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.

I thought you might be resting. I just wanted to check on you—to see if

at him, something unspoken stirring in her

in Alex’s presence—something she couldn’t

offered him a small, practiced smile. “I’m okay, Alex. Really, I’m feeling a

placed the insulated food container on the nearby table with deliberate care. His gaze lingered on

a troubling thought had suddenly surfaced, then spoke

things have been rather chaotic at Wall Group lately.

unfinished sentence

froze, shock rippling through her

he talking about? Her mind raced with possibilities—what could have

had poured into Noah’s care. She admitted

now—there had

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