Chapter 682:

Her pretense made Sutton’s anger flare instantly.

“You bitch!” he snapped, raising a hand in fury.

But Hailey was faster—her slap rang sharply through the hallway.

He staggered back, stunned, one hand pressed to his cheek.

“You hit me?” he asked in disbelief.

Hailey smirked, her voice dripping with disdain.

“Why not? You need a reality check. I’m now the heiress of the Burgess Group, far beyond what I used to be. And you? On the verge of being cast out by the Walls, under the thumb of a woman. A failure like you has no power over me anymore.”

Her words were cutting, each one laced with contempt.

“Next time, I suggest you show proper manners around me.”

sparing Sutton another glance, she strode away, leaving him

back to

was waiting for her in the living room, and as

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Isabel’s voice was noticeably softer than

to her

for Noah’s burial. He’s been gone for some time now.

looked down and kept silent, her mind drifting

she couldn’t shake the image of Patrick from

Isabel assumed that she was

bring him back, and we need to move forward with our lives. I spoke with the priest. The tenth of

back

Noah’s burial?

cut like a

turned to Isabel, her

“Let’s do that, then.”

another sigh, this time one of relief. There wasn’t much

The next morning,

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