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

Chapter 1007:

An invisible thread of tension pulled tight as Sadie let go. A moment passed—and then she smiled. Slight. Measured. Sharp enough to prick.

“Ms. Burgess, if I caught that right…” Sadie’s head tilted ever so slightly, her voice cool but curious. “Did you mention Noah’s name just now? Noah… my late husband?”

The name landed like a blow to Hailey’s chest.

Hailey froze. Her throat tightened. Not a single word made it out.

What had Sadie just said?

From every corner of the cafe, stunned silence spread like a ripple. People looked to one another, eyes wide with disbelief. Noah? That Noah? The man who used to run Wall Group—Noah Wall?

the name sank in. Plenty in the crowd had heard

forgotten. So why was Hailey calling her husband “Noah?” What exactly was going

doubt rippled through the audience, the tone

in place, like lightning had struck

thoughts had she expected Sadie to strike with

herself exposed in the most public way. Acknowledging that the “Noah” she spoke of was that Noah, Wall

disastrous. One slip, and everything she’d worked for would unravel in front

𝖀ρ𝓭α𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝗇ɩү 𝗈𝗇 ɢ𝖺ⅼ𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀․ⅽ𝑜𝗆

would only look like a desperate

her head, she clenched her jaw as if to trap the shame from spilling out. Her entire body

abruptly and shoved through the crowd, as if she couldn’t escape fast enough. Behind her, Sadie slowly relaxed her hand, her

been no accident—it was