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.

radiated outward, palpable in the desperation that propelled

grass, methodically examining every weathered headstone for a familiar

places, the wild grass stretched nearly to their shoulders, and certain areas were devoid of any semblance of a path. They muscled their way through the

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

frantically across each patch of earth where a

𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁: 𝗀⍺𝗅☼𝗇𝗈☼ν𝖊☼𝗅𝘀☼ⅽ𝗈☼𝗆

the oppressive darkness like a luminous blade. He meticulously swept the beam across every mound and eroded stone, revealing forgotten names one

deeper into the heart

into an indeterminate blur as perspiration beaded on Sadie’s brow—whether from physical strain or

weeds, her eyes

submerged in earth, and draped in a velvet cloak of