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

Chapter 5

Chapter 5:

Noah had set the terms before their wedding—beyond the board of directors, it was best to keep their marriage under wraps.

He surely anticipated Kyla’s return, didn’t he?

Every step of the way, he had been silently working to make things easier for Kyla.

The moment she hung up was a blur, but one thing stuck—her promise to Laura that she’d bring her boyfriend home this Saturday. But just who was she supposed to show up with?

Sadie’s mind was in chaos as she hastily collected her things and exited the office.

As she stood on the curb, her eyes searching the street, a sleek Maybach slid to a stop before her.

The window descended slowly, unveiling the striking features of a man whose appearance never failed to draw admiring gasps from onlookers.

It was none other than Noah.

in,” he called out, his voice

decline, the memory of Laura’s unsettling phone call

deliberately chose the

me

“Acting pitiful?”

his words struck Sadie, and a laugh, sharp and devoid of any

asked, her voice tinged

puzzled by her laughter, replied, “Relax, there’s no need

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we going now?” Sadie

the family estate—Grandpa wants to see you,” Noah explained, his voice

a pillar of warmth in Sadie’s chaotic

financial collapse in middle school and the mysterious disappearance of her parents, kindness had been a

had once brightened her

be reverting

quietness an implicit nod of agreement. After a long pause, her voice, barely above a whisper,

“One month.”