Chapter 8

Chapter 8:

Isabel, visibly upset, bit her lip, holding back her words.

Noah bristled at the confrontation, loathing the sensation of being cornered, especially by Nigel.

“Then go ahead and donate your shares,” he retorted sharply, tugging at Kyla’s arm to leave.

“What did you just say, you ungrateful brat…” Nigel’s voice trembled with fury, his body shaking as he struggled to maintain his composure. Quickly, Sadie offered support as she guided him into the sanctuary of the study.

Once inside, she spoke, her tone low and filled with weary acceptance. “Don’t bother forcing him—his heart was never mine to begin with.”

Watching her composed demeanor, Nigel exhaled a heavy sigh, a mix of admiration and sorrow. “It’s truly Noah’s loss, not yours.”

He knew deep down that no matter how much he wanted to, he couldn’t steer the lives of the younger generation.

It pained him to see Sadie mistreated.

air, he pulled a document from his drawer and laid it before

“Sadie, please, sign this.”

spotted the word “shares” on the contract, a sudden, piercing tension gripped her

mine to take. I married Noah knowing full well he had someone else in his heart. Now that she’s here, it’s only fitting that we

aback, then offered a bitter smile as she shook her head. “No, I don’t regret it,” she

pain, her love for Noah was something she could never

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too burdensome, teetering on the brink of

refused to sign the

handed her a card instead. As she stood to leave, he told

show a beloved granddaughter, even if it

away from the grandeur of the Wall Manor, Sadie didn’t return to the home she still shared with

solace in a modest, serviced apartment managed by

living room, fully furnished, offering

cherish

from Noah’s presence and the excruciating

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