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

Chapter 1118:

Inside, the dimness thickened. The air hung heavy, musty with stillness. Alex scanned the room with practiced eyes. His gaze landed on the worn-out sofa tucked in the corner.

Averi was there, lying still, eyes closed, his face pale but peaceful.

Alex’s chest seized up. His pupils shrank with shock.

It made perfect sense now why his men had flagged so much movement from the Wall family in the past day. They hadn’t just stirred—they’d thrown everything they had into motion, and even the Castro family appeared to have backed them with a sizable force.

Back then, he couldn’t figure it out. He’d been left guessing what had set off all the noise.

But seeing Averi here told him everything—Hailey had kidnapped him. The chaos outside was simply the aftermath.

Without hesitation, Alex stepped forward and knelt beside the boy. He reached out to check for breath.

soft rhythm of Averi’s breathing calmed the storm inside him—just a little. Still alive.

Hailey. His eyes had turned to ice, his fury quiet but

a flash, he lunged and seized her throat, his

too far!” His

to breathe

you think you are

Sadie’s, but—don’t forget—he’s Noah’s

the words left Hailey’s mouth, Alex’s grip

watched the boy learn to walk,

Sadie, Averi

crossed a line—she’d obliterated it. Laying a

thrashed under his hold, her eyes starting to roll back. Even on the verge of blacking out,

nothing changes. This place? It’s mine. My people are outside. I’m not bluffing. I’m trying to be