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

Chapter 138

Chapter 138:

“The doctors are not hopeful about her condition,” Alex replied, his voice laden with sorrow as he met her tearful gaze.

Tears began to flow down Sadie’s cheeks. Over the last three years, Alex had been instrumental in helping care for her grandmother, Laura, which made the news particularly devastating.

“I must go to her. I need to see Grandma,” Sadie responded, her resolve steeling.

Alex stared at her, his face etched with empathy. “Maybe we could bring your grandmother to Cairhienen,” he suggested.

Sadie’s eyes were red as she quickly responded, “No, Alex.”

She inhaled deeply, striving for composure, and explained, “Grandma has lived her whole life in her hometown. She won’t handle the change in climate and the time difference here in Cairhienen.”

her voice tinged with self-reproach. “And I’m so busy with work that

mix of sorrow and helplessness. “Have you made up your mind?” he asked in a deep voice. “If you go back,

Sadie from three years ago,” she declared, her voice sparking with resolve.

a wave of relief seeing her determination. “What

plan to start my own

enthusiastically. “If you need any help, just let me know. I could even invest and become a

is full of thrilling

at him gratefully. “Thank you, Alex,” she said sincerely. “Without your support, I wouldn’t have been able

to be so formal with me?” Alex laughed. “Once you’re back home, I won’t

Sadie seemed to

slip. “Nothing,” he quickly said,

past three years, he had watched

realizing it, she had captured his heart. Yet, because of Noah, Alex had never been able to confess his feelings, always conflicted about his