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?”

rang out steady and

between them as Sadie sized up the

demeanor and maddening way with words, she found no real motive for him to lie—especially when it came

turned to Noah, giving him a slight nod, a silent message that she believed Hurst could be

of relief

was about to share, Noah

to breakthroughs that shook the

stopped trying to track your mother down. Remember the empty grave you found? There’s a reason for that. Wolfpack almost certainly took your parents’ ashes, either to confirm their identities or to lure out someone they wanted. If word ever reaches Wolfpack that Brenda has a daughter—if they discover you exist—they’ll come after you, Sadie. They’ll hunt you, no matter the

to make sure you’d never be caught up in this nightmare,” Noah continued, his voice trembling with regret. “As for the blaze at Faron Estate five years ago… that day, the person your mother met with was Ralph. She must have sensed danger closing in and made Ralph promise to look out for you, no matter what. But shortly after their meeting, the