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

Chapter 1026:

He swung open the rear door with a deferential gesture, revealing an elderly woman in modest attire who carefully stepped out.

From his vantage point nearby, Jack observed the tableau unfold with bated breath. Who was this unassuming elderly woman? Her advanced age and simple dress contradicted every expectation of Sadie’s typical high-powered business associates. Could this be some long-lost relative of Sadie’s? But why orchestrate such elaborate security measures to transport an old woman?

Questions multiplied in Jack’s mind like cells dividing, each spawning more uncertainties.

As Samuel ushered the woman briskly toward the elevator, Jack calculated his window of opportunity to trail them undetected. Suddenly, the whisper of approaching footsteps shattered his concentration.

Jack whirled around to find his vehicle encircled by stone-faced bodyguards, their presence materializing as if from thin air. His cover had been blown!

vipers. One hulking

Jack found himself violently extracted from the driver’s seat, his body helpless against the bodyguards’

the edge of her bed, her

slight twitch disturbed her otherwise smooth brow as an inexplicable sense of foreboding crept up her spine. As if summoned by her intuition, her phone trilled to life the very next moment. Samuel’s name

device to her ear with practiced composure. “Hello,”

now on

through the connection, crisp and formal. “Ms. Hudson, I’ve secured our guest at Rosehill Apartments as instructed.” He paused, uncertainty coloring his normally confident tone. “However, we’ve encountered an… unexpected

too much to hope for in

she commanded, steel

Jack, shadowing our convoy. His surveillance was unmistakable. We’ve detained