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

Chapter 1269:

With resignation, he let out another sigh, his words growing gentler. “Sadie, just take a breath. I’ll lay everything out for you.”

A beat passed as his gaze sharpened, this time landing squarely on Hurst, who hovered in the background like a shadow. “But before any of that, I need answers from you. Who are you, really?”

The direct question snapped Sadie out of her single-minded pursuit. Of course. Ever since Hurst entered their lives, nothing about him had felt normal.

She thought of his fixation with the NE Research Institute, those rare healing skills, and the nearly lost needle techniques. Every clue pointed to a life lived outside the ordinary.

Hurst’s lips quirked in a slight smile as he caught Noah’s suspicion, though his gaze stayed as cold as winter glass. “You can both relax. I’m not your enemy. If I were, Mr. Wall, you wouldn’t have made it this far. And you, Ms. Hudson—you’d hardly be standing here unharmed, would you?”

words rang out

hung between them as Sadie sized up

with words, she found no real motive for him to

Noah, giving him a slight nod, a silent

hint of relief passed over

was about to share, Noah looked

spearheaded led to breakthroughs that shook the scientific world. Unfortunately, the very nature of her project—dangerous molecular structures intended for human application—drew the attention of Wolfpack, a global syndicate operating in the black market’s shadows. Nothing

that. Wolfpack almost certainly took your parents’ ashes, either to confirm their identities or to lure out someone they wanted. If word ever

the blaze at Faron Estate five years ago… that day, the person your mother met with was Ralph.