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

Chapter 1176:

“Ms. Hudson, take your time if you must. But how long do you think Mr. Wall has left?”

The words struck like a blade, carving into the softest part of Sadie’s resolve. Given Noah’s fragile condition, there was no time to waste—his treatment couldn’t wait another day.

Sadie inhaled deeply, willing herself to steady the storm surging in her chest. She knew exactly what Hurst was doing—dangling Noah’s life like bait on a hook.

“I need time to think,” she said, her voice low and strained. “You may go now.”

At her signal, the bodyguards stepped forward wordlessly, seizing Hurst and binding his wrists behind him once more.

As he was being led away, Hurst slowed beside her, just long enough to deliver a parting shot—a small, knowing smile that hinted at victory.

He didn’t need to rush.

Time was on his side, but the same could not be said for Noah.

The door clicked shut behind him, and the room was swallowed by silence. Tina rushed to Sadie’s side, her eyes wide with anxiety. “Sadie, what… what are we supposed to do now? Hurst—his demand is just too…” The words trailed off, lost somewhere between disbelief and fear.

Sadie let out a tired breath, her fingers pressing against her temples.

This wasn’t how she thought things would unfold.

First Stuart, now Hurst—two brothers, each a storm in their own right.

Neither of them was predictable. Neither of them, controllable.

And the real Stuart? Gone. Vanished the day he escaped that urban village, leaving behind only silence and shadows.

That disappearance had thrown everything into chaos. Sadie bit down on her lip, hard enough to focus.

She couldn’t afford to falter now.

One way or another, she had to push forward. Whether it meant accepting Hurst’s terms—or finding a path neither of them saw coming—she needed to be ready.

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“Tina.”

“Deploy more people—now. We need to find Stuart. Dead or alive, bring him in.” If Hurst’s claims about his superior skill were true, then the real Stuart might have already outlived his usefulness.

Sadie wasn’t ready to take Hurst at his word—not entirely. “And keep trying to reach Evan,” she added.

After all, each new attempt was another heartbeat of possibility.

Tina nodded, her expression steely with understanding. “Understood.” She didn’t waste a second—turning briskly on her heel and disappearing down the hall, urgency crackling in her every step.

Sadie drifted toward the window, her arms folding as she stared at the leaden sky.noveldrama

It pressed down on the world like a weight—just as her thoughts did on her chest.

If saving Noah meant shaking hands with the devil, then so be it. She would risk it all, no matter the cost.

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