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

Chapter 200

Chapter 200:

Sadie hesitated, gathering herself to calm the turmoil inside and maintain a composed exterior.

She knelt down, touching Averi’s head tenderly. “You haven’t done anything wrong, Averi,” she assured him, though her voice betrayed a hint of tension.

Sadie deliberately avoided meeting Averi’s searching eyes, not wanting him to notice the distress on her face.

What had Noah heard just now? What if he decided to come right over? The thought of him discovering Averi’s existence was too overwhelming for Sadie to entertain.

“Let’s go have dinner,” she suggested, gently guiding Averi by the hand to the dining table.

Steam rose from the dishes laid out. Sadie managed a forced smile while serving Averi, but her own meal tasted bland to her.

At Myrtlewood Estate, Noah was fixated on his phone screen where the call had just been cut off. His features hardened.

He was convinced he’d heard a child’s voice. He was just about to leave for Sadie’s place to seek the truth when the door quietly swung open. Isabel entered the room.

moved with poise, though her eyes revealed underlying

this hour?” Isabel approached him, concern

up briefly, his voice detached. “I need

across from him with

“Noah, Kyla has been waiting for a long time. Maybe it’s

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lips thinning into a tight line. He said, his tone sharp, “You shouldn’t

doorway, while Isabel remained in the study, her face etched

dinner, his breaths deep and rhythmic. Sadie caressed his hair tenderly, her face softening with affection. She got up, gently placed Averi into his bed, and snugly tucked the blankets

after she had finished tucking him in, a knock came at the door, simultaneously with her

the door and looked through the peephole, her

black suit that enhanced his tall frame, the dim porch light casting dramatic shadows across his chiseled features, underlining his stark, almost severe handsomeness. Yet, his deep-set

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inside,

home clothes with her hair freely draped over