re slicing through the tension as he sta

bel had never

red her as nothing more than a bankrupt heiress trying

eacherous waters with grace, swallowing her

g on the horizon, she no longer felt com

strode confidently across the room to wh

pushed the door ope

sprang up and approached him

ice dripping with the honeyed tones of a wife

his arm away, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Wha

oothly, "She's here because I invited her. It's been to

a substantial sum. It was Kyla who had stepped in to untangle the mess, a deed that

lightly. "Maybe I shouldn't have come. It might be best if I

matically towa

ained, stopped her and said, "N

from the sidelines, her heart sink

t she sat there, feeling more like

r, making it impossible to

Nigel?" Sadie suggested, her

, but I've still got some fight left in me! As for my granddaughter-in-la

nd let me be clear-if I hear of anyone here hu

her nails almost digging into her palms, a c

t, bit her lip, hold

n, loathing the sensation of bein

shares," he retorted sharply, t

Nigel's voice trembled with fury, his body sha

ort as she guided him into

ed with weary acceptance. "Don't bother forci

led a heavy sigh, a mix of admiration and

much he wanted to, he couldn't steer

to see Sadie

led a document from his dra

lease, si

shares" on the contract, a sudden,

resignation. "This isn't mine to take. I married Noah knowing full well he had someone e

ventured cautiously, "Sadie, d

y taken aback, then offered a bitter smile as she shook her head. "No, I

er love for Noah was someth

o burdensome, teetering on

d to sign th

dn't sway her, handed

that if it became unbearable, she

ight show a beloved granddaughter, even if

of the Wall Manor, Sadie didn't return

in a modest, serviced apar

m, fully furnished, offering her

erish this small

Noah's presence and the excruciatin

rolled through her contacts, a pan

t it, she had no one to pr

possibly give Laura

in her, prompting her to run her f

e, she surrendered to w

out the truth for La

ttled, Sadie busied herse

d within her was cooperative toda

her cleaning frenzy, h

as cal

between answering and ignoring the c

ce. "Where the hell are you, Sadie? Why aren't you

th bitterness. "Considering we're getting a divorc

I

epted this divorce. I won't be clinging to you. And I'd apprec

ded the call, leaving Noah to s

in anger as the

s woman hang