Between Ruin And Resolve My Ex-Husband's Regret novel Chapter 301

Chapter 301 Leaving

Standing at the doorway, Sadie felt shocked as she watched the joyful scene unfold before her eyes.

“Mom!” Averi, with his keen eyes, spotted Sadie immediately. He dropped the toy in his hands and scampered toward her

on his tiny legs.

Sadie bent down and scooped Averi into her arms, holding him close.

“Mom, look! So many toys!” Averi exclaimed, his face alight with excitement as he pointed at the mountain of toys on the

floor.

Sadie glanced at Noah, her expression a mix of emotions. “Why are you doing this?”

Noah stood up and walked towards her, a faint smile on his face.

“Sadie, I think Averi really enjoys it here. Don’t you think?” His voice was gentle, as he probed her reaction.

Sadie’s heart sank, as she understood Noah’s underlying intentions all too well.

“Averi, do you like it here?” she asked softly, looking into her son’s eager eyes.

Averi nodded enthusiastically. “I like it! There’re so many toys!”

A sharp, lingering pain spread through Sadie’s chest.

“But we can’t stay here just because of that,” she managed to say, striving to keep her voice steady.

“Why not?” Averi’s confusion was palpable.

Seizing the moment, Noah interjected, “Averi, if you stay here, all these toys will be yours. But if you leave with your mom,

you won’t have them.”

Averi’s eyes widened. “Really?”

Noah nodded affirmatively. “Of course.”

Averi turned to Sadie, his face filled with hopeful anticipation. “Mom, can we stay here? Please?”

The pain in Sadie’s heart deepened. She faced Averi’s innocent gaze, torn by his request.

She knew Noah was using Averi, but she couldn’t bring herself to refuse Averi’s request.

“Averi, these toys won’t last forever. We can’t make decisions based just on them,” she explained gently.

“Sadie.” Noah interrupted her. “I just want to provide Averi with a stable environment where he can be happy. Isn’t that

what you want for him?”

Taking a deep breath to steady her nerves, Sadie put Averi down.

“Noah, what exactly are you trying to achieve here?” She met Noah’s gaze squarely, her voice tinged with a hint of defiance.

Noah remained silent at first, then lowered himself to Averi’s eye level, speaking with a gentle sincerity. “Averi, tell your

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mom. Do you want to stay here?”

Averi’s gaze shifted between Sadie and the expanse of toys on the floor. After a brief hesitation, his voice small but hopeful, he nodded. “I do.”

Sadie felt her heart drop.

Seeing the simple joy in Averi’s eyes–a joy rooted in the playful allure of toys–tangled her emotions into a painful knot.

From the moment he was born, Averi had never had the chance to spend time with his biological father. Now that Averi finally had the chance, she couldn’t bring herself to take it away from him. She knew how much Averi longed for a connection with his biological father, though the boy was unaware that Noah was the one.

Sadie clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging into her palms until they nearly broke the skin.

She was determined not to let Laura stay in Noah’s house any longer, worried that further harm might come to her.

To Sadie, Noah’s house represented a beautiful prison: opulent and inviting yet ultimately restrictive and confining.

Noah, observing her turmoil, furrowed his brows. “Sadie, please, let’s talk about this.”

“Talk? What’s there to talk about?” Sadie’s voice cracked, tears threatening to spill. “Do you think you can make me

compromise with these toys? Do you think I can just overlook everything that’s happened?”

“No, let me explain,” Noah interjected, his tone earnest. “You misunderstood me three years ago. I never meant to hurt you.”

“I misunderstood you?” Tears streamed down Sadie’s cheeks. “What about what happened to my grandmother recently?

Was that also a ‘misunderstanding‘?”

Her voice was thick with emotion, barely containing her sobs. “Noah, you owe me, you owe my grandmother. How do you

plan to make amends?”

The sight of her tears pained Noah.

He reached out instinctively to comfort her, but Sadie swatted his hand away vehemently.

“Don’t touch me!” she snapped, stepping back with a fierce glare.

Determined, she turned to her son. “Averi, we’re leaving.”

Averi hesitated, his eyes lingering on the toys. “But Mom, the toys…”

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