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.”

she

back

in the living room, and as soon as she

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was noticeably softer

as she sat next to her

us to arrange for Noah’s burial. He’s been gone for some

looked down and kept silent,

tried, she couldn’t shake the image of Patrick from her

assumed

need to move forward with our lives. I spoke with the priest. The tenth of this month is an appropriate day for the

Sadie back to

Noah’s burial?

cut like a knife through her

turned to Isabel, her expression heavy,

“Let’s do that, then.”

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

The next morning,

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