Between Ruin And Resolve My Ex-Husband's Regret novel Chapter 528

Chapter 528 He Still Cared

Meanwhile, at Myrtlewood Estate, Sadie stood motionless in the cavernous living room, the silence pressing in around her like a second skin. Her chest rose and fell in shallow breaths, as if trying to contain a storm brewing inside her.

The news of Hailey’s pregnancy echoed in her mind, sharp and cruel–like a splinter lodged deep in her ribs.

Her eyes drifted to the corner of the room, where the trash bin stood half–hidden in shadow. Moving as if in a trance, she stepped toward it, crouched down, and gently retrieved the photo she’d tossed away hours earlier.

A snapshot from three years ago. Noah was beside her, his arm wrapped loosely around her waist.

No smile, but his eyes… his eyes told a different story. They had once looked at her like she was the only thing that mattered.

Her fingers brushed over his face in the picture, slow and cautious, as if she was afraid the memory might shatter under her touch. A lump formed in her throat. She couldn’t tell if it was sorrow, longing, or something more complicated, something unnamed.

The silence broke with a sudden buzz.

Her phone lit up. Samuel.

Sadie closed her eyes and exhaled a shaky breath.

“What is it?”

“Ms. Hudson!”

Samuel’s voice crackled through the speaker, tight with urgency–far more anxious than usual.

“There’s been an incident at Mr. Noel’s villa in the suburbs.”

Sadie’s breath caught. A flicker of dread coiled in her chest.

“What kind of incident?” she asked, already fearing the answer.

“Our guy–the one keeping watch–just reported seeing Mr. Noel carrying Hailey out of the villa. It didn’t look good. He rushed her to Jazmah Hopevale Hospital.”

Sadie stood still, the weight of the news slamming into her like a wave.

Hailey. The baby. Did something happen to them?

“Was she hurt? Do we know what happened?”

Samuel replied, uncertainty in his voice, “Not exactly. Details are sketchy. But… Mr. Noel looked panicked. Hailey seemed unconscious.”

Sadie’s grip on the phone tightened, knuckles whitening. This wasn’t her problem. Hailey’s condition–her pregnancy- none of it had anything to do with her. And yet…

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the fallout could be disastrous. The

The image of Noah’s stricken face flared in her mind. If Hailey was truly in danger Burgess family wouldn’t just stand by. And Noah–he’d be caught right in the center of it all.

She couldn’t let that happen. Not without trying.

“Understood,” she said quietly, and ended the call.

Without another second’s hesitation, Sadie reached for the coat draped over the sofa, slinging it over her shoulders.

She was out the door before the echo of her footsteps had time to fade, sliding into her car, heart pounding.

The engine roared to life as she sped to Jazmah Hopevale Hospital.

The night lay heavy over Myrtlewood Estate, cloaking the grounds in a velvet hush. Unseen in the shadows just beyond the gates, a pair of sharp eyes tracked Sadie’s taillights as they disappeared into the distance. Inside a nondescript black sedan, Briley lowered her binoculars, her knuckles pale from the grip.

She had come intending to sniff around Sadie’s affairs, maybe dig up something useful to earn favor.

But this–Sadie speeding off in the dead of night, face tight with worry–this was unexpected.

That wasn’t the look of someone heading to a late–night business meeting. Where could she have gone at this hour?

No, this was something else. Urgent. Personal.

Briley narrowed her eyes in contemplation.

She wanted to see what Sadie was up to with her own eyes.

She glanced at the driver and said, “Follow her. But keep your distance.

Meanwhile, at Jazmah Hopevale Hospital, inside the harsh white glow of the emergency room, Noah stood silently, his broad shoulders slumped with exhaustion.

The process of gastric lavage had been grueling.

A doctor approached, his white coat rustling faintly as he walked up. His voice was professional, but there was a clear undercurrent of reproach.

“Sir, your wife is stable now. We performed gastric lavage just in time. She and the baby… they’re both safe—for now.”

The doctor wasn’t finished. His tone grew firmer.

“That said, her emotional state is highly volatile. Elevated stress levels are putting the pregnancy at risk. Whatever happened between you two-” He paused, searching Noah’s face, before adding, “You need to find a way to communicate

with her. Properly. For everyone’s sake. In her current condition, another emotional shock could do real harm. As her

husband, you should try to understand her… be gentler. She needs emotional care now more than ever.”

Noah’s jaw tightened. A shadow flickered in his eyes.

Husband? Wife? Baby?

Each word struck like a hollow bell–too familiar, yet foreign. They rolled off someone else’s tongue with ease, but to him, they felt… wrong, like lines from a script he didn’t remember writing.

His voice was flat, a sharp contrast to the doctor’s worry. “Noted. You can go now.”

The doctor hesitated, lips parting as if to say more, but in the end, he only exhaled quietly, gave a weary shake of his head,

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and walked out of the room.

Silence settled in like a heavy fog. Noah turned toward the hospital bed.

Then, a flicker of movement–Hailey’s lashes trembled, and slowly, her eyes opened. The moment her gaze landed on him,

her breath hitched.

Tears gathered like storm clouds, and then spilled over in silent sobs.

She didn’t say a word–just cried, her frail frame quivering.

To anyone else, it would’ve been heartbreaking.

Hailey knew exactly what she was doing.

She knew the ache of sorrow would soften Noah’s edges.

The sight of her breaking down would twist something in him.

After what felt like an eternity, she finally looked up, eyes glassy and red–rimmed, her voice barely a whisper. “Why did you

save me, Noah? You should have just left me to die!”