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.

her child that their father was a part of her past,

Noah’s brow creased slightly.

you see it that way. You’re not feeling great. Take some

he exited Sadie’s room, his silhouette

at

child alone left no room for weakness. No matter how drained she felt, she

Wall Group. She had joined its secretarial department right out of college

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

a new journey on

secretarial department, she noticed a crowd huddled in front of the meeting room, buzzing with

the woman everyone’s been whispering about—Mr. Wall’s rumored

okay? Don’t forget she was the reason Mr. Wall spiraled into that slump two years

since they were just kids in elementary

the meeting just

Wade’s stepping in as Mr. Wall’s private senior legal counsel.

word struck Sadie like a sharp, icy dagger, slicing through the facade

enduring affection for Kyla, even remembered

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