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?

sigh escaped him. “If there’s something bothering you, you can just tell me,” said Noah, his voice calm. “I sent Jack out that

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 and unfounded.

her eyes on

ran into Beal, Alex’s assistant,

brows knitting together as a trace of surprise

at

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

check

quietly read the subtle shifts in his

his tone clipped yet

eye, tracing the faint weariness shadowing her skin. “You’ve had a long day, Sadie. Let’s head back to Myrtlewood Estate

she said, shaking her head with quiet determination. “I need to find Alex and