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

Chapter 398

Chapter 398:

Hope sparked within Sadie. She expressed her gratitude to the elderly woman and quickly departed from the area.

She flagged down a cab and directed it to the temple on the city’s edge.

As Sadie entered the temple, the air was dense with the aroma of incense, a ritualistic element of the temple’s practices. The scent permeated the ancient structure.

With each step toward the main hall, Sadie’s pulse raced.

She pushed the heavy wooden door open; a wave of sandalwood scent welcomed her. In the subdued light, the deities’ statues stood solemn and majestic.

“Excuse me. Have you seen this woman?” Sadie presented a photo of her mother to a monk mid-prayer.

The monk studied the photo, then slowly shook his head. “I’m sorry, but I have never seen this woman.”

Disappointment washed over Sadie, dousing her flicker of hope. Could her mother have vanished without a trace?

“However…” The monk hesitated, a memory surfacing. “A few years ago, a woman resembling her stayed here briefly. She left something behind.”

Sadie’s eyes again. “What did

disappeared into the inner hall and returned with an old key. “This key. She mentioned it

and styled in an ancient design, lay heavy in Sadie’s hand. She turned

then, her phone rang, shattering the temple’s

Noah. “Sadie, where are you?” His

live now

the temple on the outskirts,” Sadie replied, her

pick you up,” Noah said, and then

gazed out at

secret did the key her mother had

black Maybach soon pulled up. Noah

he asked, his voice full

this,” Sadie said, handing him the

key, examining it intently as his brows knitted

get in the car

vehicle and

from the temple, Sadie looked back

the car disappear into the distance, her eyes flickering

into