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

Chapter 698:

That bastard actually dared to harm her.

A beat of hesitation crackled over the line. “Ms. Hudson… those men were already taken by Mr. Noel’s people last night. And Sutton… well, he’s vanished.”

Sadie’s lips parted slightly in shock.

She slowly set the phone down, her fingers tightening around the sleek mask in her hand. She turned it over and over, unable to still the storm churning inside her.

In an abandoned factory in the suburbs, the thugs from the night before hung by their wrists, suspended like grotesque marionettes, their cries echoing through the rusting beams.

Just outside, a matte-black Maybach idled. From within, Noah watched—silent, detached, cold.

A man in black approached the car, his steps crisp and precise.

“Mr. Noel,” he said, bowing slightly. “Sutton’s inside.”

Noah stepped out, his movements deliberate. He took the wooden bat handed to him—no words exchanged.

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁: ⲅⲁⳑ𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⫺𝖼𝗈𝗆

wet, the stench of

in a chair, hands bound. Drunk

He lifted the

Crack!

was brutal,

Shapes swam in

no mask, no

caught in his throat. He didn’t even scream. He couldn’t. Terror strangled the sound before it

Noah was supposed

Then who—what—was this?

the blood draining from his face. A cold sweat slicked his skin as reality began to twist around

voice was ice wrapped in velvet. “Since Mr. Wall enjoys women so much… then let him enjoy himself

“Understood, Mr. Noel.”

title hit Sutton like a hammer.

Patrick was Noah?

No, that couldn’t