Chapter 1177:

A soft knock broke the silence. Sadie blinked, pulled abruptly from her thoughts, her heart already bracing for what—or who—waited on the other side of the door.

“Come in.”

The door creaked open, revealing a familiar silhouette.

It was Alex.

He stepped inside, carrying a lunchbox in one hand, his face lit with the usual calm, reassuring smile.

But the moment he saw Sadie standing alone, her expression clouded and distant, his smile faltered—just slightly.

A flicker of unease passed through his eyes. He hadn’t expected her to be awake.

softly, his voice tinged with quiet regret. “Sorry… I thought you might be resting. I just wanted to check on

something unspoken stirring in

was always a faint dissonance in Alex’s presence—something she

Really, I’m feeling a lot better.

with deliberate care. His gaze lingered on Sadie’s pale

troubling thought had suddenly surfaced, then spoke

things have been rather chaotic at Wall Group lately. If you’re willing to

leaving the unfinished sentence suspended between them like a question

shock rippling through her

raced with

poured into Noah’s care. She admitted to herself that the company had slipped from her watchful

now—there had to

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