Between Ruin And Resolve: My Ex-Husband’s Regret

Chapter 21

Chapter 21:

Noah’s expression faltered, a trace of discomfort flashing across his features.

“It’s late, and it’s not safe for you to walk home alone. Kyla would understand; she won’t get the wrong idea.”

So, he acknowledged that Kyla was his precious sweetheart. The ache in Sadie’s chest grew until it was nearly unbearable.

With a forceful twist, Sadie freed her wrist and pivoted sharply to walk away.

The pain from her earlier injury was momentarily forgotten until she misstepped.

Her ankle buckled under her weight, and a sharp cry of pain escaped her lips as she stumbled. “Ah!”

Sadie tumbled gracelessly onto the cold ground. Instantly, Noah’s face twisted with concern, and he hastened to her side with long, urgent strides, sweeping her into his arms effortlessly.

on my own!” Sadie insisted,

Bentley parked nearby. He settled her gently into the passenger seat, securing

landscape merged into a blur of shadows and fleeting lights, reflecting Sadie’s tumultuous emotions. She

navigated into an upscale residential area, the car’s headlights casting eerie shadows until they

and a flicker of nostalgia.

onto the plush sofa. His brow furrowed as he observed her swollen ankle, his concern palpable in the quiet

instinctively tried to retract

a blend of firmness and

with unease as she followed the instruction. With a swift motion, Noah pulled out

sharply, “Jim, you have thirty

He attempted to ask a question, but Noah briskly

of resignation, Jim reluctantly swung his legs out of bed. As he dressed in the dim light of his bedroom, he grumbled under his breath, “It’s the dead of night. Why

wasn’t an option—not when his $200,000 monthly salary came from a man as