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

Chapter 1043:

Sadie and Noah made a beeline for the back hill the attendant had indicated earlier.

The back hill sprawled before them—a neglected corner of the cemetery that stood in harsh opposition to the meticulously groomed main grounds.

No orderly rows of tombstones greeted them—only haphazard mounds of earth surrendered to decay. Weeds had claimed dominion here, and abandonment hung thick in the air.

With each footfall, Sadie’s heart seemed to plunge deeper into an emotional quicksand, pulling her down with inexorable force.

Seventeen years had elapsed—seventeen years of aching for her parents through countless days and sleepless nights. Could this desolate wasteland truly be their final resting place?

Noah studied her rigid silhouette, a leaden weight descending upon his chest as he witnessed her silent struggle.

pain radiated outward, palpable in the desperation that propelled

grass, methodically examining

and certain areas were devoid of any

The moon cast merely a feeble luminescence, scarcely illuminating their path. Sadie’s apprehension mounted with every ticking moment, coiling tighter around her

darting frantically across each patch of earth where a marker

𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁: 𝗀⍺𝗅☼𝗇𝗈☼ν𝖊☼𝗅𝘀☼ⅽ𝗈☼𝗆

phone and activated its flashlight, the sharp beam slicing through the oppressive darkness like a luminous blade. He meticulously swept the beam across every mound and eroded stone, revealing forgotten names one

into the heart

Sadie’s brow—whether from physical strain or mounting dread, she

behind an unruly thicket of weeds, her eyes latched onto a humble

was diminutive, partially submerged in earth, and draped