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

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

notice from the company swiftly followed, denouncing the colleague’s actions and imposing a strict penalty, while also issuing a stern warning against the spread of

what she had

Sadie like a cold wave, leaving a sting as if she had been slapped hard across the face.

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

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

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her nails digging crescents into her palms. Yet, she

any physical discomfort, a deep, throbbing wound far more grievous than any cut could ever be. The realization pierced her heart like a

dreams on hold just to stand

this was

laugh escaped her lips, tinged with

dwindled to a hushed stillness, Sadie lingered at her desk, lost in