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 a somber

from the marketing department, one with whom she had previously clashed.

imposing a strict penalty, while also issuing a stern warning against the spread

wasn’t what

been slapped hard across the face. The sensation

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

innocent colleague rather than making their marriage public, simply

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hands balled into fists at her sides, her nails digging crescents into her

ache in her heart dwarfed any physical discomfort, a deep, throbbing 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

putting her own dreams on hold just to stand

this was her bitter

lips, tinged

the horizon and the office buzz dwindled to a hushed stillness, Sadie lingered at her desk, lost in thought. The soft luminescence of her computer screen cast ghostly shadows

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