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

Chapter 16

Chapter 16:

But as he saw the dark screen, he realized the call had ended long ago. The phone’s screen reflected his darkening expression.

Frustration boiled inside him as he flung the phone onto the table, unable to make sense of the emotions churning within him.

“Damn it!” Noah grumbled through clenched teeth.

Just then, the soft murmur of whispers slipped through the thin walls of his office.

“Did you see the pictures? Sadie was getting cozy with two men at the same time.”

“Is that so? That’s hard to believe. She’s always seemed so upright and polished to me.”

“Well, appearances can be deceiving, can’t they?”

As these snippets of conversation reached his ears, Noah’s face clouded over, a storm brewing in his eyes.

a sudden, forceful motion, he flung the office door open, his eyes piercing as they swept over the group of gossiping women outside. His voice sliced through

you all have actual work to

blanched, a wave of fear washing over them as they lowered their heads, hardly daring to draw

we’re truly sorry.

he retreated back into the sanctuary of his office. Even when he was back at his

the phone and dialed

over

updates

lightly on the door before

something you need,

through the air, a hint of

catch up with Noah’s query. Realization flickered in his eyes, and he quickly composed

this matter myself, sir, and I was

his phone towards

the photos to your phone as

accepted the phone with a swift motion, his gaze narrowing

Sadie in the picture. The background left no doubt—it had been taken covertly from outside Sadie’s apartment building. In the