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

Chapter 144

Chapter 144:

Not wanting to worry Laura and Averi, Sadie whispered to Carol, “Carol, please take Averi and my grandma back. I’ll handle this.”

Carol gave Sadie a worried look but nodded, gently carrying Averi and assisting Laura back into the apartment.

Sadie turned to face Kyla, who regarded her with a mocking smile. After three years, Kyla still radiated glamour but now carried a more assertive air, stripped of her previous innocence.

“Well, if it isn’t the great designer Sadie? I thought you were dead!” Kyla said, her arms crossed, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

Sadie responded with a faint smile, her voice steady, “Sorry to disappoint you, Miss Wade. I’m very much alive.”

Three years had changed much. Gone was the timid Sadie of the past. Now, she stood with firm confidence, her gaze steady.

Kyla felt a twinge of unease seeing Sadie’s transformation. Was this really the same Sadie she once manipulated so easily? The woman before her now was composed and unflinching, her eyes reflecting a depth Kyla found unnerving.

Kyla’s unease quickly morphed into

as she looked into Kyla’s eyes. “It’s

at the hospital today and thought I’d drop by.

over her

hands balling into fists—a reaction Kyla noted

adorable. He looks just like you,” Kyla

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Please leave. I don’t want any trouble,” Sadie

me it’s not because you’re still hung up on Noah.” Kyla’s voice was cutting. “Take my advice and move on. He’s with me now,

check. “I returned solely to care for my grandmother. This has nothing to do with

scoffed coldly. “Really? You expect me to believe that? You abandoned Noah for money three years ago. Now, you’re back, trying

about?” Sadie’s voice rang out, every syllable dripping with anger. “I never planned to cross

three years, and not once has he tried to reach out to you, Sadie.” A glint of malice sparked in her eyes as she leaned in closer. “Do you know what Noah said after your car accident three years ago? ‘It’d be simpler if she just