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

Chapter 108

Chapter 108:

Her plan to vanish—disappear without a trace—would stand a better chance with Alex’s help.

With everything hanging in the balance, he was the only one she dared to trust—sharp-minded and always in control.

Jim paused, his brow furrowed in thought as he seemed to grasp her intention.

From the inner pocket of his crisply tailored suit jacket, he pulled out a phone, his slender fingers gliding smoothly over its screen to unlock it. He extended it toward Sadie with a steady hand, his voice even but imbued with quiet resolve.

“Here, take this,” he offered, the corners of his mouth lifting subtly in reassurance.

Sadie’s hand hovered, hesitant, not immediately accepting the device. “This is your phone. Are you sure it’s alright for me to use it?” she murmured, her voice tinged with guilt. “What if someone needs to contact you for work? It might cause you trouble.”

Reluctance flickered across her face, betraying her worry about imposing on Jim or accumulating too many debts of gratitude. As Jim observed her cautious demeanor, his smile widened just a fraction, a spark of warmth in his eyes.

people know the number, so

locking with hers earnestly. “Besides, if I were to buy you a phone and Noah discovered it, that

considerate words, Sadie felt

finally accepted the phone, her fingers

gratitude

surprising tenderness swell in his

observing as Sadie carefully slid his phone

he walked out of the room, he was caught off

been standing there for a while, her posture tense and

together, a shadow of annoyance

asked, his voice tinged with cool reproach, his eyes narrowing slightly as they scanned Kyla’s

her head vehemently. “No… it’s not like that. I just happened to be passing

the slight quiver in her voice, let a sardonic smile play across his

“You care about Sadie quite a bit,

sting of Jim’s sarcasm palpable