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

Chapter 1097:

And then it hit her—Noah was awake.

Really, truly awake.

Emotion surged so quickly that it stole her breath. Her chest tightened, and tears gathered before she could even try to stop them.

The joy was overwhelming—so much that it made her vision blur.

When Noah saw her tears, his expression softened, a subtle sadness flickering across his face.

He slowly lifted his hand, trying to brush the wetness from her cheek with trembling care.

But that gentle touch—so familiar, so fragile—sent a shiver down Sadie’s spine. A buried memory snapped to the surface, and before she could stop herself, she flinched away from his touch, shoving his hand aside with unexpected force.

The rejection stunned Noah. His hand hovered mid-air, and his eyes dimmed, a flash of hurt surfacing in their depths.noveldrama

Sadie quickly wiped her face with the back of her hand, chasing away the tears as if they were evidence of weakness.

She sucked in a deep breath, stood abruptly, and turned her back on him. Her tone became frigid as she said, “You’re awake, so that works out just fine. There’s something I need to ask you.”

The air itself seemed to freeze as Sadie’s words fell over the room.

Noah lowered his gaze.

He knew exactly what she wanted to ask—the secrets of the past that he had kept hidden. He had always hoped that she would never have to deal with them.

Noah swallowed before speaking, though his voice was still a little raspy. “Sadie, if you have something to say, just say it.”

Sadie whipped around and fixed her piercing eyes on him. “Is Sharon really dead?” she demanded in a trembling voice.

The question hit Noah like a blow to the chest. He clenched his hands so hard that his knuckles turned white.

He raised his head and met her stubborn gaze. “Sadie,” he said, sounding resigned, “Everything I’ve done was all for you. The past is behind us now. Can’t we just let it go and start fresh?”

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He tried to soften his tone, hoping to coax her away from those painful memories. “I don’t think your parents would want you to be trapped in the past, either.”

There was more he wanted to say, but Sadie didn’t want to listen for a second longer.

“You don’t understand!” she snapped, her voice filled with sorrow and disappointment. “You don’t understand me at all!” Her parents had been missing for seventeen years. Laura had died with that haunted, worried look on her face, and Sadie knew she wouldn’t forget that expression for the rest of her life.

She needed to find her parents and uncover what had truly happened to them. It wasn’t just some mindless obsession—it was her duty as their daughter.

Noah’s brows furrowed at her outburst.

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