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

Mrs. Stewart? She has suffered a sudden heart attack and is now in

white noise. The phone fell to the floor, landing with a

had a heart

her

in her head, constricting her heart like a vice, making it hard

her only family, her pillar in life.

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

“Grandma! Grandma!”

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headed towards the nurse’s station. Grasping a nurse’s arm with shaking hands, her voice thick with tears, she pleaded, “Excuse me,

with a slight furrow of her brow, “Please

blurred, each syllable like

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 she nearly collapsed, but the

doctor, his face somber as he lowered his mask, spoke with deep regret. “Your grandmother’s pre-existing health conditions compounded the