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

Chapter XXX:

Alex’s performance deserved standing ovations. It was nothing short of masterful theater.

Had Noah not already nursed his growing doubts, this elaborate exhibition of devotion might have completely deceived him.

Noah’s own laughter bubbled up unexpectedly, though his eyes stayed cold as winter steel.

“I was merely joking. You did not take me seriously, did you, Mr. Howe?” Noah rose from his seat with fluid grace, adjusting his sleeves with the refined composure of generations of breeding. “Given the circumstances, I should take my leave and stop imposing on your valuable time.”

Alex maintained that practiced smile while his eyes transformed into twin glaciers of barely contained hostility. “Safe travels, Mr. Wall. I trust you can find your way out without my assistance.”

his heel and strode from Howe Manor, each

imposing silhouette had vanished from sight did the carefully crafted smile tear away from Alex’s face

his grip and watched it

countless fragments, each shard catching the light like a scattered mirror. Thick veins snaked across the back of his hand, and his chest

had been certain he had erased every trace of his presence, yet somehow Noah had discovered his visit to Nirvana—how could that be possible? Had he made a critical error and left behind some telling clue? A bone-chilling thought sliced

truth as well? The idea of Sadie harboring even the

whirled toward the butler, who already trembled like a leaf in a storm. Alex’s voice dropped to an arctic whisper. “I want answers. Track down whoever betrayed this information and bring

under Alex’s menacing presence. He dropped into a desperate bow. “Of course, Mr.

time Noah returned to Myrtlewood Estate, Sadie had arranged an elaborate feast and sat at the dining table, her thoughts restless as she waited.