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

Chapter 19

Chapter 19:

Sadie’s mouth fell open in shock. “What happened?” she asked, her voice tinged with disbelief.

“You should check the group chat,” a colleague said, pointing towards Sadie’s computer with a sheepish expression.

As Sadie turned to her screen, a cautious hope began to bubble inside her. Could it be that Noah had made their marriage public?

Was he ready to embrace their relationship openly, to declare their bond to the world?

Heart pounding with a mix of nerves and urgency, Sadie started her computer, clicking into the work group chat without hesitation. For a brief, hopeful second, her lips curved into a tentative smile.

But it faltered, then froze entirely.

The pinned message wasn’t the happy announcement she had longed for.

was a somber

a colleague from the marketing department, one with whom she had previously clashed. The colleague confessed to having taken those photos with the sole intent of tarnishing Sadie’s

and imposing a strict penalty,

wasn’t what she had

leaving a sting as if she had been slapped hard across the face. The sensation seared her, sinking claws deep into her

that decide everything.” Kyla’s words haunted her,

the blame on an innocent colleague rather than making their marriage public, simply to shield Kyla from

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬.𝐜𝐨𝐦

her nails digging crescents into her palms. Yet, she felt numb

more grievous than any cut could ever be. The realization pierced

marriage, putting her own dreams on hold just to

this was

her lips, tinged

the sun dipped below the horizon and the office buzz dwindled to a hushed stillness, Sadie lingered at her desk, lost in thought.