her decision was made: she would keep the baby, but not for him—for herself.

day, she would tell her child that their

Noah’s brow creased slightly.

feeling great. Take some time to rest. No need to worry about work

he exited Sadie’s room, his

words, Sadie appeared at

matter how drained she felt, she had to push through—there was no luxury of

Group. She had joined its secretarial department right

hidden from the eyes of the oblivious majority, except for Noah’s assistant,

into a new journey on

she noticed a crowd huddled in front of the meeting room, buzzing with hushed, eager

the woman everyone’s been

forget she was the reason Mr. Wall spiraled into that slump two years

they were just kids in elementary

actually held back during the meeting just now—no scolding at

Miss Wade’s stepping in as Mr. Wall’s private senior legal counsel. Talk about a

word struck Sadie like a sharp, icy dagger, slicing

Noah’s enduring affection for Kyla, even

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