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.”

he slapped Rose across the face without hesitation.

once been his wife. Rose, on the other hand, couldn’t suppress her fury any longer, and their

first, she feared that Aiden might divorce her, leaving her with nothing.

wanted, they could easily leave her with

Thomas had forbidden Aiden from

had begun to make trouble.

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received anonymous photos–pictures of Aiden with other women, kissing and getting intimate.

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shrieked, wearing nothing but her nightgown, her hair wild and unkempt, looking like a woman completely out of control. She pressed

nails left a deep scratch

a fit of pure fury, he slapped her again. Grabbing her hair, he slammed

he spat through gritted teeth. “I warn you–if you

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

confusion flashing across his face. “What the hell are you

and hollow. “I know the address of the villa you bought for that cheap woman. You think I haven’t been watching? And

phone rang

It was Mattie.

weak and trembling. “Aiden… help… the baby…”

she could finish, the line

in panic, his heart

standing nearby, couldn’t help but burst into loud,

wine from the table and hurled

a moment, everything in the room fell into

she looked at him with an expression of

wound on her

He dropped the bottle, his body trembling with

just killed

a freight train, and his face drained of color,

was to

had made such a scene coming back–people had seen him, and

now, he’d be

couldn’t let anyone know.

himself to calm down. He bent over and dragged Rose’s body to the

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hide the body first, then figure out what

the blood and shattered glass from the floor, his nerves settling just a

made a call

the housekeeper and the servants had probably

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