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

Chapter 822:

“Why did you save me, Noah? You should have just left me to die!”

As she spoke, Hailey struggled to sit up, her arms trembling with effort—only to collapse back against the pillow, her strength failing her.

“What’s the point of staying alive?” she rasped, her voice cracking. “If… if people find out this child isn’t yours…”

Her words caught in her throat, nearly strangling her. Tears spilled freely now.

“The Burgess name… my name… everything would be destroyed. I’d become a walking scandal. Do you know what it’s like to live under that kind of scrutiny? To be whispered about, pitied, judged—every single day? Dying would be easier.”

Noah stood motionless beside the bed, his jaw clenched so tight it ached. His hands curled into fists at his sides, veins straining under taut skin.

She hadn’t mentioned how she had once saved his life. But her words dripped with implication—that everything she suffered, every broken piece of her, was for him.

And still, he swallowed the frustration clawing at his chest.

accept that.

said. “You’ll be well

Hailey’s crying ceased mid-sob.

flickering to life in her eyes like the first light of

knew it—he

responsibility, and he wasn’t walking

happiness for long, his next words hit like ice water

living in the

tone

you will not take a single step outside that

Cont3nt hozt3d at g?l?ovels.?o?

Noah’s words echoing in her ears like

sound came—not at first. She stared

away.

was that any different