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.

her chest, like a

lit

a red light,

up: “Ms. Hudson, Patrick is

Patrick.

Noah.

knuckles whitened, eyes narrowing as her blood turned

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

heart

The light turned green.

sharply, tossed the phone aside, and

she’d play along again, he was in for a

into her regular space and stepped out, catching a glimpse of the gardener nearby. He

Sadie’s brow

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