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

Chapter 973:

“Dad, I had no choice. Sadie told me to bring Ivy back. She said this is a Higgins family matter and we should handle it ourselves. Otherwise…” He let the words hang heavy in the air. “Sadie said she would take care of it herself.”

That was the final blow. Rodger looked as if he might collapse, his face even paler than before.

With Sadie’s power behind Wall Group, if she decided to move against them, the Higgins family would not stand a chance.

Rodger’s mind spun, scrambling to measure what could still be saved. He had always leaned toward Jarrett—steady, capable, the son he had imagined would lead the family one day.

But when weighed against the future of the Higgins name, what was one son?

What was the Johnson family’s favor worth when Sadie’s wrath hung overhead?

first. His hesitation barely lasted

slammed his palm against the

That witch Ophelia must have dragged Jarrett

his desk and jabbed the intercom button.

minutes, Trey Watts, the butler, entered and stood

Ms. Hudson in person at the

stiffened but answered without

your

was still trembling on the floor. He waved her off like swatting away a fly.

turned his mind back

an old door easing shut, “As for Jarrett, keep him confined to his room for three days. Let him think hard about what he has

confinement? It was a joke. His father’s favoritism toward Jarrett had always been laughable—if it

but kept his face as blank as a sheet