Chapter 164

Chapter 164

The meeting had ended, and Hailey, guided by her assistant, moved into her new office.

It wasn’t large, but it wasn’t small either. The office had been vacant for some time–previously Isaac’s, but after he was promoted to General Manager, no one had been assigned to take over.

Hailey stood by the window, gazing down at the city below, taking a slow, steady breath.

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They were on the thirty–sixth floor, and from this height, she could look down on the world below as though she were a god observing her domain.

After living two lifetimes, she had finally entered the Dalton Group.

But even now, her vengeance–her mother’s vengeance–had only been partially fulfilled.

She stood there, her gaze growing darker, lost in her thoughts.

Meanwhile, Aiden, seething with anger, returned to Mattie’s place.

He hardly ever went home anymore, often staying with her.

This was the villa he had bought for Mattie: three floors, extravagantly decorated.

Mattie, ever considerate, made him coffee and gently tried to soothe the fire of his rage.

With her warmth and soft affection, naturally, his anger began to subside.

But soon, Aiden’s phone rang. It was Rose.

The mere sight of her name on the screen made Aiden want to hang up immediately.

Mattie stopped him. “You should answer. It might be urgent.”

Reluctantly, Aiden answered the call.

The moment the phone connected, Rose’s voice erupted, full of frantic curses.

Aiden, not wanting to argue in front of Mattie, looked visibly pained as he quickly hung up.

Mattie blinked, her expression innocent and confused. “What happened?”

Aiden stood, clutching his chest as though his anger was causing physical pain. “I need to go back for a while.”

Mattie nodded, her voice soft. “Okay, I’ll see you out.”

to the villa, he slapped Rose across the face without hesitation.

reckless, no longer caring about the woman who had once been his wife. Rose, on the other

Aiden might divorce her, leaving

family was vast, and if they wanted, they could easily leave her

realized that Thomas had forbidden Aiden from

begun to

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received anonymous photos–pictures of Aiden with other women, kissing

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her nightgown, her hair wild and unkempt, looking like a woman completely out of control. She pressed her hand to her face, eyes blazing with fury,

deep scratch across

his rage. This was the first time a woman had ever hit him, and in a fit of pure fury, he slapped her again.

through gritted teeth. “I warn

a son, isn’t that right, Aiden? Well, I’ll tell you this: you’ll never have a son.”

“What the hell are you

laugh from her throat, the sound raspy and hollow. “I know the address of the villa you bought for that cheap woman. You think

rang again.

It was Mattie.

came through weak and trembling. “Aiden…

she could finish, the line went dead.

Mattie!” Aiden shouted in panic, his

couldn’t help but burst into

wine from the table and hurled it at Rose’s head.

moment, everything in the room fell into

looked at him with an

the wound on her

dropped the bottle, his body trembling with fear.

just killed

freight train, and his face

was to run.

a scene coming back–people had seen

he’d be on the run.

let anyone

himself to calm down. He bent over

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had to hide the body first, then

from the floor, his nerves settling just a little.

made a call to the

the servants had probably been sent away by

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