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

marketing department, one with whom she had previously clashed. The colleague confessed to having taken those photos with the

notice from the company swiftly followed, denouncing the colleague’s actions and imposing a strict penalty, while also

what she

she had been slapped

want, but at the end of the day, it’s Noah’s feelings that

innocent colleague rather than making their marriage public, simply to shield Kyla from

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balled into fists at her sides, her nails digging crescents

wound far more grievous than any cut could ever be. The realization pierced her heart like a shard of ice, chilling and sharp, drawing forth

given everything to this marriage, putting her own dreams on hold just to

was her

her lips,

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