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.

my personal phone,” he assured her. “Very few people know

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

words, Sadie felt a warmth

accepted the phone, her fingers brushing against

murmured, her gratitude

felt a surprising tenderness

slid his phone into the pocket of her soft

out a quiet sigh, he turned on his heel and opened the door. As he walked out of the room,

she had been standing there

knitted together, a shadow of annoyance crossing his

voice tinged with cool reproach,

it’s not like that. I just happened to be passing by,” she stammered, her eyes

the slight quiver in her voice, let a sardonic

dripping with skepticism. “You care about Sadie quite a

red, the sting of Jim’s sarcasm palpable in the