Chapter 18

Chapter 18:

Their encounter felt like the universe’s cruel joke.

Clad in a pale yellow dress that accentuated her porcelain-like skin, Kyla epitomized deceptive innocence.

But behind that seemingly harmless facade, Sadie was keenly aware of the conniving spirit that dwelled.

“Hello, Sadie,” Kyla began, her voice dripping with feigned concern, a mocking smile curling her lips. “You look absolutely worn out. Didn’t get much sleep, did you?”

Sadie’s hand instinctively clenched into a tight fist, a sharp pain lancing through her palm.

She remained silent, casting a frosty glare at Kyla before trying to brush past her.

Kyla’s voice spiked with deliberate provocation as she called out, “Well, yeah. Any woman would be restless if they knew their man was in another woman’s bed, wouldn’t they?” Her words echoed with malice.

Stopping dead in her tracks, Sadie lifted her head abruptly, her eyes blazing as she met Kyla’s challenging gaze.

her, searing through her

what?” she hissed, her words slicing through the tense air like

Kyla’s confident smile wavered,

only the two of them could hear, “Talk all you want, but at the

down Sadie’s spine, a foreboding feeling washing over her. Kyla’s words struck

dwell on what Noah might be thinking

next

Kyla observed Sadie’s complexion turn ghostly pale, her

she sought—to see Sadie tormented, pushed to the

a dismissive flick of her wrist, Kyla declared, “I have

away, her heels clicking ominously against the

chair, a whirlwind of emotions leaving her

awkward silence settled over her colleagues, their eyes

of her thoughts, Sadie barely registered the shift

Sadie snapped back to reality. With a

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