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.

her, searing through her

air like shards of ice. “In the

smile wavered, but she quickly masked her

her voice a venomous hiss only the two of them could hear, “Talk all you

feeling washing over her. Kyla’s words struck like a dagger, twisting deep in

bring herself to dwell on what Noah might be

next on

pale, her lips curled into

see Sadie tormented, pushed to the brink of despair,

of her wrist, Kyla declared, “I have things to do, so I’ll be

her heels clicking

chair, a whirlwind of emotions

she walked into the office, an awkward silence settled over her colleagues, their eyes darting away as

her thoughts, Sadie barely registered the shift

snapped back to reality. With a hesitant cough, the colleague seemed to struggle with words,