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

Chapter 769:

“Compared to you, I’m honestly nothing. I don’t understand business at all. I leave all of that to my husband. He insists I don’t trouble myself with anything, and I suppose I’m just spoiled. All I do is stay home and enjoy a life of comfort.”

She gave a small, bashful laugh, her voice growing softer, more saccharine.

“He says I shouldn’t have to lift a finger for anything.”

It was a perfectly crafted jab—each word designed to flaunt her position, her relationship with Noah, and her supposed blissful life—all while wearing the mask of casual conversation.

Sadie’s grip on her wine glass tensed, her fingers going pale around the stem. Yet her expression remained as smooth as still water, her smile no less refined than before.

“Is that so?” she said evenly, her voice light and unbothered, betraying nothing beneath the surface.

widened, as if a delightful thought had just occurred to her. Her voice lowered into something more intimate, honeyed

almost forgot to mention. Patrick and I are planning to hold

it struck Sadie so

familiar beauty laced with a foreign smugness, each word calculated, each smile sharpened like a blade. And Sadie understood exactly what Hailey was

a familiar

gaze sweeping over both women. There was

two discussing?” he asked, his

slipping her hand around his arm with

just asking Ms. Hudson to be the witness

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furrowed beneath his