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.

elbow caught a potted plant, sending

jerked Noah’s attention away from Kyla. His eyes found Sadie’s,

clumsiness and overwhelmed

presence now overwhelming, and Kyla, quick as

you doing here?” Noah’s voice was sharp, edged with clear displeasure at the sight

didn’t take long for Kyla to figure out Sadie’s

fiction

she pretended not to know, flashing a sugary smile as she asked, “Noah, who

question that hung in the air, heavy

just where she stood in

flicker of displeasure crossing his face.

Just an employee?

Sadie’s ears,

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

finished speaking than he turned around and