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

Chapter 958:

His features then rearranged into an expression of conspiratorial entreaty. “Come on, Mr. Noel, keep this between us gentlemen, won’t you? If my grandfather discovers I’ve kept a woman, he’ll personally ensure I never walk properly again!”

Blaine committed fully to the performance, inhabiting every nuance of the harmless, pleasure-seeking libertine he pretended to be.

Noah remained utterly unmoved, his disinterest palpable in the cool silence that followed.

With deliberate precision, he placed the crystal wineglass on the table with a soft clink. “This mysterious enchantress of yours… she wouldn’t by chance answer to the name Tina, would she?” The question sliced through Blaine’s fabrication like a surgeon’s scalpel.

The unexpected question struck like lightning, paralyzing Blaine completely for two excruciating seconds as his mind scrambled to recalibrate.

information slipped through his defenses without his knowledge? Blaine’s heart performed a sickening lurch against his ribcage as icy perspiration

rising tide of fear and schooled his features into practiced neutrality. “So what if it happens to be her?” He waved

deny it. But Mr. Noel, this

as he desperately tried to defuse the crackling tension

him with a glacial stare that effectively silenced any further pretense, his interest in conversation clearly exhausted. With the slightest inclination of his head, he signaled to the waiting guards. Without hesitation or warning, they surged forward in perfect coordination and seized Blaine’s arms in vicelike grips that permitted no

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momentarily before panic erupted.

this rationally! Where are you taking me?” His protests escalated to frantic shouts as they forcibly removed

wake of his departure, oppressive silence reclaimed the

stepped in and positioned himself deferentially in front of Noah. “Boss, shall I investigate Mr. Castro’s activities in Beversea today?”