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

Chapter 390

Chapter 390:

She stared blankly at the screen for a second before stubbornly redialing. But the result was the same. Her grip slackened, and the phone slipped from her hand, landing on her lap with a soft thud.

Could it be… another dead end?

No. She refused to believe this was it.

She had spent years searching, hoping. She wouldn’t stop now. Her mother was out there. And she was going to find her. No matter what it took.

Sadie pushed open the door to her studio, and the familiar scents of leather and fabric enveloped her.

Her steps were heavy, as though she were trudging through mud, her body both light and burdened by an unseen weight.

Inside, Nanette was engrossed in her laptop, managing orders. She glanced up at the sound of the door, flashing a bright smile.

“You’re back, Sadie!”

ghastly pallor. Even

office where she slumped into

her work and approached with

You

settled on the design drafts scattered across her desk.

“I’m okay.”

“You’re ashen. You can’t be okay. Are you pushing yourself too hard? Maybe you need a

live

her head, too overwhelmed to

always been a deep, unresolved ache in her life, a longing that persisted despite the years. She had finally come close

weight of her crushed hopes

forlorn look, her voice shook with

what’s happening.

met someone today who had news about… about my

Nanette was taken

nodded, her eyes

found a lead, a phone number. I thought… I thought this time…” Her voice faded. She was unable to