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

Chapter 932:

But her palm never made contact.noveldrama

Eyes flashing with a quiet fury of her own, Sadie moved at lightning speed. She caught Ophelia’s wrist mid-swing, gripping it so hard that Ophelia let out a gasp of pain.

Sadie used the momentum to fling Ophelia’s hand back, then she shoved Ophelia altogether.

Ophelia had the misfortune of wearing high heels at the moment, and she stumbled backward, completely losing her balance.

“Ah!” she yelped as she fell on the ground in a sorry heap, her palms scraping against the rough surface of the asphalt.

Ophelia blinked in disbelief. Had Sadie actually pushed her?

Ophelia jerked her head up to glare at Sadie. “How dare you lay a hand on me!”

Sadie stepped closer, closing the distance between them. She grabbed Ophelia by the jaw and forced her to meet her eyes.

Ophelia saw the unmistakable warning in her face. There was a ruthless glint in Sadie’s eyes that was absolutely terrifying.

And then Sadie spoke, her words slow and deliberate. “Clearly, you don’t really know who you’re dealing with, Ophelia. Perhaps you should ask around, find out what kind of person I really am.”

Her fingers tightened ever so slightly. Ophelia winced in pain, but didn’t dare to protest in any way.

“If you ever try something like this again—” Sadie leaned in, her voice barely a whisper when she continued, “Next time, it wouldn’t be just a fall. Who knows? Maybe… a broken leg?”

Ophelia froze, feeling her body go cold.

𝓒𝓸𝓹𝓲𝒓𝒊𝓰𝒉𝓉 𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓬𝓴 at g𝓪𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗅𝓈.𝒄0m

Her mind immediately went to Jarrett’s ruined legs, and a shudder ran down her spine.

This woman before her was definitely not joking. Sadie meant every word, and she would see it through to the end.

Ophelia was shaking now, her face deathly pale, her eyes wide with fear.

Satisfied, Sadie gave her a faint smirk. Her goal had been achieved.

People like Ophelia would not respond to reason. They only recognized power, so one had to use fear to communicate with them.

Sadie released Ophelia and straightened up. She couldn’t be bothered to waste another second of her time or energy on her.

She opened the car door and got inside. The engine roared to life, and soon the black car was cruising out of Higgins Manor, disappearing into the road ahead.

Ophelia remained slumped in the courtyard, still stunned by the encounter. It took a long while before she finally gathered her bearings and scrambled to her feet.

Her knees and palms stung. They were scraped raw!

That wretched woman! How dare Sadie treat her like this? Did Sadie think she was easily bullied?

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