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

Chapter 557:

A slow, humorless chuckle escaped Terrance. “Didn’t you once claim there was no need to panic? That whatever storm came, we’d weather it? And now? One push from Noah, and you’re already shaking?”

Elbert swallowed hard, his fingers gripping the table’s edge. “But—”

“No buts.” Terrance’s voice was final, sharp as steel.

Elbert hesitated, then let out a slow breath, his gaze flickering toward Alex.

For a long time, he had considered the young man an outsider, someone who would never truly stand with them. Yet now, in the moment of crisis, Alex was here—silent, steady, unwavering.

“Fine,” Elbert said through clenched teeth, “Then let’s figure out our next move.”

The four leaned in, voices low, urgency sharpening their every word. The discussion turned ruthless, dissecting every possible path, every calculated risk.

The room pulsed with tension as time slipped away. Then—Bang!

against the wall. The sound jolted everyone in the room. All

a sleek black suit, his presence radiating cold authority,

of men loomed, each gripping a

A sharp cry broke the silence. Aliza shrieked, clutching

drained of color, but he pushed down his fear, forcing himself to stand. His voice, though shaken, still carried weight. “Noah, what

eyes locking onto Noah,

did Noah show

miss fresh

Could it be…?

flashed through Terrance’s mind, but before he could voice it, a voice

are finally

Alex stepped forward, emerging from

gaze steady—too steady, as if he had seen this moment

ghosted across Noah’s lips, amusement flickering in his dark eyes as he met