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.

insisted, her voice

gently into the passenger seat, securing the seatbelt around her with a click that echoed her confinement, before slipping behind the

engine a low growl against the silence. Outside, the landscape merged into a blur of shadows and fleeting lights, reflecting Sadie’s tumultuous

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

shock and a flicker of nostalgia. It was their former

as he carried Sadie into the living room and eased her onto the plush sofa. His brow

retract her foot, but

a blend of

heart fluttered with unease as she followed the instruction. With a swift

sharply, “Jim, you have thirty minutes to

his wits. He attempted to ask a question, but Noah briskly cut him off and ended the

legs out of bed. As he dressed in the dim light of his bedroom, he grumbled under

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