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

Chapter 1308:

Suddenly, a cheeky voice floated from behind. “Look who it is—Mr. Wall himself, working the room alone? Enjoying the fruits of your own empire?”

Without glancing back, Noah recognized the voice instantly. Blaine strolled over, carrying his drink and radiating his trademark easygoing charm, though the cleverness in his eyes never wavered. He took a quick survey of the elegant crowd, then grinned slyly. “Mr. Wall, need a wingman tonight? You’ve got half the socialites here watching your every move.”

Noah offered him a cold, detached look. Some things about Blaine never changed, and his teasing was certainly one of them.

Choosing not to respond to the banter, Noah dropped his voice to get straight to the point. “Did you learn anything new about Sutton?”

All playfulness slipped from Blaine’s face, replaced by a rare seriousness as he considered the question. He drew in closer, lowering his tone so only Noah could hear. “You know, the whole thing gets stranger the more I look at it,” he said, slowly swirling his champagne. “I’ve gone through those Eastwood Mountain police case files more times than I can count. There’s not a single clue. Everything looks perfectly normal.”

a personal grudge, then every scrap of evidence seemed to

trace of sarcasm in his tone. “Eastwood Manor is a circus all its own. The manager could barely form a sentence—sweating bullets the entire time. Every employee who was on duty that day? Fired a month ago. Their personnel files?

moving with impressive speed. Noah listened closely, his

eye. He shot Noah a knowing glance. Amid the whirl of laughter and clinking glasses, a familiar silhouette emerged—moving

tugging at his brow as he recognized the newcomer. Alex had made an appearance. Questions formed instantly: what business did Alex have at this event? Across the crowded room their eyes met briefly. In response,

wrong, but I don’t recall sending an invitation to anyone

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taunt. His composure remained icy as he replied, “I came for Sadie, to see if there’s anything