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

Chapter 972:

However, mere heartbeats later, Rodger’s eyes expanded to saucer-like proportions, clarity crashing through his consciousness as the genuine horror of Nathan’s revelation finally penetrated his understanding.

He lunged forward, fingers digging painfully into Nathan’s forearm with vice-like intensity, his voice escalating with each word. “What did you say? That contemptible Ophelia orchestrated an attack on Ms. Hudson through this accomplice?”

Blood surged violently through Rodger’s arteries, pounding in his ears as incandescent rage consumed his rational thought. That serpentine Ophelia with her poisonous schemes! Such unmitigated audacity! Sadie’s precious womb sheltered the future heir of the Higgins family! What depraved mentality could conceive such an abhorrent assault against an innocent child?

Tremors of uncontrollable fury rippled through Rodger’s frame as he pivoted sharply, his scorching gaze locking onto Ivy’s shrinking form. With purposeful strides that shook the floorboards, he closed the distance and roughly extracted her from behind Nathan.

“Confess immediately!” he thundered, towering over her trembling figure. “Reveal every detail of this scheme! Was it that serpent Ophelia?”

such fury that it looked like he might tear Ivy apart on

fear, Ivy fell to the floor with a loud

as she dropped to her knees,

my whole family! I had no choice! Please, just this once, have mercy!” She sobbed so hard that it left

words struck Rodger like a jolt of lightning. He stumbled back, his face draining of all color. Nathan watched him with

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that she should mention the pressure from Jarrett

if she helped, her family

far, everything was falling into

for something to cling to. “Does Ms. Hudson know

how could Jarrett, who had always been