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

Chapter 418

Chapter 418:

Noah’s grip on the phone tightened.

His voice was low, steady. “Thank you.”

There was a brief silence on the other end.

“Eh?” Nanette’s tone shifted, confused. “Wait… Who is this?”

She blinked, momentarily thrown off by the unfamiliar voice.

Her lips parted to ask, but before she could get a word out, the call abruptly disconnected.

She pulled the phone away from her ear, staring at the screen in confusion. Who was that? Sadie had never mentioned a husband. Not once.

Noah exhaled slowly, slipping the phone back into Sadie’s pocket. His gaze returned to her, her delicate hand still enveloped in his own.

He didn’t know exactly what had happened to Laura. Not yet. But he would find out. And he would give Sadie the answers she deserved.

next morning, a sharp, sterile scent of disinfectant burned at Sadie’s

fluttered. Her fingers twitched against the crisp sheets. A

A hospital.

waves. Memories crashed into her all

in her hand.

caught, a sharp, suffocating

her feet tingling from the cold, hard

shoes,

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in every direction. She grabbed a nurse by the arm, her voice trembling and

be referring to Laura Stewart, right? She…

nurse’s words blurred Sadie’s vision

give way, and

caught her just in

It was Noah.

him triggered a flood of sadness and frustration. Tears that she had been

of emotion, she struck

A vivid handprint marked Noah’s cheek. He didn’t flinch, nor did he react. His eyes conveyed