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

Chapter 38

Chapter 38:

Noah paused, caught off guard by his own escalating annoyance. He didn’t really know what he expected her to say; it was her nonchalant demeanor that irked him.

Seizing the moment, he pulled her a bit closer, his expression serious. “You never fail to stir things up, do you, Sadie? You knew you were sick, but that didn’t stop you from showing up at this dinner anyway. So, you think the company’s incapable of closing a deal unless you’re involved?”

“You’re being unreasonable, Noah!” Sadie snapped, her frustration flaring. Noah had heard Kyla admit she practically dragged her to this event. Yet here he was, conveniently overlooking the real culprit, placing all the blame directly on her. Was he really accusing her of bringing this on herself?

Exasperated and done with the confrontation, Sadie broke away from his grasp, flagged down a taxi, and disappeared into the night without a backward glance.

As the taxi disappeared into the night, Noah’s face twisted into a terrifying grimace. The anger radiating from him was palpable, his frustration boiling over as he delivered a sharp kick to the railing. The sound of leather slamming into metal pierced the quiet, reverberating ominously.

From a distance, Kyla had observed every moment of the altercation, her eyes fixed on the unfolding drama. As Noah and Sadie parted ways under a cloud of discord, a smug smile slowly spread across Kyla’s face.

approached him with deliberate steps, her voice dripping with feigned remorse. “Noah, you can’t hold Sadie responsible for her reaction. It was my fault—I made a mistake today, and it upset her. I’ll make it right tomorrow; I’ll apologize to

of her lashes fall over her cheeks, her

was almost imperceptible. “She’s the one who put herself in this mess. She could’ve just spoken up if

Noah seemed to be chastising

worlds on

a glance at her phone. The call had ended. A cold smile curled her lips again. The dim light from the screen highlighted her flawless skin,

every intention of closing her eyes and finding a moment of respite. But the shrill ring of her phone shattered

It was Kyla calling.

annoyance knitting her brow, Sadie instinctively reached for the reject button. However, in her

like a cold, unexpected slap. The raw accusation in his tone left her stunned, a chill creeping down her spine. So, he truly believed that all her

been cleaved in two, bleeding out silently. Her grip on the phone tightened, her knuckles whitening with the strain, yet her eyes remained dry. She stubbornly

if nothing had changed. Yet, as she settled into her routine,