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!”

smile faltered when she noticed Sadie’s ghastly pallor. Even her lips were drained

office where she

set aside her work and approached with a

Sadie? You don’t

across her desk. Her voice

“I’m okay.”

be okay. Are you pushing yourself too

content live

shook her head, too overwhelmed to

life, a longing that persisted despite the years.

her crushed

Sadie’s forlorn look,

tell me what’s happening.

shred of composure, Sadie said, “I met

Nanette was taken

her eyes quickly filling with

I thought… I thought this time…”