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

Chapter 1298:

“You’re not saying…” Blaine’s words caught in his throat. “Is it possible that Alex actually rescued Hailey, and she went ahead and had the baby?”

It sounded far-fetched, but remembering all of Alex’s strange behaviors lately, Blaine couldn’t dismiss the idea outright. If Noah’s hunch was right, then Alex’s motives went way beyond just making trouble for Wall Group.

Blaine’s voice dropped, suddenly heavy with gravity. He drew in a long breath, as if bracing himself. “Noah, I have to ask you something. Just be straight with me. Is Hailey’s baby actually yours?”

It was a question that had nagged at him for a long time, but he’d never found the courage to bring it up until now. Tina’s death had made him rethink everything, turning over old memories for signs he might have missed.

Noah’s fingers tensed around the phone. A tense silence hung between them, broken only by his quiet, steady breathing.

“No. The child isn’t mine.”

was the

sure Hailey was looked after because she once helped me out. That’s all there ever

nothing to do with love or even a sense of duty. “As for the identity of the child’s biological father, I honestly don’t know.” Hailey had never shared

breathed a long sigh of relief. He had suspected as much, but hearing Noah deny it himself lifted a weight from his shoulders. Knowing Noah wasn’t the father gave Blaine a

Blaine said, sounding more confident. “I’ll arrange for someone to investigate thoroughly.” Whether it was Alex, Hailey, or the child’s parentage, he was determined to get to the bottom of it all—for

drained. Everything that had happened recently pressed down on him,

few moments later, his phone buzzed again in the silent study, the sound startling him.

words were enough to ease some of the tension he’d been carrying. At last, progress was being made—the most important step

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and stared into the distance, his