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.

he pulled a document from his

“Sadie, please, sign this.”

word “shares” on the contract, a

Noah knowing full well he had someone else in his heart. Now that she’s here, it’s only fitting that we put an

direct, made Sadie pause. She was momentarily taken aback, then offered a bitter smile as she

the searing pain, her love for Noah

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this love had grown too burdensome, teetering on the

to

instead. As she stood to leave, he told her that if it became unbearable, she had no

Sadie with the affection one might show a beloved granddaughter, even if it meant standing against his own

of the Wall Manor, Sadie didn’t return to the home she still

in a modest, serviced apartment managed by

bedroom and a living room, fully furnished, offering her solitude at an affordable

grew to cherish

importantly, it was free from Noah’s presence and the excruciating memories that

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