NovelEnglishChapter 72 Chapter 72: She had once harbored the naive hope that Noah's heart was just unreachable, that perhaps his love was something she could earn through persistence and sacrifice.
But now, the truth was painfully clear-his icy indifference and calculated cruelty were directed solely at her.
In contrast, his demeanor towards Kyla was tender and considerate; he was even willing to sacrifice her for Kyla's happiness.
This realization shattered her last vestige of hope, like fragile glass swept away by relentless winds.
With a heavy sigh, Sadie closed her eyes, her eyelashes quivering as they veiled the despair welling up inside her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWell, just let it be.
It was tto let go.
Her fingers, cold and trembling, tenderly brushed over her flat abdomen, connecting with the faint but determined heartbeat within-—a tiny life striving to blossom against the odds.
"Sweetie," she murmured with a gentle resolve. "Your father doesn't want us, but we have each other. Together, we'll make it through." As Sadie lifted her gaze once more, her eyes mirrored nothing but steely resolve.
"So what if he wasn't there to save me? I survived, didn't I? He's not that important to me." Kyla's expression transformed in an instant, her meticulously applied makeup failing to mask the predatory glint in her eyes.
Her carefully laid plans were unraveling before her.
Fixating on Sadie's belly, hidden only by a thin quilt, Kyla seemed to be searching for a glimpse of her greatest fear coming to life beneath the fabric.
Your storytelling destination is galnovsThe air thickened with tension as Sadie caught the lethal intent flickering in Kyla's gaze. Her defenses rose instinctively.
She could already tell-Kyla wasn't going to back down that easily. Faking vulnerability, Sadie let her eyes droop sorrowfully as tears began to spill, tracing damp trails down her cheeks.
"But it was because of him that I lost the baby. His child is gone. Maybe this is his retribution," she murmured, her voice a mix of grief and manipulation, cleverly leaving her words open to Kyla's interpretation.
"The child... is gone?" Kyla's voice cracked, a mix of disbelief and sudden elation coloring her tone as she shifted her focus back to Sadie, searching her face for confirmation.
Sadie offered no reply, allowing the silent tears to gather and fall, leaving moist traces on her nose.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe portrayed the image of utter devastation.
As Kyla observed Sadie's breakdown, a flicker of doubt shadowed her triumph.
Sadie had always presented a facade of toughness in her presence.
Since when had she becso visibly broken? Yet Kyla quickly brushed aside the flicker of doubt.
Sadie a pathetic fool. What kind of schemes could she even cup with?
She had Sadie figured out-dumb as a rock and twice as stubborn. Surely, if Sadie had been feigning weanness, she wouldn't have been so Q thoroughly bested in the rivalry that simmered between them. With this realization, a weight seemed to lift from Kyla's shoulders, a liberating exhale after holding her breath. What did it matter if Sadie survived?
The child was dead, and divorce loomed on the horizon like @n) M inevitable dawn.
Suppressing a victorious grin, Kyla inhaled sharply, her joy bubbling just beneath the surface, yet her exterior remained a mask or concern. "Sadie, don't take it too hard," she murmured, her voice gentle as she wrapped her fingers around Sadie's hand. "This loss doesn't mean you won't be a mother again."
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