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

Chapter 126

Chapter 126:

Through the haze of pain, she saw a shadowy figure step out of the car. The man’s face twisted into a sinister grin as he approached, his footsteps slow, deliberate.

“Noah really is an idiot,” the man said, his voice dripping with malice. “Did he seriously think he could protect you?”

Sadie’s mind reeled. Noah? What did any of this have to do with him? She tried to speak, to ask the questions swirling in her fading consciousness, but the metallic taste of blood filled her mouth. Her strength ebbed away, and the world around her dissolved into darkness.

In the distance, the shrill wail of an ambulance siren pierced the night air.

Kyla lay on a stretcher, clutching her chest, her face contorted in pain and ghostly pale.

Noah stood beside the ambulance, his eyes shadowed with worry as he watched the medics load Kyla into the vehicle.

His brows furrowed, his expression clouded with a mix of confusion, frustration, and something he couldn’t quite name.

Noah’s sleeve. Her voice was barely audible, a fragile

respond. His eyes drifted past Kyla, scanning the entrance of the hotel. Where was

Where had she gone?

another thought, he jerked away from Kyla’s grasp and strode back toward the banquet hall, his steps quick

But she was too weak to follow, her pleas fading

determined, his mind racing with

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waiter, his voice dropping to a cold,

“I don’t know, Mr. Wall…” he stammered, his words trembling

shoved him aside, his unease

the back entrance. As soon as he pushed through the door, the stark contrast hit him—the quiet, almost

he saw it. Under the flickering streetlight, a dark red stain smeared across the pavement,

constricted, and a heavy, suffocating

chilling pool of blood, his fingertips grazing the surface. A

its contents spilled out like silent whispers