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

Chapter 1146:

But when Sadie’s name hung in the air, her calm faltered. Concern etched her face, and her reply came out hushed.

“She tried to contact Mr. Noel. When he didn’t answer, she feared the worst.”

“Traced Mr. Noel’s final phone signal here—to No. 301, buried deep in this maze of crumbling buildings. I… I failed to stop Sadie.”

Tina’s voice cracked and faded to a whisper as moisture gathered in her eyes, threatening to spill over.

A crushing weight settled in Blaine’s chest.

“Enough. We don’t have time for this,” he said, his fingers wrapping around Tina’s wrist with sudden force. “Let’s go.”

Tina offered no resistance. Even with his fingers digging into her wrist, she quickened her steps to match his urgent stride.

At this moment, everything else faded into background noise—only Noah and Sadie mattered.

Several blocks away, Sadie advanced through the shadows, her team following in calculated silence behind her.

Her eyes found the faded numbers painted on the building’s cracked wall—300.noveldrama

The target lay just ahead: 301, where Noah’s signal had died.

Her hand shot up in a sharp gesture, freezing the team in their tracks.

“Eyes open. We’re almost there.”

The moment she moved to advance, Nathan’s arm swept across her path, blocking her way.

Deep lines creased his forehead as his voice turned steel-hard. “Sadie, I go first. You stay back where it’s safe.”

This went beyond simple worry—it was pure calculation.

Sadie represented far more than another partner. She held the key to everything he had spent years building. The entire Higgins family’s legacy rested on her shoulders. Losing her here would destroy everything he had fought to achieve.

Suddenly, a cutting voice sliced through the tension. “Dad, calm down.” Hailey’s unmistakable tone rang out from somewhere ahead.

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Sadie’s gaze sharpened to razor points in an instant.

Her reflexes kicked in without hesitation, as she yanked Nathan down with her behind a section of collapsed brick and mortar.

The bodyguards flowed into position with practiced precision, melting into the shadows without disturbing so much as a pebble.

Silence descended over the narrow passage like a heavy blanket.

Hailey thrust Forest through the doorway of Building 301, her movements sharp with irritation.

Frustration radiated from every line of her body, her words coming out harsh and abbreviated.

“Blaine’s trapped in my web already. He can barely manage his own problems, let alone pose a threat. Noah is in my hands now—the game’s over. What possible concern could you still have?”

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