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 smooth and

to decline, the memory of Laura’s unsettling phone

deliberately chose the back

you I’d compensate you, but don’t think acting pitiful will make me feel sorry for you,” Noah remarked, a hint of

“Acting pitiful?”

struck Sadie, and a laugh, sharp and

divorced?” she asked, her voice tinged

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

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where are we going now?” Sadie pressed, her

wants to

as a pillar of warmth in Sadie’s chaotic life,

collapse in middle school and the mysterious disappearance of her parents,

once brightened her

reverting to a gray, mundane

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

“One month.”