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.

it was

lines quickly; they were penned by 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

imposing a strict penalty, while also issuing

what she had

like a cold wave, leaving a sting as if she had been

at the end of the day, it’s Noah’s feelings that decide everything.” Kyla’s words haunted her, tightening

pinning the blame on an innocent colleague rather than making

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬.𝐜𝐨𝐦

her nails digging crescents into her palms.

than any cut could ever be.

putting her own dreams on hold

was

laugh escaped her lips, tinged with the taste

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