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

Chapter 1293:

Sadie took a deep breath and gently pulled away. “How’s Blaine holding up?”

Noah raised an eyebrow, feigning irritation, a spark of jealousy slipping into his voice. “Honestly, the way you worry about him is making me jealous.”

Sadie rolled her eyes and shot him a look. “Can you drop the jokes for once?”

Noah grinned, lighthearted even when the situation demanded seriousness. He reached over and mussed Sadie’s hair, his expression softening. “Relax. Blaine’s tougher than he looks—he just needs time to recover.”

He paused, studying Sadie’s face as his eyes grew serious. “Sadie, is there something you’re not telling me?”

Those words hit Sadie unexpectedly, leaving her momentarily stunned. Her thoughts raced. Was there anything she could say that would even make sense? For some reason, Jack’s broken phone flashed through her mind, along with that strange message. Had Noah really instructed Jack to rescue Hailey behind the scenes?

gaze drifted away from Noah’s; she found herself unable to meet his eyes. A sigh escaped him. “If there’s something bothering you, you can just tell me,” said Noah, his voice calm. “I sent Jack out that day to check on something for me. I still don’t have all the answers, so I’m not

unwavering stare, Sadie realized he’d seen straight through her doubt, and embarrassment crept into her cheeks as she nodded, flustered. Compared to his honesty, her suspicions suddenly felt silly

deliberately fixed her

after a beat. “I ran into Beal, Alex’s assistant, downstairs. He mentioned Alex

knitting together as a trace of surprise flickered in his

was at

was too sharp to ignore. It lined up almost too well with the theory he and Blaine had had. If Alex had really shown up there… was he tied to Tina’s and Malcolm’s deaths? Or

check it

stayed on Noah as she quietly read the subtle shifts in his face. “What is

his tone clipped yet

softly brushed a thumb beneath her eye, tracing the faint weariness shadowing her skin. “You’ve had a

shaking her head with quiet determination. “I need to find Alex