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.

but the worst, she begged

camera flashes had long since faded, leaving only a few bodyguards standing at silent attention. Sadie’s

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 with silent misery and a depth of loss that seemed

needed to see—her

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

her to wait. 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,”

a moment she hovered, torn, before finally giving a silent nod of approval. Something deep inside her admitted that Noah’s instincts might be the right call. Perhaps men really did have their own unspoken language for moments

the morning chill, his figure nearly swallowed by sorrow. Sadie tore her eyes away with effort and turned on her heel to make