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

air like shards of ice.

a fleeting moment, Kyla’s confident smile wavered, but

in close, she whispered into Sadie’s ear, her voice a venomous hiss only the two of them could hear, “Talk all you want, but at the end of the day, it’s Noah’s feelings

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

Noah might be thinking

what’s next

Kyla observed Sadie’s complexion turn ghostly pale, her lips curled

she sought—to see Sadie tormented, pushed

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

turned sharply and walked away, her heels clicking ominously against the hard

her chair, a whirlwind of emotions

silence settled over her colleagues, their eyes darting away as if that could undo the whispers

by the whirlwind of her thoughts, Sadie

back to reality. With a hesitant