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

Chapter 717:

Patrick—he couldn’t put his finger on it, but something about the man didn’t sit right with him. The way he looked at Sadie. The subtle energy between them. It gnawed at him.

Still frowning, Alex pulled out his phone and quickly typed a message. “Look into Patrick from the Burgess Group. I want everything on him.” With a tap, the message was sent.

He stared at the screen for a beat before glancing up toward the side hall.

Meanwhile, Sadie found herself in a quiet, shadowed corner with Noah.

Her back throbbed dully. She winced, jaw tightening.

Noah stood just behind her. And yet, he felt worlds apart.

Sadie bit her lip, torn. Part of her longed to blurt it all out—to tell him the truth he didn’t yet remember. But the moment wasn’t right. And she knew… timing could mean everything.

Coyle and Sutton had been watching them closely.

to the Wall family could mean

him, her expression

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shadow of something unspoken crossing his face. The formal tone

to him like a stranger. Like

that

weren’t close. They weren’t

as manipulative,

why did her distance

aside, letting his expression settle into something cool and unreadable. “You sound awfully formal, Ms.

a tight smile, brittle around

Group—our most valuable partner. I naturally treat you with the respect your position deserves.” She paused, her gaze lowering slightly. “But with the Wall Group in chaos—pressures from inside and out—I don’t have the luxury to focus on… anything

could feel the wall she’d just built between them—brick by brick. And for reasons he couldn’t explain, it infuriated

was the Sadie everyone warned him about. Calculating. Emotionless.

laugh. “So, are you going to just surrender the chairperson