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

Chapter 15

Chapter 15:

With a hand that shook slightly, Sadie hesitated, then pressed the answer button.

“Hello…” Her greeting was timid, laced with a hoarseness born of her anxiety.

“Sadie, where on earth are you?” Noah’s voice came through, icy and sharp with anger.

Clutching the phone with both hands now, Sadie tried to steady her voice. “I—I’m heading home.”

“Get back here right now—we’re going to the hospital!” With a commanding edge in his voice, Noah made it clear—this wasn’t up for debate.

Going to the hospital?

The very idea sent a shiver down Sadie’s spine—she couldn’t possibly.

in Noah’s tone hinted at concern, sparking a tiny flame of hope in her

her heart pounding, Sadie ventured, her voice

answer, a sugary, flirtatious voice cut

for me tonight, Noah. I’d love it if you

was sweet, yet her words crashed down

around Sadie’s

she

chuckle escaped her as she realized the truth. Noah’s concern wasn’t for her well-being; he was simply worried she might be pregnant—a complication for him and

to bear another second,

betrayed her composure, cascading freely down

muffling the heart-wrenching

remained silent, the only sound the soft hum of the engine as he pressed down

against the cool window, watched the world blur past. A deep, throbbing ache filled her chest, her heart squeezed by the

once believed that two years of marriage would at least forge some semblance of sincerity, even if

truth, she realized how