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

Chapter 60

Chapter 60:

The door burst open just as she raised her hand to knock.

A disheveled woman was forcefully ejected, landing on the floor with a painful groan.

From inside, a man’s harsh, rough voice reached Sadie’s ears. “If you can’t handle the game, stay out of it. You’re just spoiling my fun!” A slight tension gripped Sadie’s frame as she pieced together the scene inside.

A wave of fear washed over her.

She was about to turn away when the man caught sight of her. “Hey there, pretty lady. First time here?” he inquired, eyeing her with evident predatory interest.

With quick thinking, Sadie said, “I’m sorry, I’m just passing by.”

The man’s gaze narrowed suspiciously on her. When he noticed the suit jacket she wore, his expression momentarily stilled.

jacket, dark and meticulously

of the jacket

for fun, not

hard for him to dismiss her. Finally, he shoved down his frustration and gave the woman on the floor

a sigh of relief, Sadie knelt to assist the weeping woman, gently

woman said, “They’re just

her, she simultaneously

they made me do things…” The woman’s voice trembled, each word a broken shard

the newest

reigned supreme, a center of gravity around which every sycophant swirled. Drink-sellers were

didn’t even look at me…” The woman sobbed, her anguish deepening.

of principles. If she could avoid the sycophants surrounding him and speak to him directly,

Bar, Sadie lingered at the entrance, her eyes scanning every departing silhouette, determined not to miss sight of Roy. The cool night wind whispered over her exposed skin, teasing stray hairs on her forehead. Even in the murk of night, Sadie’s beauty shone

glossy hair and an ostentatious flair stepped forward and flirtatiously said, “My

cool and unyielding. “I’m afraid I must decline—I’m