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

Chapter 52

Chapter 52:

The tiny apartment had barely any furniture, but it was spotless and neatly kept.

Still, an undeniable loneliness hung in the air, echoing Sadie’s mood. Shaking off the feeling, she headed to the kitchen and made a bowl of mac and cheese.

The dish was bland, and the sauce was dull, but consuming the warm meal slowly helped her feel slightly better.

Sadie reclined in her chair, one hand resting on her still-flat belly as a wry smile touched her lips.

The light outside began to fade as the night deepened.

Then, a sharp ringtone pierced her reverie.

It was the unique ringtone she had set for Laura.

Sadie picked up

this a family member of Mrs. Stewart? She has suffered a

noise. The phone fell to

had a heart attack?

her phone, slipped into her shoes,

to the hospital, the doctor’s urgent message replayed incessantly in her head, constricting her heart like a

her pillar in life. Nothing could happen

the hospital’s polished floors as she raced through the corridors, her heartbeat thundering just as

“Grandma! Grandma!”

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gasping for air but not slowing down, and headed towards the nurse’s station. Grasping a nurse’s arm with shaking hands, her voice thick with tears, she pleaded, “Excuse me, my grandmother, Laura Stewart, was just brought in by

she responded with a slight

the nurse’s words sank in, Sadie’s vision blurred, each syllable like a hammer blow shattering the

burst open, and a grave-looking doctor clad in a white coat stepped out, clutching a document. Sadie instantly knew what it was—a Critical Condition Notice. Darkness clouded her vision, and

his mask, spoke with deep regret. “Your grandmother’s