Between Ruin And Resolve: My Ex-Husband’s Regret

Chapter 1248:

Meanwhile, Beal, lurking just outside, caught the sound of footsteps approaching and instinctively melted into the shadows.

Eyes narrowed, he tracked Malcolm’s exit, suspicion etched into every line of his face.

Clearly, the old fox was up to his neck in this scheme. And as for Salex, the boy seemed to be the linchpin of the entire operation. Humphrey needed to know about this, and fast.

Steeling himself to slip away unnoticed, Beal was caught off guard when a sharp, icy voice sliced through the silence. “Who are you?”

Instantly, Beal’s muscles locked, and a jolt of fear shot through him. He whipped around, searching for the source.

There stood Hailey, her appearance unexpected and unnerving. Just how long she’d been standing there was impossible to tell.

A flimsy nightgown clung to her, ghostly pale against her skin, but her gaze was razor-sharp and unflinching.

told Beal no one else was in sight—he

she supposed to be locked away

how much of that conversation had

instant, Beal’s eyes hardened, all traces of

moved in a flash, seizing Hailey by the throat before

dragged her roughly, forcing her toward

laced with ice. “Whatever you witnessed or overheard, you’ll seal it away and never let it surface. If not, you might want to start counting your

and a paralyzing dread swept over her. Her porcelain features turned

in her eyes, Hailey shook her head fiercely, panic gleaming

expression hardened at her reaction, and without warning,

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hit the frosty ground, limbs awkward. Grasping at her throat, she hacked uncontrollably, the suffocating pressure leaving her

her way, then spun on his heel and exited the garden