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

Chapter 1029:

Only then did Sadie allow herself to relax. She slowly sat up, a mix of emotions crossing her face. Had he really left, just like that? An irrational sense of loss welled up inside her chest, as if some part of her, deep down, had expected him to stay.

But then her lips curled into a self-deprecating smile. “What are you thinking, Sadie?” she softly mocked herself. “Did you really expect him to stay? Don’t be silly. He is Hailey’s husband now. He isn’t yours anymore.”

She was still wading through her jumbled thoughts when the knob turned again, and the door swung open.

Noah had returned.

Sadie was startled, but she quickly adopted her previously aloof demeanor. Noah was just as surprised to see her in a sitting position. Then he noticed her feigned composure, and a hint of amusement flickered in his eyes.

leaned close enough that his breath brushed against the shell

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could feel her cheeks heating up at

huffed and pulled the blanket over herself. In the dark cocoon of the covers, all she could hear was the furious pounding of

declaration from earlier kept echoing in her head. He had told her that Hailey didn’t mean anything to him, but what did he mean?

Impossible. If Noah’s memory had

the mattress dip beside her. The bed immediately felt cramped. On instinct, she peeked

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of his body radiated through the blanket, along with his heady, lavender scent.

out and gently brushed aside the stray strands of hair that framed the top of

but it still carried a gentle kind of authority.