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

to decline, the memory of Laura’s unsettling phone call

the back seat instead of the

think acting pitiful will make me feel sorry for you,” Noah remarked, a hint of reproach in his

“Acting pitiful?”

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

are we getting divorced?” she asked, her

laughter, replied, “Relax, there’s

gα ℓ

we going now?” Sadie pressed,

to the family estate—Grandpa wants to see you,”

of warmth in Sadie’s

middle school and the mysterious disappearance of her

once

reverting to a gray, mundane

After a long pause, her voice, barely above a whisper,

“One month.”