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.

glance told Beal no one else was in sight—he was alone with

to be locked

free? And, more importantly, how much of that

hardened, all traces of mercy

a flash, seizing Hailey by the throat before

he dragged her roughly, forcing her toward

“Whatever you witnessed or overheard, you’ll seal it away and never

agony, and a paralyzing dread swept over her. Her porcelain features turned scarlet, each breath

eyes, Hailey shook her head fiercely, panic gleaming

at her reaction, and without

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and hit the frosty ground, limbs awkward. Grasping at her throat, she hacked

look her way, then spun on