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

Chapter 1117:

Yet when it came down to it, the one who held her heart had always been Noah. All those six years he’d spent by her side couldn’t hold a candle to the return of a man thought to be gone forever.

How was Alex supposed to make peace with that?

A sleek black sedan slid to a stop just ahead of him, its engine barely making a sound.

The tinted window lowered inch by inch, and behind it sat a woman with large sunglasses and a sly curve to her crimson lips.

“Mr. Howe, how about we sit down and talk things over?”

At the sound of her voice, Alex stiffened. His expression hardened, his eyes turning to ice.

Hailey? Of all people, why her—and why now?

have nothing to say to each other,” he said, his

reply, he

Hailey stayed composed. Her voice remained even. “Mr. Howe, you’ve chased after Ms. Hudson for years. And now you’re just going to watch her go back to

Alex cold. Every syllable cut deep, striking nerves

tensed. Slowly, he turned to face Hailey, shadows creeping into

slow and deliberate. “This sidewalk isn’t the right place for this kind of talk. Let’s

beat,

Hailey was—clever, ruthless, and dangerous. Getting involved with her

she’d found the weak spot. She

yanked open the car door and slid

mind wander with

forward

minutes later, it slowed to a stop in

houses stretched out in every direction,

shot Hailey a look, his eyes narrowing