Chapter 1148:

Hailey walked over to a nearby stone bench. She was just about to sit down to catch her breath when a knock came at the gate.

The sharp sound startled her, and she was instantly on edge.

Who could it be?

Her hand instinctively reached for the gun in her waistband. She pulled it out as she slowly crept toward the gate.

“Who is it?” Hailey called out, her voice low and wary.

On the other side, Sadie stood behind Forest, pressing the cold blade of a knife against his lower back. The air was thick with tension.

Forest swallowed audibly. Cold sweat covered his forehead, and as much as he tried to stay calm, his voice still trembled slightly. “It’s me, Hailey. I forgot something. Please open the gate.”

father was back? But

it and immediately signaled at the guards posted

went on to unlatch

flew wide open, and before Hailey could process what was happening, Sadie’s men stormed into

caught off-guard and

shock, her hand trembling as she gripped her gun

turn out this

as Sadie stepped into

How did she even find

against his skin. “Let us all calm down and settle this peacefully, shall

there was desperation in his eyes as he gazed at

in

“What do you want, Sadie?”

I should be the one asking you that, Ms. Burgess. What made

How did Sadie

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