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

supposed to be locked away by

more importantly, how much of that conversation had she caught? Allowing her to compromise Humphrey’s plans

instant, Beal’s eyes hardened,

in a flash, seizing Hailey by the throat before

dragged her

away and

paralyzing dread swept over her. Her porcelain features turned

shook her head fiercely, panic gleaming

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to hold her up, Hailey stumbled and hit the frosty ground, limbs awkward. Grasping at her throat, she hacked uncontrollably, the suffocating pressure leaving

way, then spun on his heel and exited