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

Chapter 25

Chapter 25:

Hastily, he strode out of the bathroom, the sound of his footsteps fading away, followed by the decisive click of the door closing behind him.

In the now-quiet room, Sadie’s tension unraveled suddenly.

She sat on the cold floor, clutching her stomach tightly.

Although she had anticipated this outcome, a sharp pang of pain still shot through her heart.

In Kyla’s shadow, she felt endlessly sidelined, like nothing more than a disposable object—cherished only when needed, then carelessly cast aside.

Despite it all, she clung to a foolish sliver of hope, hoping that perhaps, one day, her presence might mean more.

With an empty, aching stomach from skipping dinner and earlier bouts of nausea, Sadie managed a rueful grin.

herself against the wall, awkwardly hopping on one foot as

step away from it all—resign, leave Noah,

and biting cold made for a miserable night, forcing

groggy haze, the room seemed to

someone else. Her

move.” A low, mesmerizing voice brushed against

heat from his touch making

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lifted, the refreshing scent of mint enveloping her

aroma of medicinal bitterness overwhelmed her senses, pungent

coughed violently, her body rejecting both the strong smell and the notion of treatment. With a feeble hand, she pushed away the proffered bowl of medicine. “I don’t feel well. I really can’t take

concern. His fingers tenderly grasped her chin, coaxing her to face him, his

off as if clinging to the threads of

a storm of unspoken emotions swirling in his profound