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

denouncing the colleague’s actions and imposing a strict penalty,

wasn’t what she

been slapped hard across the face. The sensation seared her, sinking

all you want, but at the end of the day, it’s Noah’s feelings that decide everything.” Kyla’s words haunted her, tightening around her heart

possible? Noah preferred pinning the blame on an innocent colleague rather than making their marriage public, simply to shield Kyla

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬.𝐜𝐨𝐦

balled into fists at her sides, her nails digging crescents into her palms. Yet, she felt numb

could ever be. The realization pierced her heart like a shard of ice, chilling and

putting her own dreams on hold just to stand by Noah’s side, unseen

was her

hollow laugh escaped her lips, tinged

desk, lost in thought. The soft luminescence of her computer screen