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

Chapter 1014:

Failure wasn’t an option. She wouldn’t lose. She had fought her way up from the wreckage—and she wouldn’t let Sadie shatter it all.

“Alright,” she said, voice low but cutting. “We’ll play it your way. But Dad—we must track down the top specialist. Someone reliable. We can’t afford a single misstep.”

Forest’s eyes gleamed with triumph when his daughter finally agreed to his plan.

“Don’t worry. I’ve got it,” he said, tapping Hailey’s arm with calm assurance. “You can trust me. I’ve already secured a specialist—absolutely reliable.”

At last, Hailey exhaled softly, the tension in her shoulders loosening.

As long as she could keep Noah tethered and make sure he could never leave her, that cursed Sadie and the unborn child she carried wouldn’t stand in her way.

Meanwhile, Sadie was in her car, her fingers gripping the steering wheel tighter than usual.

A strange tension sat in her chest, like a storm on the horizon.

Her phone screen lit up beside her.noveldrama

At a red light, she snatched it quickly.

A brief text from Samuel popped up: “Ms. Hudson, Patrick is the new occupant at Autumn Garden Villa.”

Patrick.

Noah.

Her hand tightened around the device until her knuckles whitened, eyes narrowing as her blood turned to ice.

He was like a ghost she could never exorcise—always showing up everywhere she went. What was he up to now?

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The light turned green.

She inhaled sharply, tossed the phone aside, and pressed down on the pedal.

If he thought she’d play along again, he was in for a rude awakening.

Moments later, her glossy black vehicle glided into Myrtlewood Estate. She pulled into her regular space and stepped out, catching a glimpse of the gardener nearby. He was trimming roses but looked unusually tense, like he wanted to speak up but held back.

What was going on? Sadie’s brow creased, but she said nothing.

Instead, she strode straight through the entrance.

The moment she pushed open the door, she stopped mid-step. Noah lounged on the sofa as if it were his own, sipping casually from a mug. He looked completely at home. Jack stood nearby, visibly tense and awkward.

Sadie blinked and quickly composed herself. Her mouth twisted into a frosty smile, her voice laced with mockery. “Well, well. Trespassing now, Mr. Noel? Even for you, that’s bold.”

Noah, unfazed, set his mug down gently and turned toward her, a smug curve playing at the corner of his mouth.

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