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.

else was in sight—he

supposed to be

slipped free? And, more importantly, how much of that conversation had

an instant, Beal’s eyes hardened, all

seizing Hailey

dragged her roughly, forcing her toward the shadowy

away and never let it surface. If not, you

dread swept over her. Her porcelain features turned scarlet, each breath scraping like sandpaper in

shook her head fiercely,

reaction, and without warning, he

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limbs awkward. Grasping

final indifferent look her way, then spun