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

Chapter 1302:

He reached for the intercom system, forcing his tone into a mask of deceptive tranquility. “Fetch Hailey immediately,” he commanded, “there are certain matters we need to discuss in private.”

Within minutes the guards escorted Hailey into the room. She wore simple, comfortable clothes with her hair pulled back in a casual knot. Exhaustion shadowed her features, yet her eyes remained sharp and watchful.

From behind his imposing desk, Alex raised his head and studied her with the calculating stare of a predator sizing up prey. “Were you acquainted with Sutton Wall?”

Hailey’s heart lurched violently against her ribs. Her mind raced frantically. What had prompted Alex to drag Sutton’s name into this conversation? Had he uncovered her secret? She wrestled her panic into submission and arranged her features into a mask of genuine confusion. “Sutton Wall? I don’t know him. What makes you mention him, Mr. Howe?”

Alex’s dark eyes contracted to dangerous slits as he catalogued every microexpression that flickered across her face. “Noah and Blaine have launched an investigation into this individual. I suggest you choose your words with extreme care. You’re well aware of what happens to people who lie to me.”

within her sleeves, Hailey’s hands curled into trembling fists. If Alex discovered that Salex wasn’t Noah’s child but Sutton’s, both she and Salex would face execution. Alex possessed a brilliant

Sutton had been resting

“Mr. Howe, I genuinely do not know this person. And I

that made his skepticism crystal clear. “For

a curt flick of his wrist. “Remove her from

as they escorted Hailey away. They returned her to her gilded cage—a chamber masquerading as

fiction with

purpose. His mention of Sutton carried ominous implications that chilled her blood. Noah and Blaine’s investigation into Sutton struck her as deeply troubling and completely out of character. If they somehow

a wall of terror as cold perspiration soaked her shirt and traced icy paths