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

Chapter 1303:

After a moment’s deliberation, Hailey strode to the door with newfound purpose. “I need to speak with Mr. Howe’s assistant, Beal Martin.”

The guards stationed outside fixed her with skeptical stares. “What business do you have with Mr. Martin, Ms. Burgess?”

Hailey allowed a flicker of maternal concern to cross her features. “Salex needs several items. I hope Mr. Martin can arrange to purchase them.”

The guards exchanged a meaningful look. Then one, recalling Alex’s explicit orders to accommodate every request from Hailey and Salex—especially anything concerning the boy—nodded. “Give us a moment.” He pivoted and disappeared down the corridor.

Within minutes, Beal appeared in the doorway. His face was carved from stone, though his eyes burned with suspicious intensity. Recognition sparked in his mind—this was the same woman who had tried to extract information from him before, earning herself a stern warning. Now she had boldly summoned him to her presence. What scheme was brewing in that desperate mind of hers?

as she saw him, Hailey cut straight to the

flooded his expression. The foolish woman had

shift in his demeanor. “I propose an alliance,” she declared, then lowered her voice to a conspiratorial hush. “With whoever commands your

believed she held any bargaining power? She could barely

the heiress of the Burgess family, she had seldom faced such blatant disrespect in her privileged life. She bit her lower

said through clenched teeth. “The Burgess name commands respect among

family or not—what difference did it make? No matter her status, she remained a prisoner in Alex’s grasp, stripped of any real autonomy. Beal assumed she expected someone to risk

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eyes are everywhere. We’d be signing our own death warrants

creased briefly, then a glimmer of realization softened her features. “I’m not asking you