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

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.

searing through her like

slicing through the tense air like shards

confident smile wavered, but she quickly masked her momentary

of them could hear, “Talk all you

foreboding feeling washing over her. Kyla’s words struck like a

bring herself to dwell on what Noah might be thinking or the disaster that

next on

Sadie’s complexion turn ghostly pale, her lips curled into a

she sought—to see Sadie tormented, pushed to the brink

the confrontation with a dismissive flick of her wrist, Kyla declared, “I have things to

sharply and walked away, her

into her chair, a whirlwind of emotions leaving her

an awkward silence settled over her colleagues, their

of her thoughts, Sadie barely registered

fidgety—made her way to her desk that Sadie snapped back to reality. With