Chapter 1014:

Failure wasn’t an option. She wouldn’t lose. She had fought her way up from the wreckage—and she wouldn’t let Sadie shatter it all.

“Alright,” she said, voice low but cutting. “We’ll play it your way. But Dad—we must track down the top specialist. Someone reliable. We can’t afford a single misstep.”

Forest’s eyes gleamed with triumph when his daughter finally agreed to his plan.

“Don’t worry. I’ve got it,” he said, tapping Hailey’s arm with calm assurance. “You can trust me. I’ve already secured a specialist—absolutely reliable.”

At last, Hailey exhaled softly, the tension in her shoulders loosening.

As long as she could keep Noah tethered and make sure he could never leave her, that cursed Sadie and the unborn child she carried wouldn’t stand in her way.

Meanwhile, Sadie was in her car, her fingers gripping the steering wheel tighter than usual.

sat in her chest, like a

phone screen lit

red light, she

up: “Ms. Hudson,

Patrick.

Noah.

around the device until her knuckles whitened, eyes narrowing as her

a ghost she could never exorcise—always showing up everywhere she went. What was

the heart of

The light turned green.

tossed the phone aside, and pressed down on

he thought she’d play along again, he was in

catching a glimpse of the gardener nearby. He was trimming roses but looked unusually tense, like he wanted to speak up

on? Sadie’s brow creased, but she

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