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

Chapter 226

Chapter 226:

With a deep breath, she squeezed her eyes shut, her heart pleading for a miracle.

The phone continued to ring, each second stretching into an eternity.

Just as despair was about to claim her, the line connected. “Hello?”

“Hello?” On the other end of the line came a gentle yet distant female voice.

Sadie’s grip on the phone tightened instinctively.

It was Kyla.

The hospital room was silent apart from Averi’s soft breaths and the steady beeps of the medical monitors. Why was Kyla on the line instead of Noah?

With rising anxiety suppressed within her, Sadie managed a steady tone. “Where’s Noah?”

“He’s had too much to drink. He’s not in a state to talk right now.” Kyla’s voice was soothing, apologetic, yet carried an undertone of satisfaction.

A heavy feeling settled in Sadie’s stomach.

Drunk?

toward her, contrasting with his affection for Kyla, filled her with a

to marry. It was logical for them

smile crossed Sadie’s

she expect

lighting threw her weary features into stark relief,

lip with such force she

sake, she had no choice but to swallow her

your next adventure

is it that you

do you mean? I just picked up the phone. Why are you

shut her

Kyla’s voice was revolting to

that Kyla was deliberately taunting her,

I’m well aware of who you are. You’ve secured your place beside Noah. And about

words were a joke. “Karma? Sadie, such naivety. Do you actually believe in divine justice? Strength rules, that’s the only law. You left the country once;

balled

to bear this for