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    The hypocrisy of this masked intruder infuriated Alex, especially since Patrick himself refused to give Sadie space. How could Alex possibly abandon Sadie when she was clearly drowning in sorrow?


    Noah observed Alex’s confident posture as he defended Sadie, and something primal ignited inside him—a fierce, unexinable rage. Despite his memory gaps, the legal bond remained intact—Sadie was still, undeniably, his wife. Alex had brazenly crossed a line.


    Alex’s features hardened as he boldly locked eyes with Noah’s frigid stare. “Correct me if I’m wrong, Mr. Noel, but don’t you have a pregnant wife? Rather than attending to her at home, you’re here disturbing Sadie in the dead of night. Wouldn’t you call that the epitome of inappropriate?”


    He paused deliberately, satisfaction threading through his words. Stepping toward Sadie, Alex assumed a protective stance. “Laura’s final request was for me to watch over Sadie. I’m merely fulfilling a deathbed promise, which absolutely justifies my concern.”


    Sadie’s brow furrowed deeply as the escting confrontation grated on her already frayed nerves. She craved nothing but silence and solitude.


    “Alex, I have no appetite,” she murmured, exhaustioncing her words. “Please, enough with this quarreling. I need time alone.” She turned toward Noah with detached eyes. “Mr. Noel, my modest dwelling surely doesn’t deserve your esteemed presence. I must ask you to go.”


    Without awaiting responses, Sadie vanished into her bedroom.


    At longst, she had brought her parents home.


    Grief crashed through her heart with the force of a devastating tsunami. The testosterone-fueled sh between these men onlypounded her anguish. All she yearned for was peacefulmunion with what remained of her family.


    Alex tracked her solitary silhouette until it vanished, a jagged achencing through his chest. While disappointment settled in his gut that Sadie hadn’t requested hispany, relief washed over him knowing Noah had received the same rejection. It was a small victory that soothed his wounded pride. He pivoted toward Noah, motioning curtly toward the exit. “Mr. Noel, please.”


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    Behind his mask, Noah’s mouthpressed into a rigid, bloodless line. Casting a final, lingering nce at the sealed bedroom door, he released an inaudible sigh before departing.


    Alex cast onest look toward the master bedroom, a storm of conflicting emotions churning behind his eyes. With reluctance etched in every movement, he eased the apartment door shut and slipped away.


    Within her sanctuary, Sadie shed the ill-fitting ck dress and donnedfortable loungewear. When she ventured out, silence had reimed the living room, with only two modest urns newly positioned before Laura’s photograph. She approached with measured steps, her fingertips trailing delicately across the cold ceramic surfaces, infinite sadness swimming in her eyes.


    “Daddy, Mommy…” The whispered words escaped her lips like a prayer.


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