Chapter 1249:

Humiliation and fury surged within her like a tide. Still… why had that man been lurking near the door earlier? And what exactly had Alex and Malcolm been discussing in the living room? She also overheard them uttering the name “Salex” a few times. Who was that?

A strange unease prickled at her.

Hailey scrambled up, patting the earth off her sleepwear.

Now wasn’t the moment for reflection—she needed to uncover the truth another time.

That wretched Alex had her locked down, turning the house into a gilded cage. Lately, she’d swallowed her pride and acted submissive just to earn a sliver of freedom.

Sadie. Only then had Alex allowed her a brief thirty-minute window of freedom within the estate each day.

she ever

her eyes. Someday, she

was scanning his surroundings with caution. He switched vehicles halfway through his route to shake off any tails and eventually pulled up, unseen, outside the reclusive Perry Villa on the city’s edge. Inside the low-lit living room, Humphrey sat alone, absentmindedly swirling a dark crimson drink

a glance toward the man standing before him, his brows faintly

it’s critical. Alex is alert. If he connects the dots, everything we’ve worked for

head respectfully, posture stiff. “Mr. Perry, I had no choice. Just now, Alex met with one of the Wall Group shareholders, Malcolm Pierce, at home. From what I gathered, several stakeholders from Wall Group have unloaded their shares all of a sudden because of Malcolm’s manipulations. They’re clearly

the stem of the glass. It shattered

didn’t even flinch. His stare was glacial, his presence

had hurt Humphrey’s older sister, Aliza, deeply. Now, after

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There was a storm of rage

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