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

Chapter 922:

Unshod and swaying, he padded forward and clung to Noah’s leg, resting his cheek against the fabric of his trousers, barely awake. Then, he tilted his head upward, his half-lidded eyes blinking slowly.

“Mr. Noel… Mom… can we all sleep together tonight?”

Sadie stiffened, her expression unreadable. Sharing a bed with Noah? That was unthinkable. She opened her mouth to protest.

But Averi let out a deep yawn. His lower lip trembled, and his words carried a fragile sadness.

“All my friends at school say their moms and dads sleep with them at night,” he whimpered.

His soft, innocent voice tugged hard at Sadie’s heart, and a pang of guilt washed over her.

Averi had never known what it was like to have a father around. And she—always caught up in obligations—had barely given him the love and closeness he needed. Even the comfort of her presence during the night had become a rare privilege.

knelt and pulled him close

whispered. “Whatever

a few steps away, observing the moment in

his had earned himself double dessert tomorrow—no

son to the larger bedroom, with Noah

they returned, Averi had already claimed the center of the mattress, fighting off

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naturally took the other side. The child lay nestled

after a long, draining day, Sadie succumbed to slumber in mere

to face them, an unfamiliar warmth blooming in his

gently pulled the covers

rhythm of breathing