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.”

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

past two years, Aiden had grown increasingly reckless, no longer caring about the woman who had once been his wife. Rose, on the other hand, couldn’t suppress her fury any longer, and their arguments had

might divorce her, leaving

they wanted,

Rose soon realized that Thomas had

Rose had begun to

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

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

long nails left a deep scratch across his face.

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

“I warn you–if you keep this up, I’ll

having a son, isn’t that right, Aiden? Well,

across his face. “What the hell are

laugh from her throat, the sound raspy and hollow. “I know the address of the villa you bought for that cheap woman. You think I haven’t been watching?

phone rang

It was Mattie.

and trembling. “Aiden… help…

could finish, the line went dead.

Mattie!” Aiden shouted in panic, his

standing nearby, couldn’t help but burst

a bottle of wine from the

in the room fell

at him with

from the wound on her head.

suddenly snapped back into reality. He dropped the bottle, his body trembling

had just killed her.

a freight train, and his face drained of color, cold sweat dripping

was

he had made such a scene coming back–people had seen

he’d be

forced himself to calm down. He bent over and

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the body first, then figure out what to do

shattered glass from

call to

servants had probably been sent

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