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

Chapter 1018:

Jack couldn’t permit Noah to venture there unaccompanied. If another ejection occurred, someone needed to preserve his dignity—and possibly cushion his landing.

When they arrived at Myrtlewood Estate’s grand entryway, Noah’s features glowed with an unmistakable radiance, his confident smile illuminating his entire countenance.

Before crossing the threshold, he announced his presence with theatrical volume. “Hey there, Sadie! I brought your favorite—Nirvana takeout!”

He sauntered into the living room with the casual confidence of a proprietor, swinging the aromatic bags triumphantly.

But the biting retort or icy stare he’d braced himself for never materialized.

An unusual stillness permeated the expansive room, broken only by the hushed movements of household staff attending to their duties with somber efficiency.

prowled nervously across the center of the room, his worried gaze repeatedly drawn to the sweeping

wrongness electrified the atmosphere. Noah’s cheerful expression dissolved as he approached the agitated

as he hurried forward, anxiety

hasn’t emerged since. Dinner hour has long passed, and she remains unresponsive to my knocking. Something dreadful

as jagged

live

always seemed to teeter precariously. With barely a conscious thought, he thrust the warm packages

hammered his fist against the door, his

this door

silence hung

forehead creased with deepening concern, unease crystallizing in