Between Ruin And Resolve My Ex-Husband's Regret novel Chapter 157

Chapter 157 Speculations

“Time to wash up, Averi. Dinner is on the table.” Sadie’s voice floated softly from the kitchen.

“Alright!”

Averi’s cheerful reply came, but he stayed where he was instead of moving toward the living room.

Confused, Sadie shut off the stove and stepped out of the kitchen.

There, she spotted Averi by the sofa, quietly speaking into the phone.

A sinking feeling gripped her heart.

Approaching quickly, she glimpsed the name on the phone screen–Noah.

Why was he on the line?

Her expression shifted suddenly. She swiftly snatched the phone from Averi’s hand and disconnected the call.

Standing there, Averi looked up, his large eyes clouded with confusion.

“Mom… what did I do wrong?” he asked in a small voice.

Sadie hesitated, gathering herself to calm the turmoil inside and maintain a composed exterior.

She knelt down, touching Averi’s head tenderly.

“You haven’t done anything wrong, Averi,” she assured him, though her voice betrayed a hint of tension.

Sadie deliberately avoided meeting Averi’s searching eyes, not wanting him to notice the distress on her face.

What had Noah heard just now? What if he decided to come right over? The thought of him discovering Averi’s existence was too overwhelming for Sadie to entertain.

“Let’s go have dinner,” she suggested, gently guiding Averi by the hand to the dining table.

Steam rose from the dishes laid out.

Sadie managed a forced smile while serving Averi, but her own meal tasted bland to her.

At Myrtlewood Estate, Noah was fixated on his phone screen where the call had just been cut off. His features hardened

He was convinced he’d heard a child’s voice.

He was just about to leave for Sadie’s place to seek the truth when the door quietly swung open. Isabel entered the room.

Her outfit was understated yet sophisticated, and she moved with poise, though her eyes revealed underlying concern.

“Noah, why are you still working at this hour?” Isabel approached him, concern evident in her tone.

Noah looked up briefly, his voice detached. “I need to step out for a bit.”

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Isabel settled into the chair across from him with a heavy sigh. “Kyla called earlier today.”

A trace of annoyance crossed Noah’s face, his brow tightening slightly,

Catching the shift in his expression, Isabel continued earnestly, “Noah, Kyla has been waiting for a long time. Maybe it’s time to consider marrying her. I’m getting older, and my only wish is to see my grandchildren.”

Noah’s face hardened, his lips thinning into a tight line.

He said, his tone sharp, “You shouldn’t meddle in my life.”

He left without another word, his tall figure receding through the doorway, while Isabel remained in the study, her face etched with loneliness.

Later that evening. Averi snuggled into Sadie’s arms after dinner, his breaths deep and rhythmic.

Sadie caressed his hair tenderly, her face softening with affection.

She got up, gently placed Averi into his bed, and snugly tucked the blankets around him.

Right after she had finished tucking him in, a knock came at the door, simultaneously with her phone ringing.

It was Pierre calling, as she saw on the caller ID.

Sadie moved to the door and looked through the peephole, her eyebrows knitting together.

Outside stood Noah.

As she took the call and opened the door simultaneously, Noah was there in a neatly tailored black suit that enhanced his tall frame, the dim porch light casting dramatic shadows across his chiseled features, underlining his stark, almost severe

handsomeness.