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

Chapter 1046:

Sadie and Noah passed the attendant without a word. They headed straight for the luxury sedan waiting by the curb.

Sadie climbed in first, stepping carefully in her high heels.

She rested the urns gently on her lap.

Noah got in after her.

Sadie spoke to the driver, her voice a little rough. “Pearlhall Apartments, please.”

The driver gave a small nod.

The car eased forward, pulling away from Evergreen Cemetery. Inside the car, the only sound was the quiet hum of the engine as they left the cemetery behind.

Sadie held the urns close and stared out the window, her gaze far away. The darkness outside seemed to echo the sadness in her eyes. Seventeen years of searching had finally ended, but the answer left her feeling empty.

Her parents’ ashes felt too light on her lap, like a breeze could carry them off.

She wanted to hug them tighter, but she was afraid she might lose the fragile connection she had left.

She knew grief wouldn’t bring her answers. She had to stay steady. She had to uncover the truth—for them, and for herself.

Noah sat beside her, watching quietly. He could feel the weight of her sorrow.

Sadie—always the strong one—now let her guard down, showing a part of herself few ever saw.

Noah wished he could reach out and comfort her. But he wasn’t sure how. She didn’t need empty words. She needed something real; something solid.

And he would give her that. Whatever she needed, whatever path she chose, he would stand beside her. He would protect her. He would help her.

𝙉𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙮 → gⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⸳𝖼𝗼𝗺

It was a promise he made to himself; a quiet vow he couldn’t break.

Half an hour later, the car rolled into an old neighborhood. This was Pearlhall Apartments, where Laura once lived.

Noah glanced out the window, taking in the sight of aging buildings, chipped walls, and wild plants creeping along the fences.

Something about the place tugged at him, a strange flicker of déjà vu that left him uneasy.

Had he been here before? When? Why?

But the answers felt distant, buried under years he couldn’t quite reach. Before he could say anything, Sadie had already stepped out of the car, the urns still in her arms. He followed silently. They entered the building.

The hallway was dim, filled with the stale smell of old wood and dust. Every step on the stairs felt heavy, as though they were walking through old memories.noveldrama

Sadie moved forward, holding the urns close, her pace steady.

This was where she had grown up with her grandmother.

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