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

Chapter 281

Chapter 281:

Sadie let out a gentle sigh. “Really, Alex, I’m okay. There’s no need to worry.”

Alex started to speak, but Sadie cut him off, saying, “I need to get back to work now. I’m going to hang up.”

She ended the call before Alex could reply, setting her phone beside her sketches. Her eyes returned to her design, but her mind wandered.

Ding—

The abrupt ring of the doorbell jolted Sadie from her thoughts. Frowning slightly, she assumed it was just a servant and rose to answer the door.

Her fingers had just grazed the doorknob when she heard the distinct sound of a door card being used.

As the door swung open, she was surprised not to see a servant but Noah standing there instead.

light, and his gaze, dark and intense, was fixed solely on

cold dread swept through Sadie, weighing down on her heart. “Why… why are you here?” she stammered, her voice shaking as she instinctively retreated a

one of confusion as he seemed

silent, his intense stare

he had often given her three years earlier—the fiery intensity in his eyes… Overwhelmed, she turned her head away, trying to escape

Noah quickly closed the

her waist with his arm, drawing her

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him away. His grip tightened

me!” she demanded, her voice filled with

contrasting sharply with the charged atmosphere inside the room, laden with

Noah, Sadie’s resistance seemed merely a feeble attempt

her onto the bed. The kiss was

aggression, fought back as he gripped her firmly, refusing to let go. “Mm…