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

Chapter 1289:

Shock flooded Sadie’s mind, leaving everything spinning. The river where Tina’s body was discovered… What reason could Blaine possibly have for being there?

A heavy dread gripped her, squeezing tighter with each second. Her voice shook as she said, “Don’t lose sight of him. I’m coming now.” Volume rose as panic overwhelmed her.

Hanging up, Sadie felt her strength drain away and the color fade from her cheeks. Noah, who had been watching her closely, noticed every nuance of her reaction. Silence stretched between them as she slipped her phone into her pocket; he didn’t need to ask what had happened. Tires screeched as the black sedan swung around, and Noah pressed the accelerator, racing back along the road they had just traveled.

Thirty minutes later, the black sedan barreled down the riverside road, tires sending pebbles flying as it screeched to a halt. Before the car had even stopped, Sadie yanked the door open and stumbled onto the muddy ground. Terror thrummed in her chest, each heartbeat so loud she thought her heart might burst from her throat.

she begged silently,

leaving only a few bodyguards standing at silent attention. Sadie’s frantic gaze swept the shoreline, searching for any sign

spotted him—a lone figure huddled in a quiet corner. Blaine sat with his back to her, empty liquor bottles scattered around him, lost to the world. His posture was slumped, his entire frame quivering

over Sadie the moment she saw him alive, even if grief and alcohol had left him barely holding on. Alive was all she needed to see—her heart could finally unclench.

any farther, a steady, comforting hand closed around her arm. She glanced over at Noah, gentle yet unwavering, confusion flickering in

He sensed her urge to reach out but recognized that Blaine needed something different in this moment. Certain kinds of anguish could only be eased by another man’s presence. “Let me handle this,” Noah said quietly, his

eyes, a quiet warmth rose in her chest. For a moment she hovered, torn, before finally giving a silent nod of approval. Something deep inside her

more anxious glance drifted to Blaine, hunched and shivering in the morning chill, his figure nearly swallowed by sorrow. Sadie tore her eyes away with effort and turned on her heel to make her way into the nearby Nirvana. Answers had to be hiding