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

Chapter 4

Chapter 4:

It wasn’t until after she had vomited nothing but bitter bile that Sadie felt the turmoil inside her subside slightly.

She splashed her face with cold water, each droplet a small shock to her system, helping her piece her composure back together.

With a deep breath, she steadied herself and left the restroom. The door to the meeting room was slightly open as she walked by, just enough for her to see Noah and Kyla sitting side by side.

Kyla tilted her body forward in a pose that spoke of elegance and deliberate grace.

Her voice was soft, almost a whisper, and her eyes glinted with a mix of allure and subtle seduction.

They were so close their shoulders almost touched, casting them in the intimate silhouette of a couple deeply in tune with each other. Watching from afar, Sadie felt like a forgotten shadow lingering on the edges of their world.

In her own marriage, she had always been the one on the outside, peering in, never truly part of the picture.

a silent path down her cheeks. As she turned to leave, her elbow caught

Kyla. His eyes found Sadie’s, locking onto

overwhelmed by her feelings, Sadie felt

and Kyla, quick as a

sharp, edged

Kyla to figure out

fiction with

know, flashing a sugary smile as she asked, “Noah, who

there it was—the question that hung in the air, heavy and oppressive. Who was

heart ached to know just where she stood in Noah’s

expression was evident, and Noah’s features tightened, a flicker of

Just an employee?

mockingly in Sadie’s ears,

felt reduced to nothing—a mere shadow within the cold, unyielding

finished speaking than he turned around and